Maintenance Specialist

About the position

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities. With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots and repairs mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical equipment, including but not limited to programmable controls, numeral controls, power supplies, drives, gages and test equipment.
• Plans and performs work requiring a thorough knowledge of electrical and mechanical theories and principles, writing specifications, local and national electrical codes, properties of various materials, and principles of operation and application of electrical equipment.
• Installs, starts up and shuts down equipment in accordance with company safety procedures for machine activation and shutdown and in line with OSHA.
• Advises operators and line mechanics of operation procedures and requirements for working safely with electrical/electronic and mechanical equipment and components.
• Informs appropriate management and line mechanics of potential electrical/mechanical problems and inherent dangers involved.
• Maintains company-required performance and maintenance records for identified equipment.
• Performs preventive maintenance functions as directed.
• Assists maintenance personnel with technical level employees.
• Properly and accurately, complete all required records keeping, ordering and other necessary paperwork.
• Proper use and adherence to Lockout/Tagout Procedures.
• Must follow precise instructions and directions.
• Ability to read blueprints and technical diagrams.
• Perform other duties as directed.
• Practice good housekeeping.
• Obey all safety rules, regulations, and policies.

Requirements

• Must be electrical safety trained.
• Must be electrically qualified to work on 50 volts to 480vac.
• Must be able to voltage test high amp circuits.
• Must be able to use volt, amp, ohm, and megger testing equipment.
• Must understand ohms law and other electrical formulas.
• Must be competent with computers.
• Must be familiar with PLC and VFD programming and commissioning.
• Must be able to read and understand wire schedules for electrical motors, open loop, closed loop, stepper, and servo.
• Conduit bending is a plus.
• Must be able to read and understand reference materials (Ugly’s, wire/conduit sliders, etc.)
• Pre-Press maintenance training is required.
• Rotary Die maintenance is required.
• Must be trained on extruder/thermoformer/Trimpress maintenance and tooling changes.
• Must work around hot environments and equipment.
• Must be willing to return to work in off hours.
• Must be familiar with email programs, word processing, and excel sheets to communicate with supervisor/manager and vendors.
• Must have good communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Read and comprehend complex, detailed instructions and correspondence.
• Apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed written or verbal instructions.
• Deal with problems involving variables in standardized situations.
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide, in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• 401(k) w/employer matching
• Health & Welfare Benefits including Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Various Voluntary benefits
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Employee Discount Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off + 11 paid company holidays each year