Electro/Maintenance Mechanic II/III-Overnights

Dart Container; Waxahachie (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Dart Container is hiring Maintenance Mechanic II/III for overnight shifts at our Waxahachie, TX facility. Responsibilities include maintaining and repairing production equipment to keep lines up and running, with emphasis on safety and quality.

The role requires experience in preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and working with various tools and systems. Night shifts are eligible for a $2/hour overnight premium, and the job supports career growth within a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 3 years’ experience performing preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and repair (or related trade training).
• Proficiency with hand- and power-tools; basic blueprints and manuals.
• Able to read simple drawings and follow maintenance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Follow KPI targets for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service.
• Install, diagnose, repair and maintain a variety of plant and facility equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance to ensure machines run smoothly.
• Train other maintenance staff as required.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

PIT operation

Blueprint reading

Safety compliance

Education

Trade school training

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Test equipment

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Electro/Maintenance Mechanic II/III-Overnights

Now Hiring Level 2 and 3 Maintenance Mechanics!

Pay starting from $25/hr. with additional $2 per hour for overnights!

Maintenance Mechanic II

Maintain, analyze, troubleshoot, install and repair production and/or facilities machines and equipment in accordance with established manufacturing procedures to achieve efficiency, quality and optimum production objectives.

Maintenance Mechanic III

Maintain, analyze, troubleshoot, install and repair complex, specialized machines and equipment in accordance with established manufacturing procedures to achieve efficiency, quality and optimum production objectives. The duties are performed utilizing experience in at least two skilled trades including but not limited to, production and facility machinery and equipment, electronics and electrical, automation and controls, HVAC, plumbing, pipefitting, carpentry, energy and utilities, etc.

Day-to-Day Role:

Maintenance Mechanic II

• Follow and commit to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service requirements.
• Follow practices and processes intended to provide safe products that comply with appropriate laws and regulations, meet the company quality standards
• Follow and commit to safety and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• Install, diagnose, analyze, maintain, modify, repair and/or rebuild a variety of plant and facility equipment
• Repair equipment during mechanical breakdowns or assist other staff in repairs
• Assist production personnel in change-over and set‑ups
• Dismantle defective machines and equipment to gain access to problem areas or to install new or repaired parts
• May perform one or more of the following responsibilities within production or facilities maintenance:
  • Communicate with operators to detect equipment problems and to ascertain whether mechanical or human error contributed to the problems
  • Layout, assemble, install and maintain pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment. Repair and replace gauges, valves, pressure regulators and related equipment.
  • Assist machinist / fabricators in fabricating parts
  • Follow specification of basic blueprints, manuals and schematic drawings, install, maintain and repair equipment, machinery, physical structures and plumbing/electrical systems.
  • Use tools ranging from common hand tools and power tools, such as hammers, saws, drills and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments, and electrical and electronic devices.
  • Operate Powered Industrial Truck (PIT), hoist, crane, and aerial lift
  • Inspect, operate, or test faulty machinery, equipment, programmable controllers, and motors to diagnose machine malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and apply knowledge of the functional operation of machinery
• Perform preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, or repairing equipment to detect and prevent problems to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly and operate efficiently
• Maintain accurate documentation for assignments, machine repairs, parts inventory, and maintenance logs
• Learn and use SAP Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Work Order Process, production schedules and reports, HMI control panels and machine controls and settings
• Prioritize work assignments to ensure efficiency and that production schedules can be met
• Train other Maintenance Mechanics as required
• May troubleshoot basic electrical equipment problems such as changing fuses, buttons, and switches
• Utiltize specific knowledge for a variety of skilled trades, including but not limited to, production and facility machinery and equipment, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, pipefitting, carpentry, utilities, etc.

Maintenance Mechanic III

• Follow and commit to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service requirements.
• Follow practices and processes intended to provide safe products that comply with appropriate laws and regulations, meet the company quality standards
• Follow and commit to safety and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• Install, diagnose, analyze, maintain, modify, repair and/or rebuild a variety of complex and specialized plant and facility equipment
• Repair equipment during mechanical breakdowns or assist other staff in repairs
• Perform root cause analysis
• Understand precedence relationships (e.g. sequence of events)
• Assist production personnel in change-over and set‑ups
• Dismantle defective machines and equipment to gain access to problem areas or to install new or repaired parts
• May perform one or more of the following responsibilities within production or facilities maintenance:
  • Diagnose and repair complex machine and electrical problems, including multiple components on the same production line that are interlinked, assembly mechanisms or automated controls machines
  • Troubleshoot and analyze control systems to resolve software/ hardware and configuration
  • Communicate with operators to detect equipment problems and to ascertain whether mechanical or human error contributed to the problems
  • Layout, assemble, install and maintain pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment. Repair and replace gauges, valves, pressure regulators and related equipment.
  • Assist machinist / fabricators in fabricating parts
  • Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, sketches, and work orders in order to plan, layout and complete work
  • Install, maintain and repair equipment, machinery, physical structures and plumbing/electrical systems.
  • Use tools ranging from common hand tools and power tools, such as hammers, saws, drills and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments, and electrical and electronic devices.
  • Operate Powered Industrial Truck (PIT), hoist, crane, and aerial lift
  • Inspect, operate, or test faulty machinery, equipment, programmable controllers, and motors to diagnose machine malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and apply knowledge of the functional operation of machinery
• Utilize predictive maintenance technologies to collect equipment performance data
• Perform preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, or repairing equipment to detect and prevent problems to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly and operate efficiently
• Maintain accurate documentation for assignments, machine repairs, parts inventory, and maintenance logs
• Understand and use SAP Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Work Order Process, production schedules and reports, HMI control panels and machine controls and settings
• Prioritize work assignments to ensure efficiency and that production schedules can be met
• Train other Maintenance Mechanics as required
• Utiltize specific knowledge within multiple skilled trades, including but not limited to, production and facility machinery and equipment, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, pipefitting, carpentry, utilities, etc.

Core Skills and Qualifications:

The ideal candidate must possess all of the following:

Maintenance Mechanic II

• Three (3) years’ experience performing preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and repair, or comparable experience with trade school or training
• Special knowledge in use of hand-tools, power-tools
• Math skills to include simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Familiar with and ability to convert decimals to fractions or vice versa
• Mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot moderately complex problems including knowledge of machines and tools, their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
• Understanding of pneumatics, hydraulics, temperature and pressure gauges
• Ability to learn and understand manufacturing processes and able to inspect and repair or replace components.
• Ability to observe, follow, understand, and evaluate processes demonstrated and other workplace procedures
• Proficient in reading and following basic blueprints, manuals, and mechanic and electrical schematics
• Experience operating test equipment and/or software
• Experience operating various hand and power tools
• Working knowledge of automated controls
• Ability to operate Powered Industrial Truck (PIT), hoists and cranes, and maintain PIT certification
• Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on‑going communications about safety and quality issues

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Paper converting, chemical/plastics processing and/or packaging industrial experience
• Vocational, Technical or Associate Degree in Machine Tool, Machine Maintenance, Industrial Electrician, Electro‑Mechanics, Mechatronics Technology, Automation Controls, Robotics or related field
• Experience using Microsoft Office, including the ability to modify basic reports, documents and spreadsheets in MS Word, and MS Excel
• Experience in electrical and mechanical trades such as HVAC, PLC, and CNC

Maintenance Mechanic III

• Five (5) years’ experience performing preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and repair, or comparable experience with trade school or training
• Special knowledge in use of hand-tools, power-tools andmachining, electrical, electronics, plumbing, carpentry, welding,