Maintenance Technician

Dallas, TX
United States

Pratt Industries

51 to 200 employees

Company Info

  • Company - Private
  • Bridgman, MI
  • $10 to $25 million (USD) per year
  • www.prattinc.com

Job description

POSITION TITLE:  MECHANICAL TECH

REPORTS TO: MAINTENANCE MANAGER

SUMMARY

Position is Responsible for maintaining all converting equipment to minimize downtime on 2nd Shift

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Practice safe work habits at all times.

• Demonstrate ability to parallel all rolls, make all required settings and adjustments for optimum equipment performance to manufacture quality products.

• Demonstrate ability to teach other maintenance classifications in all qualification requirements and proper maintenance procedures.

• Demonstrate ability to troubleshoot programmable controllers and troubleshoot and repair all A/C and D/C drives and their control systems use.

• Demonstrate ability to use all aspects of the maintenance SAP software program.

• Demonstrate ability to plan and schedule maintenance work, assign work to other maintenance classifications according to their abilities and limitations.

• Follow up all work in order to insure repairs and work are performed properly.

• Maximize the utilization of equipment by maintaining the machinery to run at available capacity and speed.

• Complete all paperwork neatly, correctly, and in accordance with Company guidelines.

• Willingly work all necessary hours and shifts.

• Help maintain good housekeeping in work areas.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.

• Additional duties may be assigned by management.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or GED.

Provide own tools necessary to perform maintenance tasks.

Candidates are PREFERRED who offer the following:

Prior work experience in the corrugated industry.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Able to read and follow instructions on factory masters.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy.  Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate.  Able to apply concepts of high school math.

REASONING ABILITY

To apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form.  Ability to deal with problems involving one or more concrete variables in standardized situations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

The individual must have a working knowledge of the following:

Equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation. 

Product layouts and production specifications

Product quality specifications

Quality standards

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License and/or other appropriate certification to work in certain areas or on certain equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee is occasionally required to sit.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 to 65 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT   

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.  The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.  The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veteran

Company Description

Pratt Industries is America's 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than 6,000 highly skilled green collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than twenty states. The company operates four of the most modern, cost effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by harvesting the urban forest.

Pratt Industries offers competitive compensation plans with incentive opportunities, full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, HSA, All State, Pre-Paid Legal, and 401(k) with company match, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans.

Work location: Dallas, TX

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