Electrical Industrial Maintenance Technician
About this role
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.
People • Customers • Trust
Electrical Industrial Maintenance Technician
Packaging Corporation of America
4471 Steelway Blvd, S
Liverpool, NY
Pay and Benefits
Pay Range = $32.79-$36.67 based on mechanical and electrical skills and experience.
Excellent Benefits Package (Health, Dental, Optometry)
401K Plan
1.5 Pay over 8 hrs. and over 40
1.5 Pay Saturday and Sunday
1.5 Pay Holidays + additional OT over 8 hours on holidays
Uniforms Provided
PCA provides paid training to help technicians advance through the skill levels and achieve higher pay.
Technicians supply their own basic hand tools. PCA provides a tool stipend (or replacement) to help technicians maintain basic hand tools. PCA provides all special and heavy tools.
PCA provides Safety shoes and Safety Glass stipends
PCA provides Uniforms for Maintenance Technicians
Responsibilities
This position is based at the PCA Box Plant located in Liverpool, NY.
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 multicraft 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.
This is a 2nd Shift Role (3pm-11pm)
All applicants must apply at Careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
- Starting salary for position: $32.79 per hour.
- Bonus: Annual – Based upon achievement of plant performance metrics.
- Paid Vacation: 2 weeks per calendar year. Pro-rata Vacation during the initial year of hire based upon start date within the calendar year.
- Paid Holidays.
- Within the first 30 days of employment, an employee (and their dependents) is eligible to enroll in certain benefit coverages -- medical, dental, and vision – and are automatically enrolled in life, AD&D, and disability coverages.
- Upon hire, an employee is automatically enrolled in the 401k plan. The plan offers both pre-tax and Roth contribution options along with employer provided matching contributions.
- Disclaimer: The Compensation and Benefits information in this posting represents PCA’s good faith and reasonable estimate of what it may pay for this position. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Qualified Applicants must apply at careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.
Company at a glance
PCA is the third-largest producer of containerboard in the United States and a leading producer of uncoated freesheet in North America.
PCA’s net sales for 2025 were $9 billion. The company’s corporate headquarters are located in Lake Forest, Illinois. We have approximately 16,800 employees with operations throughout the United States including ten mills and 91 corrugated product plants & related facilities.
PCA’s Paper segment operates under the trade name Boise Paper, a Division of Packaging Corporation of America. We manufacture and sell white papers, including both commodity and specialty papers.
PCA combines great products with a creative and knowledgeable total-service team to provide ideas and solutions for any packaging need: "When you choose Packaging Corporation of America, you work with people who do the right things for each other and for our customers. We believe in utilizing the power of strong collaborative relationships, bound by the trust we have earned, to deliver innovative packaging solutions and an outstanding service experience."
Top Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Optometry insurance
- 401k plan
- Paid training
- Tool stipend
- Safety shoes stipend
- Safety glass stipend
- Uniforms
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- Life insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Disability coverage
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