Multicraft Specialist

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.

Multicraft Specialist|Mineral Wells, West Virginia|

Compensation:

• $$28.76-$34.73 (per hour)  *based on experience* 

Available Shift:

• 6pm-6am(2x2x3)

TEXT TO APPLY NUMBER:

• 928-668-6539 (928-NOVOLEX)

Job Summary: 

The Specialist Level Multi-Craft Technician serves as a senior technical resource responsible for advanced troubleshooting, repair, installation, optimization, and preventive maintenance of complex manufacturing equipment and facility systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs advanced installation, setup, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of complex production machinery and facility equipment involving electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation systems.
• Leads root cause analysis activities for equipment failures, recurring downtime events, and process inefficiencies; develops and implements corrective and preventive actions.
• Troubleshoots high-voltage systems up to 480V 3-phase, DC systems, motor controls, and low-voltage control circuits using advanced diagnostic equipment.
• Reads, interprets, and modifies electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, PIDs, technical manuals, and OEM documentation.
• Performs precision alignment, calibration, and installation of equipment utilizing advanced measuring tools and testing instruments.
• Supports and executes predictive and preventive maintenance programs to maximize equipment uptime and reliability.
• Performs advanced machine repairs including fabrication, welding, machining, and custom modification of equipment components as needed.
• Assists in commissioning, startup, validation, and optimization of new equipment and process improvements.
• Collaborates with Engineering, Production, Quality, and Maintenance teams to improve equipment performance, safety, throughput, and product quality.
• Supports troubleshooting and optimization of thermoforming, extrusion, and related manufacturing processes when applicable.
• Utilizes CMMS systems to document maintenance activities, analyze trends, and manage work orders and spare parts inventory.
• Recommends and implements continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, energy efficiency, safety, and cost reduction.
• Ensures compliance with all safety procedures, lockout/tagout practices, electrical standards, and company policies.
• Maintains housekeeping and organization in all assigned work areas to support a safe and efficient work environment.
• Participates in emergency response activities and supports plant operations during equipment failures and critical production events.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required; technical degree or industrial maintenance certification preferred.
• Minimum 7–10 years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced knowledge of electrical theory, motor controls, power distribution.  
• Extensive experience troubleshooting PLC-controlled equipment.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with advanced knowledge of pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical power transmission systems.
• Ability to diagnose and repair complex equipment failures with minimal supervision.
• Proficient in the use of precision measuring devices, electrical testing equipment, and industrial maintenance tools.
• Experience reading and interpreting electrical schematics, ladder logic, mechanical blueprints, and technical specifications.
• Welding, fabrication, and machining experience preferred.
• Experience with CMMS software and Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience in thermoforming, extrusion, packaging, or high-speed manufacturing environments preferred.
• Strong understanding of OSHA safety requirements, lockout/tagout procedures, and industrial safety practices.

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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.

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

myHRservices@novolex.com