Mechanical Support Technician

Altium Packaging; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Altium Packaging is seeking a Mechanical Support Technician to lead emergency response across U.S. and Canada plastics plants. You will stabilize operations, drive corrective actions, and lead on-site technical teams during outages or start-up challenges.

Required is 6–10 years in high-output plastics, with 5–10 years in maintenance/production roles. Travel up to 100% and hands-on leadership on the plant floor are essential to success.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years' experience in a high-output plastics manufacturing environment.
• 5-10 years of hands-on experience in maintenance and/or production technical roles.
• Proven expertise in troubleshooting blow molding systems and downstream bottle processing equipment.
• Willingness to travel up to 100% and work extended hours during critical recovery periods.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and operate on the plant floor.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a first responder for critical operational events across US/Canada plants.
• Deploy to any U.S. or Canada plant on short notice to stabilize operations.
• Lead on-site technical leadership during escalations with Plant Managers and Maintenance Leaders.
• Drive structured root cause analysis; implement and sustain corrective actions.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across maintenance and production systems.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and controls issues on the plant floor.
• Support and execute corrective actions alongside plant teams; perform major PM/overhauls.
• Deliver on-floor training and contribute to continuous improvement and loss elimination.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Blow molding

Maintenance

Electrical

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Location Address:

123 Main St, Anycity, Texas 12345

Work Shift:

Salary Exempt (United States of America)the Mechanical Support Technician is a highly mobile, urgent-response technical leader responsible for stabilizing, restoring, and strengthening maintenance and production operations across all U.S. and Canada manufacturing plants. This role functions as part of an Operations Emergency Response Team, dispatched on short notice to address critical production interruptions, major equipment failures, start-up challenges, safety risks, or chronic performance issues. This role is expected to move quickly, assume on-site leadership, and drive resolution under pressure. The role exists to eliminate losses, restore throughput, and build lasting technical capability across maintenance and production teams, with particular emphasis on blow molding bottle processing environments. This is not a regional advisory role or desk-based position, it is a hands-on, field-driven, execution-focused leadership role requiring urgency, decisiveness, and strong technical capability.

Emergency & Rapid Response (Primary Focus)

• Serve as a first responder for critical operational events, including:
  • Unplanned extended downtime
  • Major blow molding or downstream equipment failures
  • Major line startup or restart failures
  • Chronic defect, scrap, or throughput crises
• Deploy to any U.S. or Canada plant on a moment's notice to assess conditions, stabilize operations, and execute immediate corrective action.
• Act as on-site technical leader during escalation events, partnering directly with Plant Managers, Operations Leaders, and Maintenance Leaders.
• Lead structured root cause analysis and ensure corrective actions are implemented, verified, and sustained.

Operations Technical Execution (Maintenance & Production)

• Provide hands-on technical leadership across maintenance and production systems, including:
  • Blow molding machines (Uniloy, Bekum, Rocheleau, and similar platforms)
  • Bottle processing and packaging equipment
  • Upstream and downstream assets (blenders, grinders, leak testers, vision systems, trimmers, baggers, conveyors, cooling beds)
  • Plant utilities and support systems (chillers, compressed air, vacuum systems)
• Troubleshoot complex mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and controls-related issues directly on the plant floor.
• Support execution-not just design-of corrective actions alongside plant teams.
• Major PM/Overhaul work
• Operate Blow Mold production line in emergency situations

Capability Building & Training

• Build sustainable technical capability across operators and maintenance technicians, with a specific focus on:
  • Bottle processing fundamentals
  • Equipment troubleshooting processes
  • Standardized maintenance and operating practices
• Deliver hands-on, floor-based training (1:1 or small group) across maintenance and production.
• Support and continuously improve operator and maintenance technical training programs.

Continuous Improvement & Loss Elimination

• Identify recurring issues and systemic gaps impacting safety, quality, cost, or delivery.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance leadership to implement standard work, processes, and controls that prevent recurrence.
• Support site teams in sustaining improvements after departure.

Safety & Compliance

• Reinforce strict adherence to safety standards, PPE, and environmental regulations during all intervention and recovery activities.
• Ensure emergency repairs and corrective work comply with local, state, federal, and company requirements.

Vendor & Resource Coordination

• Partner with equipment vendors and technical service providers during escalations to accelerate resolution.
• Support plants with vendor troubleshooting, parts strategy, and post-event learning.

Documentation & Reporting

• Document root causes, corrective actions, and lessons learned from each deployment.

• Reasonable mandatory overtime may be required due to business needs.

Required

• Supports all manufacturing plants across the United States and Canada.
• Travel up to 100%, often with little advance notice.
• Must be able to work extended hours during critical recovery periods.
• 6-10 years' experience in a high-output plastics manufacturing environment, with strong exposure to bottle processing operations.
• 5-10 years of hands-on experience in maintenance and/or production technical roles.
• Demonstrated expertise in troubleshooting blow molding systems and downstream bottle processing equipment.
• Proven ability to lead under pressure during unplanned operational events.
• Strong decision-making skills with the ability to assess incomplete information in fast-moving environments.
• Willingness and capability to be hands-on on the plant floor.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and work in manufacturing environments.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading multi-site or organizational level technical initiatives.
• Budget and cost-management exposure.
• Experience leading cross-functional operations and maintenance teams.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence without authority.

We incorporate our Guiding Principles into all aspects and at all levels of the organization and use them as a framework for decision-making. We believe our Guiding Principles foster a culture of excellence that benefits both employees and customers.

Our Guiding Principles

• Act with Integrity & in Compliance
• Drive Value Creation
• Be Disciplined Entrepreneurs
• Focus on the Customer
• Act with Humility
• Treat others with Dignity and Respect
• Seeking Fulfillment in your Work

We Believe in Rewardingour Most Important Resource - Our People!

We show our commitment to Total Rewards by providing a competitive, comprehensive benefits package. In addition to medical, dental and vision plans, company holidays and vacation days, tuition reimbursement, learning and training opportunities, bonus potential, and a 401(k) plan with company contributions, Altium Packaging locations offer rewards and recognition programs and opportunities to make a difference in the community.

EEO Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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