What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Maintenance Engineer position at Packaging Corporation of America?
**Job Description**
The Production Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the efficient operation of our manufacturing equipment. This individual will perform routine maintenance tasks, troubleshoot issues, and make repairs as needed.
- Ensures operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements on engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines.
- Locates sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation; listening for problems; using precision measuring and testing instruments.
- Removes defective parts by dismantling devices; using hoists, cranes, and hand and power tools; examining form and texture of parts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Determines changes in dimensional requirements of parts by inspecting used parts; using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments.
- Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments by using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, and straightedges.
- Controls downtime by informing production workers of routine preventive maintenance techniques; monitoring compliance.
- Fabricates repair parts by using machine shop instrumentation and equipment.
- 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.
Requirements:
- High School diploma or GED required.
- Must have two (2) years documented work experience and currently working as a maintenance mechanic.
- Two (2) year applicable technology degree, military service as a maintenance mechanic, or two (2) year apprentice program, can be used to meet part of the experience requirements.
- Ability and willingness to work shift work and weekends.
- Strong commitment to safety required.
