Electrical Technician

Job Overview

Greiner Packaging is seeking an Electrical Technician to join their team in Pittston, Pennsylvania.

Technical Expertise

• In-depth knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems maintenance.
• Understanding of Electrical control systems and ability to fault find electrical issues.
• Support departments in system and equipment troubleshooting and in technology transfer.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Be a champion of Continuous Improvement Activities.
• Must have basic computer and report writing skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to lift and manipulate heavy equipment.
• Good time-management skills.
• Responsible for Food Safety within scope of work, including adherence to site Hygiene Code of Practice and SQF / FDA regulatory requirements, and reporting of food safety concerns / improvement suggestions.

Experience

• 3-5 years’ experience in a Maintenance or high-level machine operator role within a manufacturing setting is required.
• Experience with Extrusion, thermoforming, injection molding, high speed printing, and assembly machines strongly preferred but not required.
• Electrical Standards Knowledge: Strong understanding of Pennsylvania Electrical Code and the ability to apply standards to all installations, repairs, and inspections.
• PLC & Automation Expertise: Capable of troubleshooting PLC systems—preferably Beckhoff and Siemens—to minimize downtime and ensure optimal performance.
• HMI Programming: Ability to program, configure, and modify Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI) for production equipment as required.
• Training & Mentorship: Provide electrical training and coaching to maintenance technicians, production staff, and other team members to build in-house technical capabilities.
• Mechanical experience : Be able to support Maintenance techs with mechanical tasks if necessary.

Other

• Work in/around high speed equipment daily.
• Standing, lifting, bending, reaching on a consistent basis.
• Job Type: Full-time, Monday through Friday availability with the ability to work on-call as needed for emergency or after-hours support.