Maintenance Tech - 2nd & 3rd shifts
Packaging Corp of America · Minneapolis, MN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 23 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Packaging Corp of America (industrial) in Minneapolis, MN. People • Customers • Trust.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- DOE
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 50 other live reliability postings in Minnesota.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 43%
- Welding 29%
- PLC 29%
- Automation 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for DOE, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Packaging Corp of America
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from Packaging Corp of AmericaAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆This position will perform a variety of maintenance tasks including diagnosing, repairing, rebuilding, or replacing mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and Pneumatic systems on plant equipment.
- ◆Technicians work as part of a team to safely perform Preventive Maintenance Activities as well as answer break down calls in a Production Environment.
- ◆All Maintenance Technician positions are multi-craft and training is provided to develop these skills.
Basic
Qualifications
- ✓2+ Years’ experience in successfully troubleshooting and repairing industrial machinery.
- ✓A Technical Degree in the Mechanical or Electrical Trades is a plus.
- ✓The production schedule is 3 shifts. Maintenance Technicians are placed on shifts according to plant needs and seniority. Opportunities to change shifts are available when organization changes occur or production schedules change.
- ✓Be Authorized to work in the US.
- ✓Experience in the Corrugated Packaging or Printing Industry is a plus.
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As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.
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