Maintenance Mechanic

Maintenance Mechanic

Yazoo Mills, Inc., one of the nations leading, privately owned manufacturers of high-quality paper tubes and cores, servicing a wide scope of industries nationwide, such as converting, labeling, printing, packaging, flexible packaging, ropes and twines, medical supplies, tapes, graphic arts, and more. We are a family-owned business and our teammates are our family. We foster a company culture that inspires our employees to be innovative thinkers, problem solvers, community- minded, and results driven.

Are you looking for a new career with a stable company who has been in business for over 120 years? Yazoo Mills is hiring a Maintenance Mechanic to join our well-established and growing company on third shift in our New Oxford facility.

We offer:

• Competitive wages.
• Comprehensive benefits that include health, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, short term disability, 8 paid holidays, paid time off and more.
• Celebration of milestones and successes along with an occasional pop-up surprise to let our employees know we appreciate all of their hard work and dedication.
• Career development by promoting from within and on-the-job training.

Job Description

Summary/Objective:

Follows a preventative maintenance schedule as well as performs mechanical and electrical repairs of production equipment to prevent or minimize unscheduled down-time. Assists with maintenance and upkeep of facilities.

Essential Functions:

• Ensures operation of machinery and plant facilities by completing preventative maintenance requirements on production machines, motors, pneumatics, conveyor systems, and all auxiliary plant systems/facilities.
• Mechanical troubleshooting and repair to get the lines running efficiently and in a timely matter.
• Electrical troubleshooting and repair to keep equipment and facility up to code.
• Performs welding and fabrication tasks.
• Maintains equipment parts and supplies inventories by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed equipment parts and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt.
• Prepares maintenance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends to reduce machine down time and maintenance costs.
• Use computers for data collection, record keeping, and analysis.
• Continually seeks to improve processes and procedures to reduce downtime, improve machine efficiency and quality.
• Read, understand, and follow equipment manufacturers drawings and specifications.
• Disassemble and reassemble machines according to manufacturers specifications.
• Able to use and understand electrical schematics and drawings.
• Able to troubleshoot, repair or replace VFDs and PLCs.
• Performs general facilities maintenance and upkeep throughout the facility.
• Comply with all safety regulations/procedures and maintains a clean and orderly work area.

Shifts Available: 3rd Shift Monday through Thursday 9PM-7AM standard hours; schedules can change based on business needs

Pay for this position starts at $32.82; based upon experience