Maintenance Mechanic

Smurfit Westrock • Chattanooga, TN

89d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving preprint manufacturing equipment to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production operations. This position supports printing presses, laminators, rewinders, slitters, ink systems, conveyors, and facility equipment while minimizing downtime and maintaining productivity goals. The technician works closely with Operations, Production, and Quality teams to maximize equipment reliability and performance.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3+ years of industrial maintenance experience preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in Industrial electrical systems
• Motors and motor controls
• PLCs and automation
• Pneumatics and hydraulics
• Mechanical power transmission
• Conveyor systems
• Printing press equipment
• Ability to read schematics, blueprints, and technical manuals.
• Welding, fabrication, and machining experience preferred.
• Proficiency with CMMS/work-order systems preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a preprint, corrugated, converting, packaging, or printing environment.
• Experience working on Flexographic presses
• Ink delivery systems
• Web handling equipment
• Slitters and rewinders
• Servo drives and VFDs
• Electrical troubleshooting up to 480V.
• PLC diagnostics (Allen-Bradley preferred).

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on preprint production equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and control system failures.
• Support flexographic printing presses, unwind/rewind systems, laminators, slitters, and material handling equipment.
• Diagnose root causes of equipment downtime and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Perform alignment, bearing replacement, gearbox repair, conveyor maintenance, and drive system adjustments.
• Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment, sensors, VFDs, motor controls, and industrial automation systems.
• Complete work orders, PM documentation, and maintenance records accurately.
• Follow Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), machine guarding, and all plant safety procedures.
• Assist with installation, startup, and commissioning of new equipment.
• Maintain housekeeping standards and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED