Maintenance Mechanic II/III-DAYS

Dart Container•Waxahachie, TX
•$25•Onsite

About The Position

Dart Container is seeking to hire Level 2 and 3 Maintenance Mechanics. The pay starts from $25/hr. The Maintenance Mechanic II role involves maintaining, analyzing, troubleshooting, installing, and repairing production and/or facilities machines and equipment in accordance with established manufacturing procedures to achieve efficiency, quality, and optimum production objectives. The Maintenance Mechanic III role involves maintaining, analyzing, troubleshooting, installing, and repairing complex, specialized machines and equipment in accordance with established manufacturing procedures to achieve efficiency, quality, and optimum production objectives. The duties for the III level are performed utilizing experience in at least two skilled trades including but not limited to, production and facility machinery and equipment, electronics and electrical, automation and controls, HVAC, plumbing, pipefitting, carpentry, energy and utilities, etc.

Requirements

  • Maintenance Mechanic II: Three (3) years’ experience performing preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and repair, or comparable experience with trade school or training.
  • Maintenance Mechanic III: Five (5) years’ experience performing preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and repair, or comparable experience with trade school or training.
  • Special knowledge in use of hand-tools, power-tools.
  • Math skills to include simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
  • Familiar with and ability to convert decimals to fractions or vice versa.
  • Mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot moderately complex problems (advanced for III) including knowledge of machines and tools, their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Understanding of pneumatics, hydraulics, temperature and pressure gauges.
  • Ability to learn and understand manufacturing processes and able to inspect and repair or replace components.
  • Ability to observe, follow, understand, and evaluate processes demonstrated and other workplace procedures.
  • Proficient in reading and following basic blueprints, manuals, and mechanic and electrical schematics.
  • Experience operating test equipment and/and or software.
  • Experience operating various hand and power tools.
  • Working knowledge of automated controls (for II).
  • Ability to operate Powered Industrial Truck (PIT), hoists and cranes, and maintain PIT certification.
  • Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on-going communications about safety and quality issues.
  • Special knowledge in use of hand-tools, power-tools and machining, electrical, electronics, plumbing, carpentry, welding, HVAC, PLC, CNC, etc. (for III).
  • Ability to perform root cause analysis, compare and investigate information, and recommend and implement resolution (for III).
  • Proven analytical problem solver (for III).
  • Ability to effectively manage and execute multiple tasks, projects and priorities (for III).
  • Advanced understanding of pneumatics, hydraulics, temperature and pressure gauges (for III).
  • Understand manufacturing processes and able to inspect and repair or replace components (for III).
  • Proficient in reading and interpreting blueprints, manuals, and mechanic and electrical schematics (for III).
  • Experience using Microsoft Office, including the ability to modify basic reports, documents and spreadsheets in MS Word, and MS Excel (for III).
  • Experience in electrical and mechanical trades such as HVAC, PLC, and CNC (preferred for II, required for III).

Nice To Haves

  • Paper converting, chemical/plastics processing and/or packaging industrial experience.
  • Vocational, Technical or Associate Degree in Machine Tool, Machine Maintenance, Industrial Electrician, Electro-Mechanics, Mechatronics Technology, Automation Controls, Robotics or related field.
  • Experience using Microsoft Office, including the ability to modify basic reports, documents and spreadsheets in MS Word, and MS Excel (for II).
  • Experience in electrical and mechanical trades such as HVAC, PLC, and CNC (preferred for II).

Responsibilities

  • Follow and commit to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service requirements.
  • Follow practices and processes intended to provide safe products that comply with appropriate laws and regulations, meet the company quality standards.
  • Follow and commit to safety and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices).
  • Install, diagnose, analyze, maintain, modify, repair and/or rebuild a variety of plant and facility equipment (complex and specialized for III).
  • Repair equipment during mechanical breakdowns or assist other staff in repairs.
  • Perform root cause analysis (for III).
  • Understand precedence relationships (e.g. sequence of events) (for III).
  • Assist production personnel in change-over and set-ups.
  • Dismantle defective machines and equipment to gain access to problem areas or to install new or repaired parts.
  • Diagnose and repair complex machine and electrical problems, including multiple components on the same production line that are interlinked, assembly mechanisms or automated controls machines (for III).
  • Troubleshoot and analyze control systems to resolve software/ hardware and configuration (for III).
  • Communicate with operators to detect equipment problems and to ascertain whether mechanical or human error contributed to the problems.
  • Layout, assemble, install and maintain pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment. Repair and replace gauges, valves, pressure regulators and related equipment.
  • Assist machinist / fabricators in fabricating parts.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, sketches, and work orders in order to plan, layout and complete work (for III).
  • Install, maintain and repair equipment, machinery, physical structures and plumbing/electrical systems.
  • Use tools ranging from common hand tools and power tools, such as hammers, saws, drills and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments, and electrical and electronic devices.
  • Operate Powered Industrial Truck (PIT), hoist, crane, and aerial lift.
  • Inspect, operate, or test faulty machinery, equipment, programmable controllers, and motors to diagnose machine malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and apply knowledge of the functional operation of machinery.
  • Utilize predictive maintenance technologies to collect equipment performance data (for III).
  • Perform preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, or repairing equipment to detect and prevent problems to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly and operate efficiently.
  • Maintain accurate documentation for assignments, machine repairs, parts inventory, and maintenance logs.
  • Learn and use SAP Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Work Order Process, production schedules and reports, HMI control panels and machine controls and settings.
  • Prioritize work assignments to ensure efficiency and that production schedules can be met.
  • Train other Maintenance Mechanics as required.
  • May troubleshoot basic electrical equipment problems such as changing fuses, buttons, and switches (for II).
  • Utilize specific knowledge for a variety of skilled trades, including but not limited to, production and facility machinery and equipment, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, pipefitting, carpentry, utilities, etc.

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life insurance
  • 401(k) with company matching contributions
  • paid vacation
  • paid holidays
  • short-term disability
  • tuition assistance
  • product discounts
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