Industrial Maintenance Reliability Technician I

TOPPAN Packaging Americas • Hickory, NC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Plant Engineer, the Industrial Maintenance Reliability Technician I is responsible for improving plant equipment reliability by maintaining equipment in like-new condition and minimizing downtime. This role uses advanced maintenance knowledge to troubleshoot, repair, improve, and precision-install plant equipment while supporting maintenance excellence initiatives. This role also provides support for the Toppan Performance System (SPS), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and continuous improvement efforts across the facility.

Requirements

• High school diploma and formal technical training
• 5+ years of recent manufacturing maintenance experience
• Strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills
• Experience operating conventional machining equipment including lathe, mill, and drill press
• Understand craft tools and proper applications
• Experience working on modern high-speed production equipment
• Can work unsupervised and manage priorities independently
• Experience with technical documentation
• Can read and understand pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical schematics
• Strong troubleshooting ability
• Communicate well across teams
• Manufacturing safety training and can help reinforce safe practices

Nice To Haves

• PLC / automation training in programming and troubleshooting

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance tasks required to keep plant equipment operating in like-new condition
• Troubleshoot equipment and systems to quickly identify root causes of failures
• Repair mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, piping, electrical, and robotic equipment
• Improve equipment reliability through preventive and corrective maintenance
• Precision install equipment using OEM specifications
• Maintain strong lubrication practices and ensure proper lubrication is applied to machinery
• Support TPM, SPS, and Maintenance Excellence initiatives
• Identify opportunities for process and equipment improvement
• Read and interpret technical documentation, schematics, and diagrams
• Work independently to support uptime and production reliability

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing resources
• Paid time off and holidays
• Company-paid and voluntary insurance plans including life, accident, and disability coverage
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED