Maintenance Mechanic

Amcor plc

About the role

Manufacturing

Full time

Americas - North America - United States - Mundelein - AF Mundelein Healthcare Packaging IL

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Job Description

Role Overview: Unpack Your Potential

As a Maintenance Technician, you will troubleshoot, repair, and maintain plant production machinery, support equipment, building systems, and other site infrastructure to ensure optimal operating conditions and maximize plant productivity. You will also support equipment upgrades, continuous improvement initiatives, and other assigned maintenance or capital projects as required.

12-hour night shifts (6 PM – 6 AM) on a 2-2-3 rotation ( Note: Must be available on alternating weekends and some holidays)

Compensation & Benefits: Value, Recognized

We reward great work with

401(k): Dollar-for-dollar match up to 8%

Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, disability, and life insurance coverage starting day one

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

Job Description: Possibility Unpacked

What you’ll do

Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production machinery and plant systems (mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic).

Perform preventive maintenance and inspections to ensure safe, reliable operation of equipment and utilities.

Respond to emergency repairs to minimize downtime.

Install, modify, fabricate, and relocate machinery and facility systems using multi‑craft maintenance skills.

Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical blueprints, and technical documentation.

Operate shop equipment and use hand, power, and diagnostic tools safely and effectively.

Document work, requisition materials, and maintain maintenance records.

Follow all environmental, safety, sanitation, and GMP requirements.

What we want from you: Lead the Pack

Preferred qualifications

Adheres to and reinforces Amcor EHS policies and works safely at all times.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively with maintenance, production, and management teams.

Minimum 5 years of maintenance technician experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.

Strong experience with PLC systems (Allen‑Bradley ControlLogix, SLC‑500, PLC‑5), VFDs, servo systems, instrumentation, and 480 VAC power distribution.

Ability to perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot equipment, and complete ISO calibration requirements.

Knowledge of industrial maintenance techniques related to equipment, systems, and facilities repair and installation.

Skilled in the use of hand, power, shop, test, and measuring tools; able to read blueprints, schematics, and technical manuals.

Strong troubleshooting, critical thinking, and decision‑making skills with effective communication abilities.

Forklift certification (or ability to obtain).

Experience in printing and converting manufacturing environments preferred.

Physical Requirements

Extended periods of standing and walking in the production facility, and some occasional lifting of heavy items, i.e. cores or shafts.

Ability to lift 55+ pounds on a frequent basis.

Other physical demands include crouching and reaching.

Use of ladders and elevated walkways required.

Why Amcor?

Be part of a global leader while working in a supportive, team-driven environment. At Amcor, your contributions are recognized, your growth is encouraged, and your work makes a difference.

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team

Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation

Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns

The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

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