Maintenance Technician

Sealed Air; Malvern; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods, keep manufacturing running safely, efficiently and reliably. As a Maintenance Technician you’ll work with advanced production equipment, troubleshoot issues and perform preventative maintenance to support continuous improvement.

You will collaborate across the site, support apprentices and junior technicians, and help ensure we deliver quality products to customers while upholding health, safety and environmental

Qualifications

• Engineering apprenticeship or technical qualification, ideally electrical.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing industrial equipment and electrical components.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, diagrams, specifications.
• Experience using hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring instruments.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to prioritize workloads in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control system issues across manufacturing equipment.
• Carry out planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance activities to maximize equipment uptime and reliability.
• Investigate root causes of equipment failures and implement long-term corrective actions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, efficiency, quality, and cost reduction.
• Use maintenance management systems (CMMS) to document activities, track equipment history, and support maintenance planning.
• Ensure all work is completed in line with health, safety, environmental, and housekeeping standards.
• Provide technical guidance and support to apprentices and less experienced technicians when required.
• Leverage predictive maintenance technologies and data to improve equipment performance and reliability

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Reading schematics/diagrams

Problem solving

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Engineering apprenticeship or technical qualification in Engineering (electrical focus)

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Precision measuring instruments

Job description

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com .

What does a Maintenance Technician do?

As a Maintenance Technician, you will play a critical role in keeping our manufacturing operations running safely, efficiently, and reliably. Working with advanced production equipment, you'll use your technical expertise to troubleshoot issues, perform preventative maintenance, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, working with cutting-edge technology, and making a visible impact on operational performance. You'll collaborate with colleagues across the site, support the development of apprentices and junior technicians, and help ensure we consistently deliver quality products to our customers.

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control system issues across manufacturing equipment.
• Carry out planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance activities to maximize equipment uptime and reliability.
• Investigate root causes of equipment failures and implement long-term corrective actions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, efficiency, quality, and cost reduction.
• Use maintenance management systems (CMMS) to document activities, track equipment history, and support maintenance planning.
• Ensure all work is completed in line with health, safety, environmental, and housekeeping standards.
• Provide technical guidance and support to apprentices and less experienced technicians when required.
• Leverage predictive maintenance technologies and data to improve equipment performance and reliability

Qualifications

• Recognized engineering apprenticeship and/or technical qualification in Engineering, ideally with an electrical focus.
• Strong knowledge of electrical, mechanical, fluid power, and control systems.Experience troubleshooting and repairing industrial equipment and electrical components.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, diagrams, and specifications.
• Experience using hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring instruments.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to prioritize workloads, work independently, and perform effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Preferred:

• Experience within blown film extrusion, printing, converting, or similar manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Willingness to travel occasionally to support training and business needs.

Join a team where your expertise is valued, your development is supported, and your contributions have a direct impact on operational success. You'll work in a collaborative environment focused on safety, innovation, continuous improvement, and helping each other succeed.

Requisition id:55841

Relocation:No

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air’s global resources and expertise.

Corporate sustainability -it’s about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate.

Customer Success -meeting our customers' needs. At Sealed Air it’s more than a goal, it’s an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values.

Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.