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Silgan

Rigid packaging and dispensing products

Maintenance Technician

Full-TimePosted on 10/26/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Fort Smith, AR, USA
In Person
General Maintenance & RepairEquipment Maintenance

About the job

Requirements
  • Have working knowledge and ability to perform skilled work as a mechanic or electrician to maintain and troubleshoot plant equipment.
  • Demonstrate competence and knowledge of safety rules and practices.
  • Have basic knowledge to read and understand blueprints and procedures.
  • Have 3 years of experience in maintenance production machinery.
  • Have basic knowledge of extrusion, vacuum systems, material transfer, air systems, preventative maintenance, safety equipment, fork trucks, and plumbing.
  • Be able to repair and troubleshoot three-phase 480V systems and process controls, including PLC and instrumentation controls.
  • Be able to accurately use and read a variety of measuring devices.
  • Be semi-skilled in work as a machinist, electrician, and HVAC technician.
  • Be semi-skilled in welding, plumbing, and carpentry.
  • Be able to work 12-hour shifts while standing on concrete, lift up to 40 pounds regularly, go up steps periodically throughout the day, and work in heat.
  • Be able to operate powered industrial trucks and lifts.
Responsibilities
  • Maintain and troubleshoot process and plant equipment.
  • Perform preventive and routine maintenance on compressors, fork trucks, oilers, and filters.
  • Read and understand blueprints.
  • Perform complete start-up of production runs.
  • Perform form tooling and shear maintenance.
  • Set up drum and shear tools during changeovers.
  • Troubleshoot and maintain production equipment.
  • Remove and install drum stands.
  • Change drum wheels, extrusion dies, and lips.
  • Perform other designated duties of the quality system as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • A degree in Industrial Technology is preferred.

About the company

Silgan is a global manufacturer of sustainable rigid packaging. Its businesses produce metal food containers, closures, dispensing systems, and specialty packaging for consumer and healthcare products. Customers include food, beverage, personal-care, household, fragrance, pharmaceutical, and other packaged-goods companies. The company integrates product engineering, high-volume manufacturing, quality systems, materials management, and customer-specific packaging development. Teams work in engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, quality, supply chain, sales, research, finance, and corporate operations.

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