Apprentice Maintenance - 6000 Hours

Job Title

Apprentice Maintenance - 6000 Hours

About Us:

Anchor Glass Container LLC, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a leading North American manufacturer of premium glass containers with five, strategically located production facilities throughout the US. Founded in 1983, Anchor serves many of the most iconic and recognizable consumer packaging brands in the beer, beverage, spirits and food industries. Anchor Glass Container LLC strives to exceed customer expectations through unrelenting attention to detail. What we do goes beyond glass making. We find incredible meaning in all the small things that create enriching experiences for customers and consumers alike. Everything we do – creating, customizing, shipping, collaborating – we do with the customer’s best interests in mind. Each solution is the result of a thousand-and-one details coming together in brilliant succession, thanks to our team of experts that do whatever it takes to make life easier and more enjoyable for our customers. With over 2,000 US-based team members, Anchor Glass has the size and scale to service all of your glass packaging needs, without the complexity and bureaucracy associated with larger suppliers. Excellence is in the details!

Anchor Glass in an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Summary

Job Summary: The Journeyman Maintenance Technician is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, installing, and maintaining production equipment, facility systems, and related machinery in a glass manufacturing environment. This position supports safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations by performing preventive maintenance, responding to equipment breakdowns, and working closely with production, engineering, and maintenance teams.

MAIN POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance on glass manufacturing equipment, including conveyors, batch handling systems, furnaces, lehrs, forming equipment, inspection systems, packaging equipment, motors, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, and related plant machinery.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and basic control system issues to minimize downtime and maintain production schedules.
• Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, equipment manuals, wiring diagrams, and technical drawings.
• Perform equipment installations, alignments, adjustments, calibrations, rebuilds, and changeovers as required.
• Use hand tools, power tools, precision measuring instruments, welding/cutting equipment, and diagnostic tools safely and effectively.
• Complete work orders, preventive maintenance documentation, equipment history records, and parts usage records accurately and in a timely manner.
• Follow all company safety policies, lockout/tagout procedures, confined space requirements, hot work procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Assist in identifying root causes of equipment failures and recommend improvements to increase equipment reliability, quality, and operational efficiency.
• Maintain housekeeping standards in maintenance areas, production areas, and shop spaces.
• Work collaboratively with production operators, supervisors, engineers, contractors, and other maintenance personnel.
• Support emergency repairs and plant shutdown work as needed.

EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS: