Apprentice Maintenance Mechanic - $32.32 to $38.07

Anchor Glass Container•Shakopee, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Anchor Glass Container is hiring an Apprentice Maintenance Mechanic at its Shakopee, Minnesota plant. The role offers an opportunity to pursue an industrial maintenance career in a manufacturing environment. Apprentices troubleshoot, repair, inspect, install, relocate, and maintain plant equipment and systems, including electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment. Work may involve conveyors, palletizers, inspection equipment, hoists, elevators, mobile equipment, and other mechanized devices. The apprenticeship is an 8,000-hour program governed by federally approved national standards. Apprentices must complete at least 144 hours of approved classroom training every twelve months through local technical schools. Classes take place during non-working hours and are unpaid; Anchor Glass pays 100% of course, textbook, and fee costs. Training is Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; afterward, employees are assigned to a rotating shift. The described rotation consists of seven consecutive days on each of three shifts, with days off between rotations, for 21 working days and seven days off in a 28-day cycle. The posting lists a wage range of $32.32 to $38.07 and describes an extensive benefits package.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot and repair electronic, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic problems.
Diagnose and fix issues involving chains, belts, rollers, conveyors, palletizers, and inspection equipment.
Repair and maintain electrical, mechanical, electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.
Repair, overhaul, and service mechanized equipment such as hoists, elevators, conveyors, mobile equipment, and hi-lifts.
Perform carpentry work to construct, repair, or modify structures, cabinets, scaffolds, shelves, offices, fixtures, and related items.
Prepare surfaces and mix paints, then paint interiors, exteriors, and equipment using brushes and spray guns.
Install and maintain utility lines for gas, water, and air, including general plumbing work.
Inspect, install, relocate, repair, and maintain plant electrical equipment, including motors, switch boxes, panels, instruments, starters, control devices, power circuits, and feeders.
Install, move, repair, and maintain mechanical and electronic selecting devices.
Remove, install, repair, and check plant mechanical devices and equipment.
Cut, braze, and weld metals used to construct forms, guardrails, catwalks, runways, and stairs.
Work with furnace line personnel to install and adjust oil burners.
Inspect plant equipment and follow the preventative maintenance program.
Complete at least 144 hours of approved classroom training every twelve months as part of the apprenticeship.