Maintenance Technician Packaging

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair high-speed packaging equipment, including:
  • Bottle and can fillers
  • Can seamers / roll-through seamers
  • Labelers, date coders, and inspection systems
  • Depalletizers, rinsers, packers, and palletizers
  • Conveyors, motors, photo eyes, stop gates, sensors, and diverters
• Perform mechanical and electrical troubleshooting on packaging line components such as:
  • Bearings, belts, gearboxes, couplings, chain drives, VFDs, and servo systems
  • Pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders, valves, manifolds, and lubrication systems
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance programs for packaging assets.
• Work safely around conveyors, rotating machinery, high voltage (480V), confined spaces, and elevated work platforms.
• Safely operate forklifts and aerial lift equipment.

What Ingredients You’ll Bring

• Required Experience:
• High-speed manufacturing in food & beverage, brewery, soda, dairy, or similar facility.
• Hands-on packaging line maintenance (not building maintenance, HVAC, facilities, or only PMs).
• Experience troubleshooting: Fillers, seamers, labelers, packers, or palletizers
• Sensors, photo-eyes, limit switches
• VFDs, PLC I/O, HMI alarms
• Mechanical power transmission and pneumatic/hydraulic knowledge.
• Awareness of NFPA 70E electrical safety principles.

• Preferred Experience:
• Setup, overhaul, & advanced troubleshooting of Ferrum, Angelus, Krones, KHS, Sidel, Douglas, GPI, Pearson, Lantech, or similar OEMs.
• Prior use of a CMMS (Maximo experience a plus).
• NFPA 70E Certification.
• Precision machining & fabrication.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Lift up to 50lbs, climb stairs, crawl under equipment, work on elevated platforms, work in confined spaces, stand for long durations.
• Work safely around high noise, moving equipment, forklifts, hot/cold areas, at heights, and wet floors.
• Must wear required PPE.

Pay

The pay rate for this role if hired is $32.78/hr. However, it's important to note that where the person hired starts in this range is dependent on their related experience, skillset and location.

Perks

• Tuition reimbursement
• Fertility/adoption support
• Free financial coaching
• Health & wellness program and discounts
• Professional development & training
• Free beer!

Qualifications

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Fair Chance Ordinance and the CA Fair Chance Act.

Boston Beer Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.