Maintenance Mechanic
Novolex · Raleigh, NC
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Novolex (packaging) in Raleigh, NC.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Welding
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in North Carolina: typical posted base $71k–$97k.
Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 141 maintenance technician openings in North Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
North Carolina plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 144 other live reliability postings in North Carolina.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (4+ years)
Typical $75k–$96k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 45%
- PLC 44%
- ✓ Welding 39%
- Root cause 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Union environment, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Novolex in Raleigh
1 other open role at this site.
- Plant Continuous Improvement Engineer · Lean / CI
Maintenance Mechanic at Novolex in other locations
Novolex lists this title in 6 places. Pick the plant you can get to.
Full description from NovolexAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Maintain equipment to meet safety, quality, and production goals
- ◆Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, and make adjustments
- ◆Work on pneumatic and hydraulic systems
- ◆Work on gear boxes, bearings, belts, chains, rollers, pumps.
- ◆Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and services
- ◆Perform simple machinist skills
- ◆Use a variety of hand and power tools
- ◆Follow Safety and Health policies and procedures
- ◆Ability to drive material handling equipment or be trained to drive material handling equipment
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Company Overview
Why Choose Us?
Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.
Our Sustainability Commitment
The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.
Job Description
Industrial Maintenance Mechanic| Raleigh, NC| HIRING IMMEDIATELY *$5,000 Sign On Bonus*
Starting Pay Range: $31.31 to $37.20 based on experience and qualifications*
Bonuses : $ 5,000 Sign-on Bonus*
Available Shift
12-hour shifts with rotating schedule
Day Shift: 7A-7P Night Shift: 7P-7A - Rotation between the two schedules is required
Qaulifications
Maintenance Mechanics interface with managers, team members, vendors, and customers. Therefore, the following skills and proficiencies are also essential
of the position
- •Minimum 2-4 years of industrial maintenance experience or industrial maintenance associates degree with a willingness to grow into the job
- •Must take and pass Ramsey Mechanical Aptitude Test
- •Computer skills and/or ability to be trained on work order system
- •Ability to effectively communicate to aid in trouble shooting
- •Welding experience, a plus
- •Must show initiative and adapability to work independently and/or as part of a team
- •Must have strong desire to learn, develop, and adapt to new equipment and methods
- •Experience or desire to work 2nd and/or 3rd shift a plus.
- •Be willing to work overtime as required to meet company goals
- •Track record of staying with a company a minimum of 2 years
- •Ability to maintain regular, predictable, and punctual attendance
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Company Benefits
What You'll Get From Us
Benefits
With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.
Community Engagement
At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.
Training and Development
We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.
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