Mechanic

Silgan Containers; Hammond (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hiring bonus

Paid time off

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

Silgan Containers in Hammond, Indiana is seeking an Industrial Mechanic to maintain high-speed can line equipment and support safety, quality, and efficiency on the plant floor.

The role offers starting pay of $34.27/hour with shift differential, potential overtime, a $5,000 hiring bonus, and opportunities for career growth within America’s largest metal food packaging producer.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED or 2-year Trade School preferred.
• 5+ years of mechanical manufacturing experience preferred.
• Familiarity with precision measuring tools.
• Willingness to operate and maintain Silgan's can lines and perform quality checks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimize mechanical systems: troubleshoot, repair, and improve mechanical components on high speed can lines equipment to ensure consistent performance and minimize downtime.
• Operate manufacturing machinery: Run and maintain can line equipment, making necessary adjustments to keep operations running smoothly.
• Ensure precision and accuracy: Use tools such as calipers, micrometers, and gauges to measure components within tight tolerances.
• Monitor production flow: Track product quality and line efficiency, identifying and resolving issues to prevent disruptions.
• Solve technical issues: Diagnose mechanical and quality-related problems and apply hands-on solutions to improve equipment reliability and performance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement: Offer ideas that enhance safety, productivity, quality, and cost efficiency across your work area.

Skills

Troubleshooting Equipment

Preventative Maintenance

Worn parts repair

Precision measurement

Education

High school diploma / GED / 2-year trade school

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Gauges

Job description

Silgan Containers has openings for industrial Mechanics at our Hammond manufacturing facility

Starting pay of $34.27 per hour plus shift differential

$5000 Hiring Bonus

Shifts: Train on 1st shift, then work 2nd or 3rd shift

Silgan Containers | America’s Largest Metal Food Packaging Producer

Looking for a high-paying manufacturing maintenance career with outstanding benefits, overtime opportunities, career advancement, and long-term stability? Join Silgan Containers in Hammond, Indiana as an Industrial Mechanic and become part of a manufacturing team focused on safety, sustainability, and innovation.

Silgan Containers offers competitive pay, industry-leading benefits, paid time off, and strong career growth opportunities in a stable manufacturing environment.

You’ll Love It Here If You Like

• Troubleshooting Equipment and Tooling
• Performing Preventative Maintenance
• Repairing Or Replacing Worn Parts

What You’ll Do

• Maintain and optimize mechanical systems: Troubleshoot, repair, and improve mechanical components on high speed can lines equipment to ensure consistent performance and minimize downtime.
• Operate manufacturing machinery: Run and maintain can line equipment, making necessary adjustments to keep operations running smoothly.
• Ensure precision and accuracy: Use tools such as calipers, micrometers, and gauges to measure components within tight tolerances of .0010 to meet quality standards.
• Monitor production flow: Track product quality and line efficiency, identifying and resolving issues to prevent disruptions.
• Solve technical issues: Diagnose mechanical and quality-related problems and apply hands-on solutions to improve equipment reliability and performance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement: Offer ideas that enhance safety, productivity, quality, and cost efficiency across your work area.

We Need You To Have

• High school diploma or GED or 2-year Trade School preferred
• 5 plus years of mechanical manufacturing experience preferred
• Familiarity with precision measuring tools.
• Willingness to operate and maintain Silgan's can lines by performing and documenting quality checks.

Who We Are

• America's largest metal food packaging producer, dedicated to sustainability and innovation.
• Silgan Containers is rethinking how to make the metal food can through increased recycled content, modern process overhauls, renewable energy procurement, and other innovative practices.

Apply now to start your career with a company that values your skills, invests in your growth, and offers long term stability in manufacturing.

Equal Opportunity / Drug-Free Workplace

Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan is a drug-free workplace.