Industrial Maintenance Mechanic

Plastipak Packaging, Inc.
Keasbey, NJ

Plastipak Maintenance Mechanics perform, monitor, and evaluate preventative maintenance plans for assigned lines and continually work towards improving equipment and processes.

We Offer

  • Climate Controlled Facilities: We're warm in the winter & cool in the summer!
  • Benefit Packages: Options to select plans made to fit your family’s needs!
  • Tuition Reimbursement: Continue your education on us!

**Shift: **Nights: 6:30pm-7am (3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off)

Pay: $28.00/hr + shift premium

As a Maintenance Mechanic, you will:

  • Observe mechanical devices in operation and troubleshoot to locate cause of trouble

  • Dismantles equipment to gain access to and remove defective parts

  • Examines form and texture of parts to detect imperfections

  • Repair or replace defective parts. Install special functional and structural parts in equipment

  • Repair electricial equipment

  • Perform scheduled maintenance

  • Operate lathes, drill press, grinder and other metal working tools to make and repair parts.

To be a Maintenance Mechanic, you'll need:

  • High school diploma, GED, or equivalent
  • Welding and fabrication experience strongly preferred
  • Experience with manufacturing equipment
  • Able to read and interpret technical & operational documents, including manuals, blueprints, and schematics
  • Strong mechanical knowledge and ability to troubleshoot & problem solve
  • Physical requirement includes ability to lift up to 75 pounds and work on aerial platforms up to 20 feet with or without reasonable accommodation

You should be proficient in:

  • PLC Troubleshooting Skills
  • Equipment Troubleshooting
  • Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
  • Pneumatics Experience
  • Hydraulics Experience
  • Preventive Maintenance & Inspection
  • Maintenance and Repair Skills
  • Plastic Extrusion Experience
  • Tool/Die/Mold Repair Skills

Machines & technologies you'll use:

  • Injection Molding Machine
  • Extrusion Machine
  • Blow Molding Machine
  • Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Allen Bradley, Siemens)
Posted 2025-10-24