Plant Maintenance Electrician — PLC & 3-Phase Systems

Ready to be the person everyone calls when the line goes down?

This role at Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (a Novolex company) keeps our Thermoforming and Extrusion operations running on a 12-hour rotating schedule. If solving complex electrical and mechanical problems with poise is your thing, read on.

Why this role matters

• Uptime champion on off-shifts — you can cover both mechanical and electrical without backup.
• Safety first — you live lock-out/tag-out and follow established procedures without exception.
• Technical backbone — you make sense of blueprints, schematics, and wiring diagrams to install and repair systems.

What you'll do

• Troubleshoot PLC-driven equipment and perform major repairs on 480V, 3-phase systems.
• Inspect and test lighting, signal, communication, and power circuits; replace switches, sockets, transformers, fixtures, bulbs, and ballasts.
• Isolate defects using ammeters, ohmmeters, voltmeters, test lamps, and meggers; complete circuits to spec.
• Disassemble, repair/replace, and maintain motors, pumps, conveyors, belts, and fans; clean, lubricate, and adjust components.
• Verify work meets OEM requirements and safety codes; inspect completed repairs to ensure quality.
• Operate necessary equipment, requisition parts, and keep the workspace clean and orderly.
• Document issues and communicate clearly with production supervisors, maintenance leads, acting supervisors, or maintenance supervisors.
• Pitch in on other duties that help the operation succeed.

What makes you successful

• 5+ years as an Industrial Electrician.
• High school diploma or GED (technical school a plus).
• Comfort with desktop applications and Maintenance Connection CMMS.
• Precision with measurement devices and test instruments.
• Organized, accountable, and self-motivated; able to juggle multiple priorities.
• Strong communicator who collaborates across teams.
• Independent judgment and best-practice mindset; understands work design.
• Team player.
• Preferred: pneumatics knowledge; mechanical/electrical blueprint and schematic reading; welding; shop equipment; fabrication.

Grow with Novolex

Pactiv Evergreen belongs to Novolex , a leader in food, beverage, and specialty packaging across foodservice, delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery/retail, and industrial sectors. With ongoing R&D investment, a broad North American and European manufacturing footprint, and two plastic film recycling centers, we’re engineering more sustainable choices. Discover more at .

Equal opportunity and testing notices

*Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to, selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company’s application process should contact * [email protected] .

Novolex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer. * THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.

Pactiv Evergreen employees are subject to post-hire drug and alcohol testing in accordance with company policies.