Mechanical/Electrical Technician

Join Our Team and Shape the Future of Release Liners!

Loparex LLC, a global leader in release liner manufacturing, is seeking dedicated and driven individuals to join our Iowa City team. If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding career with a stable and growing company, this is your opportunity! This position is responsible for electrical and mechanical work scope to ensure equipment safety, reliability, and up time. Responsible for performing effective preventative maintenance activities, corrective activities, installing, modifying new and existing electrical/electronic control system, mechanical components and systems used for all manufacturing operations at Loparex.

What You'll Do:

Provides skilled electrical and mechanical troubleshooting and support for paper conversion machinery in an industrial environment.

Responsible for keeping production machinery operating. Identifies mechanical problems and determines the appropriate repair procedures and initiates requests for parts needed.

Highly involved in identifying and correcting safety concerns; participates in safety program and adheres to all rules and procedures.

Services plant support systems (air compressors, chillers, boiler, HVAC)

Works alongside safety, production, process and maintenance departments to drive continuous improvement.

Safe working knowledge of low voltage systems up to 480 VAC/3-Phase and 600 VDC

Ability to troubleshoot motor control systems consisting of starter circuits and drive applications. Typical drives include AB PowerFlex, Yaskawa, Siemens and Magnatek

Effectively read electrical schematics for control systems and power distribution. Also creates and modifies drawings using AutoCAD.

Utilizes multi-meter, process meter and various electrical tools to perform electrical testing.

Completes work orders assigned to the E&I group for troubleshooting, repair, installations, and process improvements.

Operates forklift, pla...