Apprentice Maintenance - 6000 Hours

Anchor Glass Container LLC; United States; On-site; USD 24,796 - 34,440; Full time

Job summary

Anchor Glass Container LLC is seeking an Apprentice Maintenance Technician to support preventive maintenance and repairs on glass manufacturing equipment. You will troubleshoot and repair conveyors, furnaces, lehrs, and packaging systems while following safety policies and quality standards.

Work closely with production, engineering, and maintenance teams to minimize downtime and ensure reliable plant operations.

Qualifications

• Candidates should demonstrate hands-on ability to troubleshoot and repair production equipment.
• Experience with preventive maintenance and equipment history documentation is desirable.
• Ability to read blueprints, schematics, and equipment manuals is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance on glass manufacturing equipment.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues to minimize downtime.
• Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and wiring diagrams.
• Perform installations, alignments, adjustments, calibrations, and changeovers as needed.
• Use hand and power tools safely and effectively; maintain accurate records.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Reading blueprints

Mechanical systems

Electrical systems

Hydraulic/Pneumatic basics

Diagnosis with diagnostic tools

Collaboration with teams

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Diagnostic tools

Welding/cutting equipment

Job description

Job Title: Apprentice Maintenance - 6000 Hours

Job Summary

The Journeyman Maintenance Technician is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, installing, and maintaining production equipment, facility systems, and related machinery in a glass manufacturing environment. This position supports safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations by performing preventive maintenance, responding to equipment breakdowns, and working closely with production, engineering, and maintenance teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance on glass manufacturing equipment, including conveyors, batch handling systems, furnaces, lehrs, forming equipment, inspection systems, packaging equipment, motors, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, and related plant machinery.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and basic control system issues to minimize downtime and maintain production schedules.
• Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, equipment manuals, wiring diagrams, and technical drawings.
• Perform equipment installations, alignments, adjustments, calibrations, rebuilds, and changeovers as required.
• Use hand tools, power tools, precision measuring instruments, welding/cutting equipment, and diagnostic tools safely and effectively.
• Complete work orders, preventive maintenance documentation, equipment history records, and parts usage records accurately and in a timely manner.
• Follow all company safety policies, lockout/tagout procedures, confined space requirements, hot work procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Assist in identifying root causes of equipment failures and recommend improvements to increase equipment reliability, quality, and operational efficiency.
• Maintain housekeeping standards in maintenance areas, production areas, and shop spaces.
• Work collaboratively with production operators, supervisors, engineers, contractors, and other maintenance personnel.
• Support emergency repairs and plant shutdown work as needed.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Anchor Glass in an Equal Opportunity Employer.