Maintenance Mechanic

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Date: Mar 17, 2025

Location: Ada, OK, US

Company: Dart Container

Join our team as a Maintenance Mechanic and play a key role in keeping our operations running smoothly! You'll install, diagnose, repair, and maintain plant equipment, troubleshoot mechanical issues, and ensure safety, quality, and efficiency standards are met. If you have experience with machinery, electrical systems, hydraulics, or facility maintenance, we want to hear from you!

Current Shifts Available:

• 3pm - 11pm

• 11pm - 7am

  What You Will Bring:

  Maintenance Mechanic II

• Three (3) years’ experience performing preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and repair, or comparable experience with trade school or training

• Special knowledge in use of hand-tools, power-tools

• Math skills to include simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

• Familiar with and ability to convert decimals to fractions or vice versa

• Mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot moderately complex problems including knowledge of machines and tools, their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance

• Understanding of pneumatics, hydraulics, temperature and pressure gauges

• Ability to learn and understand manufacturing processes and able to inspect and repair or replace components.

• Ability to observe, follow, understand, and evaluate processes demonstrated and other workplace procedures

• Proficient in reading and following basic blueprints, manuals, and mechanic and electrical schematics

• Experience operating test equipment and/or software

• Experience operating various hand and power tools

• Working knowledge of automated controls

• Ability to operate Powered Industrial Truck (PIT), hoists and cranes, and maintain PIT certification

• Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on-going communications about safety and quality issues

  Maintenance Mechanic III

• Five (5) years’ experience performing preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and repair, or comparable experience with trade school or training

• Special knowledge in use of hand-tools, power-tools and machining, electrical, electronics, plumbing, carpentry, welding, HVAC, PLC, CNC, etc.

• Ability to perform root cause analysis, compare and investigate information, and recommend and implement resolution

• Proven analytical problem solver

• Ability to effectively manage and execute multiple tasks, projects and priorities

• Math skills to include simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

• Familiar with and ability to convert decimals to fractions or vice versa

• Advanced mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot complex problems including knowledge of machines and tools, their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance

• Advanced understanding of pneumatics, hydraulics, temperature and pressure gauges

• Understand manufacturing processes and able to inspect and repair or replace components.

• Ability to observe, follow, understand, and evaluate processes demonstrated and other workplace procedures

• Proficient in reading and interpreting blueprints, manuals, and mechanic and electrical schematics

• Experience using Microsoft Office, including the ability to modify basic reports, documents and spreadsheets in MS Word, and MS Excel

• Experience operating test equipment and/or software

• Ability to operate Powered Industrial Truck(PIT), hoists and cranes, and maintain PIT certification

• Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on-going communications about safety and quality issues

  Overview: Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love, wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red Solo cup, Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for more than 50 years. Dart is a family-owned, family-focused company of 13,000 employees united by a shared set of values. Headquartered in Mason, MI, Dart has 30 locations in four countries.

  Benefits: Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more.

  Dart Container is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer.

  *THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.

  Dart Container is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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  If you have a disability and need an accommodation to access this website or for the application process, you should call Dart at (800) 545-3278 Ext 3370 or email us at ADArequests@dart.biz. Relay calls can be made by dialing 711 or the relay number for your state.

  If you experience difficulty applying online, you may call (800) 545-3278 Ext 3390 or email us at applicationassistance@dart.biz for assistance.