Maintenance/Electrical Technician

International Paper•Greeneville, TN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

International Paper is hiring a full-time Maintenance Tech at its Greeneville, Tennessee, facility. The hourly position pays $33 and is scheduled Sunday through Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., with overtime and weekends as needed. The technician maintains and repairs plant equipment, systems, structures, and buildings, including hydraulic and pneumatic machinery, electrical systems, motor controls, and PLC systems. The role also involves metal fabrication and repair, including welding and torch use; reading and drawing blueprints and schematics; ordering repair and spare parts; training operators or supervisors in machine maintenance and inspection; and maintaining a clean work area, tools, and maintenance shop. The technician must follow applicable codes and perform all work safely. Most work takes place inside the plant, with some work outdoors, on the roof, and in the plant ceiling. The facility can be chilly in winter and hot in summer, and the manufacturing process produces corrugated dust. Protective eyewear and earplugs are required for compressed-air use, power-tool use, and many maintenance tasks.

Requirements

Communicate with a manager or supervisor, understand instructions, and communicate with coworkers while performing a job.
Read maintenance work orders and/or complete maintenance work orders.
Add, subtract, and multiply fractions; use a calculator for math functions; and use a protractor proficiently.
Isolate and repair mechanical problems, including pneumatic and hydraulic problems, and basic electrical problems within a reasonable amount of time.
Safely perform the physical and job requirements.
Occasional lifting or carrying of up to 25 pounds, with more frequent lifting or carrying of 1–20 pounds.
Perform reaching below waist and knee level and at waist level, kneeling, squatting, and occasional stair climbing.
Perform frequent hand and wrist work, keyboarding and mousing, power grasping, and pushing or pulling materials.
Perform frequent walking and simple grasping, and stand for extended periods.
Wear protective eyewear and earplugs when required.

Responsibilities

Identify, troubleshoot, repair, and fabricate hydraulic machines and systems.
Identify, troubleshoot, repair, and fabricate electrical systems and electrical and motor-control systems.
Identify, troubleshoot, repair, and fabricate pneumatic machines and systems.
Fabricate metal or repair metal structures, including welding and torch use.
Repair and maintain the building and building systems.
Program, troubleshoot, install, and repair PLC computers and systems.
Train operators and/or supervisors in proper machine maintenance and inspection.
Follow applicable codes and perform work safely.
Order repair and spare parts for machines.
Use basic computer applications and maintenance software, including Windows, word processing, spreadsheets, the MPS maintenance database, and SAP.
Read and draw blueprints and schematics.
Clean the work area, tools, and maintenance shop.