Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.
Location: Whiting, WI
Description:
Shift Maintenance – E&I Journeyman
Starting Pay: $44.76/hour (increases to $45.43 effective 8/1/25). Per CBA language, work performed on Sundays and contractual holidays is paid at double time.
Schedule: Primary schedule will be 6 P.M. to 6 A.M. on a two week rotation. Week 1 is working Tu, W, Th. Week 2 is M, F, Sa, Su. This rotation will include weekends, holidays, and overtime.
Vacation: Minimum of 2 weeks after one year of service, with potential for additional credit offered for time spent in the trade.
The Shift Maintenance - E&I Journeyman will be paired with a Journeyman Mechanic to support mill assets during the hours of 6:00 P.M. – 6:00 A.M. on a rotating shift. Assets include paper machines, folios, embossers, roll wrap and cutsize, as well as shared systems that are used to support multiple assets. The ideal candidate will have a positive attitude and initiative.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure that manufacturing and converting processes are maintained in a preventative fashion to ensure optimum reliability and up time.
- Conduct preventative and corrective maintenance of equipment and troubleshoot problems while applying theory and related knowledge to install, rebuild, or repair equipment as needed.
- Assist with all service calls while on duty and take call ins as necessary to ensure production operation.
- Ensure all required tools, parts and supplies are available for each job performed, complete required service records and be responsible for recommending and/or initiating equipment modifications and/or replacement of components.
Responsible for understanding, maintaining and troubleshooting:
- General electrical systems and controls (motor starters, lighting circuits, power distribution equipment, industrial controls)
- Programmable Logic Controllers (Rockwell Control Logix)
- Variable speed AC & DC drives and motors
- Process instrumentation and control (transmitters, control valves, control loops and DCS)
- Process variable monitoring and control (temperature, pressure, flow, PH, etc.)
- Analytical process troubleshooting including electrical print reading and using troubleshooting manuals
Essential Job Functions include:
- Ability to wear required personal protective equipment
- Ability to bend, kneel, squat and stoop
- Ability to read and understand instructions, procedures, and equipment training manuals
- Ability to accurately read and record data
- Ability to climb stairs and work from steps, ladders, scaffolds, mobile lifts and elevator platforms
- Ability to operate/use manual and powered material handling equipment such as a pickup truck, hand dolly, chain fall, chain hoist, electric hoist, tractor, truck and heavy equipment as needed
- Ability to work in extreme temperatures when necessary
- Ability to work in confined spaces when necessary
Qualifications:
Required
- Journeyman card and/or state license
- Possess technical/problem solving skills
- Contribute in a team environment to meet our business objectives
- Ability to pass pre-employment physical capabilities test, pre-employment drug/alcohol screening and a background check.
Preferred
- Four years of experience
- Advanced electrical/ instrumentation education and experience in an industrial environment.
POSITION DEMANDS:
This position operates in a manufacturing environment with varying temperatures, dust, odors, and potential exposure to mechanical, electrical, and chemical hazards.
Employees must wear required PPE (e.g., safety shoes, glasses, hearing protection, gloves, bump caps).
Physical demands include:
- Lifting up to 50 lbs, pushing up to 108 lbs, pulling up to 60 lbs.
- Working extended shifts (up to 16 hours)
- Performing repetitive tasks and working in tight spaces
- Good vision and focus required
- PIV certification required
WHAT WE OFFER
At Mativ, our benefits reflect how much we value and care for each other. We know that employees and their families have unique needs, so our comprehensive benefits offer flexibility, quality, and affordability. Here are just a few of the ways we support your well-being and that of your loved ones:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Consumer-Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
- Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
- Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
- Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
- Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
- 401(k) savings plan with company match
- Employee assistance programs – available 24/7 to you and your family
- Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance
ABOUT MATIV
Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.
Mativ and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.