Maintenance Technician 2nd Shift
About The Position
TemperPack is hiring a Maintenance Technician for its Richmond, Virginia manufacturing facility. The role maintains manufacturing equipment and plant support infrastructure, records machine errors, repairs, maintenance, and settings, and troubleshoots equipment performance in collaboration with operators and engineers. The technician also assists with the development of junior mechanics. TemperPack designs and manufactures sustainable packaging solutions, including plant-based alternatives to EPS foam and single-use plastics. The company is headquartered in Richmond and operates additional manufacturing facilities in Las Vegas and Lansing.
Requirements
- Experience with extrusion or lamination machines, or a comparable manufacturing process.
- Knowledge and high-level proficiency with hand tools, power tools, drill presses, grinders, and similar tools.
- Knowledge of safe working practices around rotating and high-voltage machinery.
- Knowledge of OSHA requirements, including lockout/tagout, confined spaces, and MSDS.
- Ability to disassemble and assemble gearboxes and pumps.
- Ability to identify and measure critical tolerances or dimensions.
- Ability to recognize when gearboxes and pumps need alignment.
- Ability to work cohesively with team members and contribute positively to the work environment.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Ability to remain on foot for 10–12 hours.
- Ability to lift 40 pounds unassisted.
- Ability to reach, bend, kneel, and climb while performing repetitive tasks.
- Ability to work in hot and cold environments.
- Ability to correctly wear PPE for entire shifts.
- Ability to react and respond quickly to noises, smells, visual hazards, and alerts.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent and ongoing basis; employment visa sponsorship is not available.
Nice To Haves
- Experience as a millwright, pipefitter, or steelworker.
- Technical or vocational school education.
Responsibilities
- Maintain machine logs documenting error types and incidents, repairs or maintenance performed, and machine settings.
- Lead preventative and routine mechanical maintenance on machines.
- Lead mechanical equipment breakdown and repair work, including rigging, disassembly, cleaning, and realignment of extrusion systems.
- Maintain and repair support infrastructure, including air and water supplies.
- Troubleshoot equipment performance with machine operators and engineers by listening, checking speed, tracking belts, and using other diagnostic approaches.
- Troubleshoot basic electrical issues.
- Assist with and oversee the development of junior mechanics.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
