Night Shift Forming Maintenance Mechanic

huhtamaki; De Soto (KS); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Huhtamaki is seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to join our night shift team in De Soto, KS. The role focuses on repairing and maintaining packaging equipment, reading blueprints, and troubleshooting complex machinery to ensure safe, efficient production.

Ideal candidates have at least 5 years of maintenance experience, strong mechanical aptitude, and the ability to operate forklifts and lifting equipment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years maintenance experience.
• Experience with machinery, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Ability to read and understand technical instructions and blueprints.
• Must have own tools and good mechanical aptitude.
• Forklift, scissor lift, and boom lift operation with certification.

Responsibilities

• Repairs and maintains machinery and equipment according to diagrams, manuals and specifications.
• Visually inspects machines to locate causes of malfunctions.
• Dismantles machines to access problem areas using hand and power tools.
• Inspects and measures parts for wear and misalignment.
• Replaces worn parts of drive systems or hydraulics per manuals.
• Follow safety guidelines and company policies; work 12-hour shifts.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Blueprint reading

Communication skills

Troubleshooting

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet

We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We're on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki.

You could be part of our vision. Because it's our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It's every one of us working together.

We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.

Huhtamaki's North America business segment is a leading manufacturer of consumer goods packaging as well as tableware, cups, folding cartons, containers, trays and service ware for the foodservice industry and retail markets. Our product portfolio includes Chinet® , the leading brand of premium tableware. Huhtamaki North America with sales of $1.3B employs approximately 4,200 people in 18 manufacturing locations with its US Headquarters in De Soto, KS. The parent company, Huhtamaki Oyj, has its head office in Espoo, Finland. Huhtamaki Oyj is the #1 globally operating foodservice packaging and molding fiber company in the world.

We're looking for professionals to join our team of approximately 17,000 people in 34 countries. You'll think creatively about making our business and those of our customers' more effective and successful. You'll always be looking for new ways of working. And along the way you'll be making a difference to some of the world's biggest brands, by helping great products reach more people, more easily.

This position is a 12 hour rotating night shift schedule

7pm to 7am

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

• Repairs and maintains, in accordance with diagrams, sketches, operation manuals, and manufacturer's specifications, machinery and mechanical equipment, such as production machines, conveyor systems and equipment.
• Visually inspects and listens to machines and equipment to locate causes of malfunctions.
• Dismantles machines and equipment to gain access to problem area, using hand tools and power tools.
• Inspects and measures parts to detect wear, misalignment, or other problems.
• Removes and replaces worn and defective parts of drive mechanism or hydraulic system, using hand tools and power tools, and following blueprints, diagrams, and service manuals.
• Follow all safety guidelines and company policies.
• Must be able to work a 12-hour shift schedule.
• Must be able to work overtime as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in maintenance with exposure to machinery, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• The ability to read, understand and comprehend written or oral instruction, technical data blue prints, etc. and the ability to communicate effectively with others.
• Must have own tools and possess good mechanical aptitude to be able to troubleshoot machinery.
• Ability to properly use all power and non-power hand tools to safely perform job tasks.
• Ability to operate a forklift, scissor lift, boom lift and obtain annual certification.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Employee will work in a manufacturing environment.
• Must be able to lift 50+ lbs., standing, walking, climbing, bending, twisting, crouching, push/pull, reach above shoulders a great amount of time and hand/finger dexterity required.

Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet .