Automation Technician  |Abilene, TX | HIRING IMMEDIATELY

Available Shifts: Monday - Friday 8 Hour Shifts - Nights (11p-7a)

Comprehensive Compensation Package:

• Pay Rate: $27.87-$34.63 per hour - Depending On Experience

Job Description:

• The primary job function consists of the maintenance and repair of all mechanicals, electrical and electronic components of the automation equipment.
• This will include, rebuilds, general inspections and Preventative maintenance.
• Other duties include diagnose, repair, and/or replace electrical components as necessary.
• Assist in upgrades of process control equipment as new technology develops.
• Maintain an understanding of the latest state of the art control systems.
• Will also assist the shift Operator Mechanics by performing repairs on mechanical systems when needed.
• Good understanding of hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical, and electrical troubleshooting robotics/automation.

Benefits: 

• Eligible for benefits first of the month following hire date
• Multiple medical and prescription drug coverage options
• Multiple dental and vision plan coverage options
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Company provided life and accidental death, short and long-term disability programs
• Supplemental life, accidental death, and disability buy-up options
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Employee well-being reward program
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Child and family care support program
• Educational assistance and tuition reimbursement program
• Employee discount program
• 401(K) with 6% company match (Eligible to participate from day one (1) with 100% vesting in all company provided money immediately

Our Social Responsibility platform features a robust, employee-led Give Back program, which includes a matching gifts plan, community grants initiative, and our annual Company-wide Month of Action campaign. With each of these initiatives, our employees are empowered and equipped to give back to their communities and support the non-profits important to them and their families. Through our Give Back program, we own our commitment to Social Responsibility and live our purpose of Packaging a Better Future.

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Qualifications:

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate with all levels in the organization.
• Must possess demonstrated leadership skills.
• Understanding of pneumatic, hydraulics, bearings, gearboxes, belts and pulleys, chains and sprockets.
• Must possess or immediately purchase the required tools for this position.
• Must be experienced in the following areas:
• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).
• Servo Systems.
• Direct Current Drives.
• Alternating Current Drives.
• Human Machine Interface Controls
• Industrial motion controls.
• Pick and Place Automation.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (NASDAQ: PTVE) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of fresh foodservice and food merchandising products and fresh beverage cartons in North America and certain international markets. It supplies its products to a broad and diversified mix of companies, including full service restaurants and quick service restaurants, foodservice distributors, supermarkets, grocery and healthy eating retailers, other food stores, food and beverage producers, food packers and food processors. To learn more about the company, please go to the company website at pactivevergreen.com.

Located approximately 180 miles west of the Dallas Fort Worth metro area, Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones Counties in Texas. Its population was 117,063 at the 2010 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the state of Texas. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan statistical area, which had a 2017 estimated population of 170,219.

The plant was built in 2006, manufactures PET, and has approximately 150 employees. (The City of Abilene recognized Pactiv Evergreen - ABL for their economic impact by awarding the plant a resealed parking lot and painted facility in 2020.)

Pactiv Evergreen is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.  Pactiv Evergreen is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics or statuses protected by law.  For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please call (847) 482-4320 or email TalentHelp@Pactiv.com.

 All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines and applicable laws.

Our Social Responsibility platform features a robust, employee-led Give Back program, which includes a matching gifts plan, community grants initiative, and our annual Company-wide Month of Action campaign. With each of these initiatives, our employees are empowered and equipped to give back to their communities and support the non-profits important to them and their families. Through our Give Back program, we own our commitment to Social Responsibility and live our purpose of Packagin