Senior Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Technologist

Senior Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Technologist

Company: Pratt Industries
Location: Manufacturing Facility — Dallas, TX
Position Type: Full-Time; multiple shifts available

What your first months look like

You walk the production floor before sunrise, eyes on the extrusion lines and paper machines as they spin up. A technician flags a vibration on a drive—within minutes, you’ve isolated the fault, confirmed with your multimeter and megger, and adjusted a VFD parameter to stabilize the line. Later, you shadow an apprentice through a lockout/tagout sequence, debrief a root-cause review on a recurring pneumatic leak, and close your day assisting engineering with an HMI update for a new warehousing conveyor. Every action reduces downtime and raises the bar for safety, quality, and reliability.

Why join Pratt

Pratt is a fast-growing, high-energy manufacturing leader that invests in people. You’ll work with advanced equipment, learn from seasoned experts, and have a clear path to grow—whether that’s deeper into controls, reliability, or leadership.

What you’ll do

• Keep equipment at peak performance: Maintain and repair heavy industrial assets including extrusion lines, paper machines, pneumatic systems, and warehousing equipment.
• Own control systems uptime: Troubleshoot and support PLCs, HMIs, motor controls, Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), safety circuits, and relay logic.
• Execute PM and PdM: Run preventive schedules, analyze failure trends, and recommend changes that boost reliability.
• Lead and elevate others: Mentor apprentices and technicians through hands-on coaching and on-the-job training.
• Dig into root causes: Perform structured RCA to eliminate repeat failures.
• Advance capital work: Support installs, upgrades, and plant-wide continuous improvement projects.
• Champion safety and quality: Practice LOTO, arc flash safety, and OSHA compliance; uphold 6S and GMP standards.

What you bring

• Experience: 7+ years of industrial maintenance in continuous manufacturing (paper, extrusion, or heavy machinery strongly preferred).
• Education: High school diploma or GED.
• Electrical: Skilled with low-voltage DC through 480V 3‑phase power; fluent with multimeters, ammeters, and megohmmeters.
• Controls: Able to read, interpret, and troubleshoot PLC programs, HMIs, and electrical ladder logic.
• Mechanical & fluid power: Proficient with hydraulics (pumps/valves), pneumatics, power transmission, gearboxes, alignment, and piping.
• Prints & fabrication: Read schematics, electrical diagrams, mechanical blueprints, and P&ids; experienced with machining, welding, and power/hand tools.
• Professional skills: Systematic problem-solver, calm under pressure, excellent communicator across shifts and departments.

Work environment & physical demands

• Physical: Lift up to 50 lbs unassisted; stand, sit, kneel, squat, and climb ladders/scaffolding throughout the shift.
• Environment: Dynamic industrial setting with varying temperatures, high noise, airborne particles (PPE provided), and elevated work areas.
• Scheduling: Up to 12‑hour shifts with potential nights, weekends, and overtime based on production needs.

Preferred credentials

• Trade school or completed apprenticeship in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics.
• Powered Industrial Truck (Forklift/Aerial Lift) Operator License.
• NFPA 70E Arc Flash Safety training.

You should be proficient in

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills
• Motor Replacement/Repair/Maintenance
• Preventive Maintenance & Inspection
• Maintenance and Repair Skills
• Equipment Diagnostics & Troubleshooting
• Machine Safety Inspections
• Plastic Extrusion Experience
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment

Machines & technologies you’ll use

• Extrusion Machine