Maintenance Technician (Day Shift- 12 hours)

IPL Schoeller•Shelbyville, KY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

On July 1, 2025, IPL-Plastics merged with Schoeller Allibert to form IPL Schoeller (the ‘company’). The Company’s operations are split across North America (11 manufacturing plants) and Europe (16 manufacturing plants). The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. IPL Schoeller is a leading manufacturer of sustainable rigid packaging solutions across a range of end market segments, including returnable transit packaging, consumer and industrial packaging, environmental containers, and agricultural packaging. The company employs c.4,100 employees across North America (1,600 employees) and Europe (2,500 employees). As a Maintenance Technician at IPLS, you will perform preventative maintenance, respond to daily priorities within the maintenance department, identify potential equipment problems and correct them, maintain equipment in a manner that does not impede the production process, prepare plant equipment and facilities for production, respond to equipment failures or facilities problems in a timely and professional manner, inform the manager or lead when critical replacement parts are used from inventory, troubleshoot equipment and recommend corrective action, identify equipment problems promptly and accurately, implement contingency plans for keeping production running, maintain work areas to keep them free of trip hazards and other safety issues, ensure tools and auxiliary equipment are returned to their proper place after a job or project is completed or after a mold change is complete, clean the machinery as necessary, and comply with safety standards. Lockout/tagout procedures are always followed, and OSHA safety standards are always complied with. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Associate degree in Maintenance Technician or related field. (Related work experience can be substituted for educational requirements.)
5+ years of experience in Injection Mold design and processing, preferably in the plastics industry.
Ability to work with a variety of outside contractors.
Ability to work with minimal supervision.
Safety and Quality Standards.
Basic math skills.
Forklift operations.
Basic mechanical skills.
General computer skills.
Crane operations.
General maintenance skills.
Problem-solving skills.
Must be able to work at heights.
Ability to work in a physically demanding environment that is aggressive and fast-paced.
Must respond to frequently changing priorities.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a Maintenance Technician in the plastics industry is preferred.
Injection Mold is a plus.

Responsibilities

Perform preventative maintenance.
Responds to daily priorities within the maintenance department.
Identifies potential equipment problems and corrects them.
Maintains equipment in a manner that does not impede the production process.
Prepares plant equipment and facilities for production.
Responds to equipment failures or facilities problems in a timely and professional manner.
Informs the manager or lead when critical replacement parts are used from inventory.
Troubleshoots equipment and recommends corrective action.
Identifies equipment problems promptly and accurately.
Implement contingency plans for keeping production running.
Maintains work areas to keep them free of trip hazards and other safety issues.
Ensures tools and auxiliary equipment are returned to their proper place after a job or project is completed or after a mold change is complete.
Clean the machinery as necessary.
Comply with safety standards.
Lockout/tagout procedures are always followed.
OSHA safety standards are always complied with.
Other duties as assigned.