Maintenance Technician ( 2nd Shift)

Hood Container Corporation•Oldsmar, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Hood Container Corporation is seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician to support its Tampa, Florida location. The technician maintains and repairs corrugate equipment and associated electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, helping restore equipment safely and quickly and improve machine reliability and uptime. The role works with production equipment and partners with operations on preventive maintenance effectiveness. Preferred areas of support include vision systems, glue control systems, and automation tied to machine operations. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. The position requires working around moving machinery, heat, cold, and heights, as well as the ability to lift up to 50 pounds repeatedly and bend, kneel, climb, and work overhead. Overtime may be required as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Hands-on maintenance experience required.
Strong working knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems.
Proven ability to troubleshoot live production equipment.
Solid understanding of electrical testing, meters, and schematics.
Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, motors, drives, and PLC-controlled machinery.
Comfort using power tools and performing welding, basic fabrication, HVAC, and electrical troubleshooting.
Basic computer skills for documentation and reporting.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds repeatedly.
Ability to bend, kneel, climb, and work overhead.
Comfort working around moving machinery, heat, cold, and heights.
Willingness to work overtime as needed.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a corrugated packaging plant; direct corrugator experience is especially desirable.
A relevant technical degree, certification, or completed apprenticeship may substitute for experience.
Experience supporting vision systems, glue control systems, and automation tied to machine operations.

Responsibilities

Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on corrugate equipment and its electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
Troubleshoot and repair corrugate-related equipment and systems, including drives, motors, gearboxes, belts, rollers, glue systems, steam systems, and controls.
Diagnose breakdowns under production pressure and restore equipment quickly and safely.
Read and interpret schematics, electrical prints, pneumatic and hydraulic diagrams, and PLC-related documentation.
Work with AC/DC drives, VFDs, servo systems, encoders, and PLC-controlled corrugator equipment.
Perform root cause analysis on recurring issues and recommend long-term fixes.
Accurately document maintenance work in the CMMS system.
Partner with operations to improve machine reliability, uptime, and preventive maintenance effectiveness.
Follow OSHA and Hood Container safety standards, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO).
Support vision systems, glue control systems, and automation tied to machine operations (preferred).
Perform other duties as assigned.