Maintenance Technician - New Castle, PA

VetJobs; New Castle (PA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision

401K match

Paid holidays

Paid vacations

Job summary

VetJobs is seeking aMaintenance Technician in New Castle, PA to support a 12-hour shift. You will work with seasoned technicians on injection and compression molding equipment, diagnose jams, restart lines, and perform minor repairs to keep production running smoothly.

Minimum education is High School/GED. Strong mechanical abilities and manufacturing experience are required; injection/molding experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical abilities and experience in auto/truck mechanics.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience with injection/compression molding is a plus.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and maintenance instructions.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in work.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team of seasoned Maintenance Technicians to provide guidance and training.
• Diagnose and repair injection and compression molding machines; clear jams and restart lines.
• Perform minor repairs to ensure operational efficiency on a 12-hour shift, covering hydraulics, basic electrical, and conveyors.
• Independently recognize and adjust machinery to maintain efficiency and minimize non-conformances.
• Monitor materials and ensure correct quantities throughout the shift.
• Minimize scrap and machine downtime during color changes.

Skills

Strong mechanical abilities

Troubleshooting machines

Maintenance experience

Attention to detail

Education

High School/GED

Job description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS

Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers.

If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience.

What We Offer

• Starting pay $20 to $30 per hour depending on experience.
• Paid bi-weekly.
• Paid lunches and breaks
• Benefits package includes health, dental, vision, and disability and life insurance along with a company match to your 401K.
• 10 paid Holidays
• 2 Floating personal days
• 10 Vacation days pro-rated from day of hire. 15 days at 5 years of service.
• A safe, clean, temperature-controlled work environment.

What You’ll Do

• Work along side a team of seasoned Maintenance Technicians to provide guidance, training and assistance when needed.
• Responsible for injection and compression molding machine maintenance for the shift production team. Clear and resolve jams on lines, restart lines and perform minor repairs and adjustments to ensure operational efficiency throughout the 12 hour shift. This includes the hydraulics systems, basic electric systems, and conveyor systems.
• Properly diagnose mechanical and quality problems, determine the necessary repairs, and restore malfunctioning equipment back to service with minimum delay.
• Responsible for recognizing, reacting to and adjusting machinery independently when needed to maintain proper machine efficiencies and minimize non-conformances.
• Monitor materials to insure correct amounts are available throughout the shift.
• Responsible for minimization of scrap produced and machine downtime in color changes.

You’ll Love It Here If You

• If you are accurate and trustworthy with a positive attitude that embraces change and continuous improvement in a fast paced and dynamic environment
• Like to figure out troubleshooting machines and maintaining them
• Prefer to work 12-hour shifts providing more days off for personal time each week.
• Want to work a steady shift and schedule.
• Want the opportunity to prove and grow your skills to move to a higher-level maintenance position.

Auto req ID

484136BR

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

• Strong mechanical abilities and experience, such as proven auto/truck mechanics, ability to diagnose and repair engines problems, all around natural ability to learn anything requiring solid mechanical abilities. This is not facilities or building maintenance, and it is not solely electrical or machining. it is all around general machine maintenance.
• Experience In Manufacturing Environment Is Preferred But Not Required..
• Experience with injection/compression molding would be a plus.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to define problems collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
• Must possess attention to detail and be able to demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness.

City*

New Castle

State*

Pennsylvania

Job_Category

Maintenance

Job Code

Manufacturing Manufacturing

Affiliate Sponsor

Silgan Containers