Maintenance Mechanic-Multiple Levels II

Dart Container•Quitman, MS
•Onsite

About The Position

Dart Container is hiring Maintenance Mechanics in Quitman, Mississippi, at multiple levels. The role helps ensure peak performance of plant and facility equipment by diagnosing, maintaining, repairing, installing, modifying, and rebuilding equipment. Mechanics also perform preventive maintenance and assist production personnel with changeovers and setups. The posting lists a shift availability of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Level I candidates need one year of routine maintenance experience or comparable trade school or training experience. Level II candidates need three years of preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and repair experience or comparable trade school or training, along with an understanding of pneumatics, hydraulics, and temperature and pressure gauges. Dart Container is a family-owned company with 12,000 employees and 30 locations in three countries. Its products include food and drink containers, dinnerware, and packaging.

Requirements

  • Level I: One year of experience performing routine maintenance and determining when maintenance is needed, or comparable experience through trade school or training.
  • Level I: Math skills including simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
  • Level I: Familiarity with converting decimals to fractions and vice versa.
  • Level I: Basic mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot basic problems, including knowledge of machines and tools, their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Level I: Ability to observe, follow, understand, and evaluate demonstrated processes and other workplace procedures.
  • Level I: Ability to obtain and maintain a powered industrial truck (PIT) license.
  • Level II: Three years of experience performing preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and repair, or comparable experience through trade school or training.
  • Level II: Previous mechanical maintenance experience and a solid understanding of repairing and maintaining industrial equipment.
  • Level II: Understanding of pneumatics, hydraulics, and temperature and pressure gauges.

Responsibilities

  • Install, diagnose, analyze, maintain, modify, repair, and/or rebuild a variety of plant and facility equipment.
  • Perform preventive maintenance, including checking, cleaning, or repairing equipment to identify and prevent problems and keep machines running smoothly and efficiently.
  • Assist production personnel with changeovers and setups.
  • Dismantle defective machines and equipment to access problem areas or install new or repaired parts.

Benefits

  • Health/medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k) with company matching contributions
  • Paid vacation and paid time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Short-term disability
  • Tuition assistance and approved job-related training
  • Product discounts
  • Pay increases and advancement opportunities
  • Supportive and inclusive work culture that prioritizes safety
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