Maintenance Technician Packaging (SAPB)

Boston Beer Company•Breinigsville, PA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking experienced industrial maintenance technicians with demonstrated hands-on experience in high-speed bottling, canning, or packaging production environments. This role supports packaging assets including automated fillers, seamers, conveyors, labelers, cartoners, case packers, palletizers, and associated utilities. Current openings are for our Night Shift (5:45PM – 6:00 AM) with two schedule options: Sunday through Tuesday, plus every other Saturday (C12), or Wednesday through Friday, plus every other Saturday (D12). Candidates must be available for either schedule, including alternating Saturdays.

Requirements

High-speed manufacturing in food & beverage, brewery, soda, dairy, or similar facility.
Hands-on packaging line maintenance (not building maintenance, HVAC, facilities, or only PMs).
Experience troubleshooting fillers, seamers, labelers, packers, or palletizers.
Experience troubleshooting sensors, photo-eyes, limit switches.
Experience troubleshooting VFDs, PLC I/O, HMI alarms.
Mechanical power transmission and pneumatic/hydraulic knowledge.
Awareness of NFPA 70E electrical safety principles.

Nice To Haves

Setup, overhaul, & advanced troubleshooting of Ferrum, Angelus, Krones, KHS, Sidel, Douglas, GPI, Pearson, Lantech, or similar OEMs.
Prior use of a CMMS (Maximo experience a plus).
NFPA 70E Certification.
Precision machining & fabrication.

Responsibilities

Diagnose and repair high-speed packaging equipment, including bottle and can fillers, can seamers / roll-through seamers, labelers, date coders, inspection systems, depalletizers, rinsers, packers, and palletizers, as well as conveyors, motors, photo eyes, stop gates, sensors, and diverters.
Perform mechanical and electrical troubleshooting on packaging line components such as bearings, belts, gearboxes, couplings, chain drives, VFDs, and servo systems, as well as pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders, valves, manifolds, and lubrication systems.
Troubleshoot process/product nonconformances through root cause analysis, including issues like loose seams / double seams, fill volume, container pressure, label & date code application, and line jams / accumulation.
Read mechanical drawings, schematics, and piping diagrams to support equipment checks, changeovers, and overhauls.
Support preventive and predictive maintenance programs for packaging assets.
Work safely around conveyors, rotating machinery, high voltage (480V), confined spaces, and elevated work platforms.
Safely operate forklifts and aerial lift equipment.