Electrical/Mechanical Technician Details

Electrical/Mechanical Technician

ECOPAX - Easton, PA

Employment Type : Full-Time

This highly skilled position will support our plastic inline extrusion/thermoforming and paper cup operations efficiently through troubleshooting and maintaining manufacturing equipment and processes.

Essential Responsibilities:

As an Ecopax/Pando Maintenance technician you will be called upon to perform the following types of tasks:

· Troubleshooting, installing, aligning, dismantling, repairing, and maintaining industrial machinery, mechanical equipment, electrical equipment, and circuits

· Installing and aligning new equipment

· Performing periodic proactive equipment work, such as maintenance machine analysis, preventative maintenance, and other tasks to improve reliability and up-time

· Installing and repairing mechanical drives, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, belts, and couplings

· Maintain and troubleshoot pneumatic systems, control devices, hydraulic equipment, circuits and components

· Performing daily preventative maintenance

· Reading and interpreting mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics

· Working with the manufacturing and Maintenance Managers to identify and prioritize maintenance needs

· Helping meet or exceed production and quality goals while optimizing equipment to reduce waste

· Adhering to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures and actively participating in the safety program

· Using pipe-fitting skills to weld, cut, fit and install piping throughout the facility

· Fabrication and assembly of simple components

· Applying problem solving methods to identify the root cause and eliminate failures

Basic Qualifications:

· High school diploma or GED

· At least three (5) years of electrical experience in an industrial, manufacturing, or military environment

· At least two (5) years of experience troubleshooting hydraulic and pneumatic systems

· At least three (5) years of experience with installation, calibration, fabrication, and preventive maintenance in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment

· Experience reading electrical schematics and mechanical drawings

· Experience with single and 3-phase electrical repair and troubleshooting up to 480 Volts

· Experience with fabrication and welding

· Experience troubleshooting issues with motors, bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes and conveyors

· Experience with precision alignment of motors, couplings, bearings, and pumps and lubrication

· Experience working with preventative and predictive maintenance

· Previous exposure to plastic extrusion and/or thermoforming processing equipment

· Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment; e.g. safety glasses, hearing protection and other PPE as required by specific job

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.00 - $29.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Night shift

COVID-19 considerations:
All new & current employees are/were required to get a Covid test at company expense & are required to have temperature checked, wear a mask, & wear a daily wrist band that indicates this has been done and they have been cleared to enter safely.

Company's website:

• ecopaxinc.com

Work Remotely:

• No

COVID-19 Precaution(s):

• Personal protective equipment provided or required
• Temperature screenings
• Social distancing guidelines in place
• Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place