***Maintenance background preferred***

Company Overview

Come join a winning Team! Since 1970 Plastic Express has met the bulk trucking, bulk terminal, packaging, and warehousing needs of the plastics industry. Our strategic locations, modern systems, and dedicated employees allow us to provide custom tailored logistical solutions to fulfill the most challenging needs of our customers. Plastic Express operates from 18 warehouse locations and 37 rail terminals across the US. At many of the Plastic Express sites, we also handle some Non-plastic commodities, which include; paper rolls, steel, building materials and other dry bulk materials. Plastic Express owns and operates roughly 190 trucks, with approximately 227 trailers performing full bulk truck distribution business. Plastic Express is headquartered in City of Industry, CA and has over 500 employees nationwide. Our goal has always been to exceed our customer's expectations, and our can do-attitude is what differentiates us from the competition.

Plastic Express employees have always been our key to success and total customer satisfaction. We are always looking for dependable & talented business professionals that will help us to grow and to continue our “Can Do” tradition.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Summary

Do you enjoy using your hard work and skills to improve the world around you? Make a difference by keeping our work environment clean, safe, and worthy of our high standards. As an energetic maintenance assistant who is good at troubleshooting and fixing things, you will fit right in with our dynamic team of professionals. We believe every member of our team plays a vital role in our success, which is why we go out of our way to provide some of the most attractive rates and benefit packages in the industry. If you want to work in a safe and healthy environment where your opinion always matters, apply with us today!

Responsibilities and Duties

• Assist Maintenance Supervisor with disassembly of damaged and broken equipment so that it can be more easily repaired, then reassembly of equipment after repair work has been successfully completed.
• Assist Maintenance Supervisor with troubleshooting equipment issues that cause operational inefficiencies. Correct problems to ensure proper and safe function of equipment, and highest level of readiness and site activity.
• Receive deliveries of tools, equipment and supplies and transfer them to work stations or other areas as directed by seniors. 
• Hold or hand off tools, equipment and parts to workers who are actively working on maintenance or repairs.
• Examine machinery to ensure that it is functioning properly and to check for defects in components or parts. 
• Move or position vehicles, physical structures and other equipment to ensure easy access for workers who will be troubleshooting, installing, assembling or disassembling them.
• Use hand or power tools to disconnect, connect or adjust tubing, wiring and other equipment as needed. 
• Receive work orders and determine what parts, equipment and services are needed to perform necessary maintenance and repair work. Submit order requests for parts, equipment and services required of third parties in support of maintenance and repair work.

Qualifications and Skills

• High school diploma or two years’ experience in similar field.
• Knowledge of basic maintenance functions; basic mechanical, basic electric, painting, HVAC, minor physical structural repairs, and snow removal (if required by locale).
• Valid Driver’s License may be necessary for operating equipment at some sites.
• Strong consideration will be given to individuals with successful prior experience working in general maintenance, plumbing or HVAC.
• Maintenance background preferred

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Must be able to work long hours, weekends and holidays when needed. 
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to read, understand and speak English in order to ensure effective performance of the job, and the successful operation of the employer's business.
• The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Must be able to perform physical labor such as, routinely lifting up to 60 lbs., moving up to 250 pounds, climbing ladders, operate control panels and working with hand tools.
• Employee must possess vision abilities required by this job function to include close visual confirmation of printed documents, have distance vision to safely and correctly identify objects and or markings. Must have peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus on subjects or objects at any safe working distance. 

Benefits and Perks

• Family health benefit packages
• Vacation pay after a year
• Holiday pay
• Company matching 401k retirement program, after a year