Senior Electro-Mechanical Tech: PLC & Reliability Focus

Greif; Lavonia (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Greif is a global leader in performance packaging with operations in 40 countries. The Sr Electro - Mechanical Technician will troubleshoot, repair, and maintain electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems to ensure safe, reliable operation across plant equipment.

This role emphasizes instrumentation calibration, PLC/HMI diagnostics, preventive maintenance, and root-cause analysis. Responsibilities include planning work orders, updating CMMS records, coordinating with operations,

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• 4+ years of relevant maintenance experience preferred.
• Strong electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots, repairs, and rebuilds electrical/electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment to restore safe operation.
• Performs instrumentation and controls work including installation, calibration, and loop checks of sensors and valves.
• Diagnoses PLC/HMI/drive issues and implements corrective actions.
• Executes preventive and predictive maintenance and creates work orders to reduce downtime.
• Conducts root cause analyses and implements reliability improvements.
• Plans and prioritizes work orders and coordinates with operations for safe startup.
• Maintains documentation, CMMS histories, and asset hierarchies.
• Identifies critical spares and supports vendor/service contract decisions.
• Reads electrical schematics and P&IDs; suggests design improvements for maintainability.
• Partners with production, engineering, quality, and EHS to ensure safety and compliance.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical maintenance

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Instrumentation calibration

PLC/HMI diagnostics

Safety compliance

Root cause analysis

Mentoring

Documentation

Education

High School diploma

4+ years experience

Tools

CMMS

PLC/HMI diagnostics

P&IDs reading

Job description

Greif is a global leader in performance packaging with operations in 40 countries. The Sr Electro - Mechanical Technician will troubleshoot, repair, and maintain electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems to ensure safe, reliable operation across plant equipment.

This role emphasizes instrumentation calibration, PLC/HMI diagnostics, preventive maintenance, and root-cause analysis. Responsibilities include planning work orders, updating CMMS records, coordinating with operations,