Maintenance Mechanic

Yazoo Mills, Inc., one of the nation's leading, privately owned manufacturers of high-quality paper tubes and cores, servicing a wide scope of industries nationwide, such as converting, labeling, printing, packaging, flexible packaging, ropes and twines, medical supplies, tapes, graphic arts, and more. We are a family-owned business and our teammates are our family. We foster a company culture that inspires our employees to be innovative thinkers, problem solvers, community- minded, and results driven. Are you looking for a new career with a stable company who has been in business for over 120 years? Yazoo Mills is hiring a Maintenance Mechanic to join our well-established and growing company on second shift in our New Oxford facility. We offer: Competitive Wages. Comprehensive Benefits that include Health, Dental, 401(k), Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, 8 paid Holidays, Paid Time Off and more. Celebration of milestones and successes along with an occasional pop-up surprise to let our employees know we appreciate all of their hard work and dedication. Career Development by promoting from within and on-the-job training. JOB DESCRIPTION Summary/Objective: Follows a Preventative maintenance schedule as well as performs mechanical and electrical repairs of production equipment to prevent or minimize unscheduled down-time. Assists with maintenance and upkeep of facilities. Essential Functions: Ensures operation of machinery and plant facilities by completing preventative maintenance requirements on production machines, motors, pneumatics, conveyor systems, and all auxiliary plant systems/facilities. Mechanical troubleshooting and repair to get the lines running efficiently and in a timely matter. Electrical Troubleshooting and repair to keep equipment and facility up to code. Performs welding and fabrication tasks. Maintains equipment parts and supplies inventories by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed equipment parts and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt. Prepares maintenance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends to reduce machine down time and maintenance costs. Use computers for data collection, record keeping, and analysis. Continually seeks to improve processes and procedures to reduce downtime, improve machine efficiency and quality. Read, understand, and follow equipment manufacturer's drawings and specifications. Disassemble and reassemble machines according to manufacturers' specifications. Able to use and understand electrical schematics and drawings. Able to troubleshoot, repair or replace VFD's and PLC's. Performs general facilities maintenance and upkeep throughout the facility. Comply with all safety regulations/procedures and maintains a clean and orderly work area. Shifts Available: 2nd Shift Monday-Thursday 2PM-12AM standard hours; schedules can change based on business needs The position pay range is between $31.82 and $34.32 and is based on experience.