Maintenance Mechanic

Benjamin Moore & Co • Newark, NJ

4d • $34 - $45 • Onsite

About The Position

Benjamin Moore is hiring a Maintenance Mechanic at its Newark, New Jersey manufacturing facility. The mechanic maintains production and facility equipment by performing routine preventive and predictive maintenance and reactive corrective or breakdown maintenance. The role involves hands-on troubleshooting and repair of manufacturing and packaging equipment, supporting production operations and equipment reliability.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of maintenance and troubleshooting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• High school degree.
• Basic electrical experience in an industrial facility.
• Experience with similar equipment and processes.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Follow site environmental and safety policies and Life Critical Rules, including LOTO, machine guarding, PTW, respiratory protection, and other PPE where required.

Nice To Haves

• PLC and instrument control experience is desired.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance, repairs, and overhauls on equipment; diagnose problems and take corrective action to optimize line and mixer efficiency.
• Recommend and implement equipment modifications to improve reliability.
• Independently set up, change over, and repair filling equipment and packaging lines.
• Support line changeovers, including disassembly and reassembly of packaging and manufacturing line equipment.
• Assist in diagnosing machine electronic controls, sensors, servers, and drives.
• Understand other systems affecting line efficiency or operation, including pumps and scales.
• Complete assigned preventive maintenance and document preventive and breakdown work in the CMMS system.
• Install new equipment and repair existing equipment using written specifications, blueprints, equipment manuals, engineering sketches, and verbal instructions.
• Complete paperwork in accordance with SOP requirements.
• Follow site safety policies and procedures, including LOTO, PTW, and machine guarding.
• Document work performance through the work order system; report preventive maintenance, changeover, and downtime performance to supervision and recommend improvements.
• Review maintenance plans and recommend improvements.
• Participate in site improvement initiatives, including Root Cause Analysis and Breakdown Analysis.
• Work with outside vendors to recommend component or equipment modifications.
• Work overtime to meet company or department needs and remain flexible to change shifts as needed.
• Collaborate with production technicians and other mechanics.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) match.
• PTO starting at 3 weeks of vacation, plus 7 paid holidays and 5 personal days.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Year-end bonus payment eligibility.
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program for eligible active employees who graduated from an accredited post-secondary educational institution.

What This Job Offers

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