Industrial Maintenance Technician

PCA•Lancaster, PA

6d•$28 - $38•Onsite

About The Position

Packaging Corporation of America is hiring a Maintenance Technician for its Box Plant in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The role involves maintaining plant equipment in a production environment, including troubleshooting and repairing mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems. Technicians work as part of a team, carry out preventive maintenance, and respond to equipment breakdowns. The position is multicraft, with training provided to develop additional skills. Technicians are assigned to one of the plant’s three shifts according to plant needs and seniority, and must be willing to work any shift. The stated pay range is $28–$38 per hour, based on mechanical and electrical skills and experience. PCA provides paid training, uniforms, safety-shoe and safety-glass stipends, and a tool stipend or replacement support for technicians’ basic hand tools; the company supplies special and heavy tools. Additional compensation includes an annual bonus based on plant performance metrics and specified overtime and weekend/holiday pay rates. PCA describes itself as a Fortune 500 company with approximately 15,000 team members at more than 100 U.S. locations. Its mission is to serve customers with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience successfully troubleshooting and repairing industrial machinery.
Must be willing to work any shift.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

A technical degree in the mechanical or electrical trades.
Experience in the corrugated packaging or printing industry.

Responsibilities

Diagnose, repair, rebuild, or replace mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems on plant equipment.
Safely perform preventive maintenance activities as part of a team.
Respond to equipment breakdown calls in a production environment.
Develop multicraft maintenance skills through provided training.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision coverage; eligible employees and their dependents may enroll within the first 30 days of employment.
Life, AD&D, and disability coverage, with employees automatically enrolled upon hire.
401(k) plan with pre-tax and Roth contribution options and employer matching contributions; employees are automatically enrolled upon hire.
Annual bonus based on achievement of plant performance metrics.
Two weeks of paid vacation per calendar year, prorated during the initial year based on start date.
Paid holidays.
Paid training to help technicians advance through skill levels and achieve higher pay.
Tool stipend or replacement support for maintaining basic hand tools; PCA provides special and heavy tools.
Safety-shoe and safety-glass stipends.
Uniforms for maintenance technicians.
Overtime pay at 1.5 times the rate for hours over 8 in a day and over 40 in a week; 1.5 times pay on Saturdays and Sundays; and 1.5 times pay on holidays, plus additional overtime pay for holiday hours over 8.