Mechanical Support Technician

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🌐 United States, Canada – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇨🇦 Canada – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📞 Support Engineer

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Altium Packaging

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏭 Manufacturing

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏥 Healthcare

Manufacturing • Food & Beverage • Healthcare

Altium Packaging is a leading supplier of rigid plastic packaging solutions, primarily serving markets such as water, food, dairy, beverages, automotive, healthcare, and personal care. With a strong emphasis on sustainability, innovation, and customer-centric service, Altium operates across the U. S. and Canada, boasting a network of over 70 plants and 100 years of experience. The company provides specialized packaging for household and specialty chemicals and offers a wide array of products like bottles, caps, and labels that meet diverse consumer and industrial needs. Altium Packaging takes pride in its ability to offer custom solutions that help elevate brands and protect the environment.

📋 Description

• Serve as a first responder for critical operational events, including extended downtime, major equipment failures, startup/restart failures, and chronic defect, scrap, or throughput crises • Deploy to any U.S. or Canada plant on short notice to assess conditions, stabilize operations, and execute corrective action • Act as on-site technical leader during escalation events, partnering with Plant Managers, Operations Leaders, and Maintenance Leaders • Lead root cause analysis and ensure corrective actions are implemented, verified, and sustained • Provide hands-on technical leadership across blow molding, bottle processing, packaging, upstream/downstream assets, plant utilities, and support systems • Troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and controls-related issues on the plant floor • Execute corrective actions alongside plant teams • Perform major preventive maintenance and overhaul work • Operate blow mold production lines in emergency situations • Build technical capability among operators and maintenance technicians • Deliver hands-on training and improve operator and maintenance technical training programs • Identify recurring issues and systemic gaps affecting safety, quality, cost, or delivery • Implement standard work, processes, and controls to prevent recurrence • Support sites in sustaining improvements after departure • Reinforce safety, PPE, and environmental compliance • Coordinate with equipment vendors and technical service providers • Support vendor troubleshooting, parts strategy, and post-event learning • Document root causes, corrective actions, and lessons learned from each deployment

🎯 Requirements

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

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans • Company holidays and vacation days • Tuition reimbursement • Learning and training opportunities • Bonus potential • 401(k) plan with company contributions • Rewards and recognition programs • Opportunities to make a difference in the community