Maintenance Lead – 1^st Shift

Shift/Hours: Monday – Friday 6:00AM – 2:00PM

Starting Pay Rate: $27.00/Hr. 

As a Maintenance Lead at Pratt Industries – Cedar Hill you will play a crucial role in maintaining all converting equipment to minimize downtime and ensure peak performance. You’ll be responsible for troubleshooting machinery, performing repairs, training other maintenance team members, and maximizing equipment efficiency. You’ll work in a fast-paced environment where safety, quality, and operational excellence are top priorities.

Give and Get:

What You’ll Get:

• Insurance Benefits and wellness reimbursement within one month
• Paid holidays from day one and 401(k) with match at 3 months
• Tuition reimbursement at one year
• Excellent benefits package including medical, dental, short-term disability and HSA
• Paid Childbearing/parental leave at one year
• Healthy Lifestyle program with up to $1,200 awarded each year to your HSA
• Employee Assistance Programs to help you manage your life at work and at home
• Safety and PPE Reimbursements
• Cell phone discount with 2 major providers
• Monthly incentive bonus if plant goals are met

What You’ll Give:

• A Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement
• Dedication to maintaining equipment and production area cleanliness
• Leadership in training and assisting fellow team members, including machine operators and helpers.
• Active participation in meeting production schedules and resolving challenges proactively

Key Duties and Success Factors:

• Safety & Compliance: Follow and enforce all safety procedures while performing maintenance tasks.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure all machines operate at optimal capacity to produce high-quality products.
• Operational Efficiency: Perform equipment setup, adjustments, and troubleshooting to minimize downtime. Ability to plan and schedule maintenance work, assign work to other maintenance classifications according to their abilities and limitations.
• Training & Development: Teach and mentor maintenance team members in best practices and equipment handling.
• Reporting & Maintenance: Maintain accurate records, complete necessary paperwork, and track equipment performance to ensure repairs and work are performed properly.
• Flexibility & Teamwork: Collaborate with other departments to ensure smooth production operations.
• Additional duties may be assigned by management.

What You’ll Need to be Successful:

• Experience: Previous experience in equipment maintenance; prior work in the corrugated industry preferred.
• Basic Troubleshooting: Ability to diagnose and repair A/C and D/C drives, programmable controllers, and mechanical systems.
• Skills: Proficiency in maintenance software, ability to read factory masters, and strong mechanical aptitude.
• Physical Requirements: Ability to lift/move up to 50 lbs regularly and up to 100 lbs occasionally; frequent standing, walking, kneeling, and reaching.
• Certifications: May require a Lift Truck Operator License or other relevant certifications.

Take Action and Unbox your Potential – Next Steps:

If you are ready to take the next step in your career and join a company that values growth and teamwork, apply today and help us continue to make Pratt Industries a leader in the Corrugating industry!

Pratt Industries provides equal employment (and affirmative action) opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veterans status, or disability.

Pratt Industries is America's 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than10,000 highly skilled green collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than twenty states. The company operates several of the most modern, cost effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by harvesting the urban forest.

Pratt Industries offers competitive compensation plans with incentive opportunities, full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, All State, Pre-Paid Legal, and 401(k) with company match, paid vacation, paid holidays, and childbearing and parental leave.

Pratt Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - M/F/V/D