About Novolex
Novolex is a leader in packaging innovation, choice, and sustainability, serving food, retail, health, and industrial markets. Our sustainability vision is anchored by three pillars—our products, our operations, and our people—guiding company-wide initiatives and ambitious goals.
A Day in the Life
You start your shift by reviewing the CMMS for open work orders and parts inventory notes. A packaging line needs a preventative maintenance check; you verify wiring and connections at 120/277/480V, inspect 3-phase distribution, and log your work. Mid-morning, you’re called to diagnose a line stoppage—an HMI fault points to a PLC input. You trace the 4–20 mA loop and positioning feedback, adjust a VFD parameter, and bring the equipment back online. After lunch, you bench-test a servo drive from a previous red-tag, rebuilding the unit and documenting results for repaired-parts inventory. You wrap up with a quick conduit run—bending, mounting boxes, pulling feeders, and terminating—and capture updates in the CMMS.
What You’ll Do
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair industrial electrical and electronic control systems in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Execute repairs, preventive maintenance, new installations, upgrades, and facility changes while maintaining detailed records and parts usage in the CMMS.
- Diagnose hardware and software on production equipment, including PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, AC/DC drives, temperature controls, and computer-based systems.
- Program and set up equipment and machinery to meet product specifications; make PLC/HMI/VFD changes or transfers as needed.
- Assemble, disassemble, troubleshoot, and maintain manual and automated electro-mechanical systems using schematics, engineering drawings, and written or verbal instructions.
- Run and bend conduit, mount boxes, pull feed wires, and perform terminations.
- Perform bench diagnostics, rebuilds, and repairs for offline parts and machines; restock as repaired inventory or red-tag and notify the lead/supervisor to order new or send out for repair.
- Work safely, accurately, quickly, and independently; perform well under pressure to maximize equipment uptime.
- Contribute to creating, modifying, and revising manufacturing work instructions and process flow documentation.
What You Bring
- Associate degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Maintenance Certification, or 3+ years as an industrial electrician with mechanical experience (industrial manufacturing preferred).
- Strong knowledge of electrical systems and wiring, including 120/277/480V and 3-phase power.
- Hands-on PLC experience; Allen-Bradley and RSLogix exposure is a plus.
- Background with VFDs, DC drives, and servo drives.
- Process control skills: 4–20 mA loops, positioning feedback, and analog control.
- Experience with temperature control systems.
- In-depth background in industrial electrical systems maintenance.
- Familiarity with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Why It Matters
Your expertise keeps our production running safely and efficiently, helping Novolex deliver sustainable packaging solutions while driving continuous improvement across products, operations, and people.