Maintenance Technician III

Tellus Products, LLC is a leading global flexible packaging company with comprehensive product offerings. We are guided in our work by four core values that are the basis for our success: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement. We bring brand owners and packaging experts together to generate fresh thinking, accelerate advanced technology and increase speed-to-market, package customization and consumer differentiation. Our expertise is rooted in shared core values grown from the heritage of our small businesses and strategic acquisitions. Collectively, we are stronger and more responsive, with a broader geographic footprint.

OVERVIEW

We are seeking a skilled and experiencedMaintenance Technician IIIto join our manufacturing team. This full-time role is responsible for installing, repairing, maintaining, and troubleshooting stationary industrial machinery and mechanical equipment to ensure optimal plant operations.

Key Responsibilities Position

• Interpret diagrams, schematics, and service manuals to determine work procedures
• Operate rigging equipment and dollies to position heavy machinery and parts
• Fit bearings, align gears and shafts, attach motors, and connect couplings and belts to precise tolerances
• Align and test equipment, making necessary adjustments
• Perform predictive and operational maintenance procedures
• Repair or replace defective parts and components
• Service and repair electric, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
• Perform non-structural welding and tack welding as needed; assist with fabrication and maintain inventory of replacement parts
• Assemble, align, and balance pumps, valves, cranes, fans, and traveling screens
• Support training and development of Maintenance Technicians I and II
• Demonstrate understanding of plant and process operations
• Be available for after-hours major repairs or plant interruptions
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; demonstrate strong instructing skills

Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum 18 years of age
• High school diploma or GED required
• Forklift certification required
• Solid understanding of fluid mechanics (hydraulics and pneumatics) and related components (valves, cylinders, pumps, compressors)
• Proficient in using precision tools such as calipers, micrometers, dial indicators, levels, gauge blocks, and optical/laser alignment tools
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexible, reliable, and well-organized
• Good verbal, reading, writing, and basic math skills
• Clean work and disciplinary record
• Physically capable of working in various positions (sitting, walking, climbing, kneeling, lifting, reaching, pulling)
• Must be able to frequently lift 25 to 60 pounds

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, genderidentity, age,nationalorigin, disability, veteranstatusorany other category protected under federal, state, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.