Flexible Packaging and Bottle Mechanic 1st Shift

Praxis Packaging Solutions; Randolph Township (NJ); On-site; USD 39,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Praxis Packaging Solutions is seeking a Mechanic to perform electrical and mechanical maintenance on liquid filling and related manufacturing systems, including wiring, power distribution, PLCs, and servo/stepper controls.

You will collaborate with the Production Manager and other mechanics to maximize line efficiency, perform setups and breakdowns, document repairs, and ensure accurate work orders and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Two or more years troubleshooting and maintaining industrial manufacturing equipment.
• Experience filling liquids into bottles is a plus.
• Ability to read electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic blueprints.
• Strong critical thinking, organization, and multitasking skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance, set ups, breakdowns and repairs on machines.
• Maximize production line efficiency with Production Manager and other mechanics.
• Document major repairs in the maintenance log book and review production paperwork.
• Troubleshoot machine malfunctions to maintain production and quality.
• Follow OSHA safety regulations and understand FDA regulations applicable to operations.
• Maintain neat, clean, and orderly work environment.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

PLCs

Reading electrical diagrams

Preventive maintenance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

PLC programming

Servo drivers

Hydraulic systems

Job description

The Mechanic will preform electrical/mechanical corrective and preventative maintenance on liquid filing (bottle finning) equipment, manufacturing equipment, and systems which include wiring, power distribution, servo and stepper controls, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).

• Work with Production Manager and other Mechanics to maximize efficiency of production lines.
• Perform set ups, breakdowns, repairs, preventive maintenance, and improvements on machines.
• Ensure that instructions provided in the Work Orders are being followed (i.e. correct codes, box counts, palletizing instructions) by periodically monitoring each line.
• Sign off job start-ups to run while ensuring setups are accurately matching the proper components with the work order.
• Document major repairs or adjustments in Maintenance log book.
• Review production paperwork for accuracy.
• Ensure for set up that the proper components are supplied to the production lines and staged for the next shift/job.
• Ensures for breakdowns that components from a prior job are removed from the production floor.
• Troubleshoot machine malfunctions to maintain maximum production and quality.
• Communicate with supervisors, operators, and other mechanics.
• Create legible written records.
• Verify product produced and labeled accurately.
• Follow applicable OSHA safety regulations etc.
• Understand FDA regulations to the operations and consequences of nonconformance.
• Maintain a neat, clean, and orderly work environment.
• High school or equivalent (Required)
• Experience filling liquids into bottles a plus.
• Electrical 24V to 480V, single phase and three phase
• Two or more years troubleshooting and maintaining industrial manufacturing equipment, or military equivalent.
• Reading and interpreting blueprints electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic
• Familiarity with contract or third-party manufacturing experience beneficial.
• Critical thinking and decision-making capabilities are mandatory.
• Requires strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Self-motivated and self-managed with a high degree of honesty and integrity.

USD $28.00 - USD $45.00 /Hr.