
Pay and Benefits
Pay Range = $25.32 - $33.82 based on mechanical and electrical skills and experience.
Excellent Benefits Package (Health, Dental, Optometry)
401K Plan and Retirement Contribution
Overtime is paid at 1.5 times base rate in excess of 40 hours per week.
PCA provides technicians with Uniforms, basic hand tools, along with all heavy and special tools.
PCA provides Safety shoes stipends up to $175 and Prescription Safety glasses 1 pair per calendar year
PCA provides paid training to help technicians advance through the progressive skill levels and achieve higher pay.
This position is based at the PCA Box Plant located in Pearl, MS.
This position will perform a variety of maintenance tasks including diagnosing, repairing, rebuilding, or replacing mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and Pneumatic systems on plant equipment.
Technicians work as part of a team to safely perform Preventive Maintenance Activities as well as answer breakdown calls in a Production Environment.
All Maintenance Technician positions are multicraft and training is provided to develop these skills.
Basic Qualifications
2+ Years’ experience in successfully troubleshooting and repairing industrial machinery.
A Technical Degree in the Mechanical or Electrical Trades; particularly within the Corrugated or Printing industry is a plus.
The production schedule is 3 shifts. Maintenance Technicians are placed on shifts according to plant needs and seniority. Opportunities to change shifts are available when organization changes occur or production schedules change.
Be Authorized to work in the US.

PCA is the third-largest producer of containerboard in the United States and a leading producer of uncoated freesheet in North America.
PCA’s net sales for 2025 were $9 billion. The company’s corporate headquarters are located in Lake Forest, Illinois. We have approximately 16,800 employees with operations throughout the United States including ten mills and 91 corrugated product plants & related facilities.
PCA’s Paper segment operates under the trade name Boise Paper, a Division of Packaging Corporation of America. We manufacture and sell white papers, including both commodity and specialty papers.
PCA combines great products with a creative and knowledgeable total-service team to provide ideas and solutions for any packaging need: "When you choose Packaging Corporation of America, you work with people who do the right things for each other and for our customers. We believe in utilizing the power of strong collaborative relationships, bound by the trust we have earned, to deliver innovative packaging solutions and an outstanding service experience."