Maintenance Technician

Smurfit Westrock Company; Tupelo, Northern (MS, KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock Company in Tupelo, MS is seeking a senior Industrial Maintenance Technician to keep our corrugated packaging equipment running to OEM standards. You will collaborate with maintenance leadership, operators, vendors, and the reliability team to maximize uptime and safely meet production goals.

The role requires hands-on electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, preventive and emergency maintenance, and the ability to train peers.

Qualifications

• Experience troubleshooting and repairing mechanical and electrical systems on high-speed, high-volume industrial equipment.
• Proficient with mechanical drives, pneumatics, hydraulics and DC electrical controls.
• Ability to reference equipment manuals and apply precision maintenance practices.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills, with mentorship willingness.

Responsibilities

• Follow all safety rules and practices.
• Provide electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, preventive and emergency maintenance for a fast-paced corrugated packaging facility.
• Perform emergency breakdown maintenance as needed to support plant operations and preventive maintenance activities.
• Help train peers and junior team members on applicable skills.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

DC Electrical Controls

Preventive maintenance

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Mentorship

Computer skills

Maintenance work order systems

Safety rules

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Tupelo, MS- Industrial Maintenance Tech

The Opportunity:

As a senior Industrial maintenance technician for our corrugated packaging plant, you will work to keep our equipment up and running to OEM standards. You will use your expertise and experience to work with maintenance leadership, our operators, vendors & corporate reliability team to ensure maximum uptime and help us safely meet our production goals. Devens is a nonunion facility.

How you will help us:

• Follow allsafety rulesandpractices


• Provide electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, preventive and emergency maintenance for our fast-paced corrugated packaging facility


• As priorities demand, performingemergencybreakdownmaintenance asnecessarytosupportplantoperations includingpreventivemaintenanceactivitiessuchaslubricating,measuringwear,measuringpositions, repositioning components; and observing operations, vibrations, and noise levels.


• Help train your peers and more junior team members on skillsets you can share

What you will need to succeed:

• A successful candidate will have demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and repair mechanical and electrical systems, mechanical drives, pneumatics, hydraulics on high speed, high volume industrial equipment.


• Critical skillsets include troubleshooting and repairing DC Electrical Controls.


• The ability to reference equipment manuals.


• Strong understanding andapplicationofprecisionmaintenance


• Willingness to maintain clean and organized work areas and cleaning up work areas as part of completing assigned tasks


• Mayoperateforklifts,hoists,andotherheavyequipment


• Strong knowledge of maintenance work order systems


• Strong Computer Skills


• Willingness to complete any maintenance work as necessary

Education and Work Experience:

• Five or more years’ experience working with large industrial equipment, troubleshooting, preventative maintenance & repair.


• Microsoft Office


• Electrical knowledge and experience with electrical and industrial control systems.


• Excellent communication skills and effective team-building skills are a must. Mentorship and willingness to help train your teammates.


• Experience in corrugated packaging or similar high volume, no redundancy manufacturing environment

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.