Industrial Maintenance Technician — Metal Packaging

Job overview

The Industrial Maintenance Technician role is onsite in Fort Dodge, IA. Starting pay is $32.46 per hour. The position supports Silgan Containers’ metal food-packaging manufacturing operations. The technician maintains and repairs high-speed production equipment to support safe, reliable manufacturing. Through preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and equipment inspections, the role helps reduce downtime and sustain production quality and efficiency.

What you'll do

• Troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and modify mechanical equipment and production machinery
• perform preventive and predictive maintenance
• diagnose mechanical failures
• inspect, repair, and replace bearings, chains, gears, belts, conveyors, pumps, and other components
• use precision measuring instruments to tolerances up to .0010
• document maintenance activities
• support safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency improvements
• collaborate with production and maintenance teams.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

industrial maintenance technician

silgan containers

fort dodge ia

onsite

manufacturing

metal food packaging

$32.46/hr

$3,000 hiring bonus

preventive maintenance

industrial mechanic

equipment troubleshooting

high-speed machinery

paid training

overtime available

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short- and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with 3% company match
• two weeks of first-year vacation
• 10 paid holidays
• tuition reimbursement
• training
• wellness programs
• employee assistance program
• discounts
• pet insurance
• safety glasses allowance
• on-site fitness center.

Why this role

Starting pay is $32.46 per hour; a $3,000 hiring bonus is advertised. Requires a high school diploma, GED, or vocational/technical education and desired experience of two or more years in industrial maintenance.

About the employer

Silgan Containers is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Metal Container Manufacturing. Sector: 33.