Maintenance Technician

Job Description:

We are seeking a Maintenance Technician who will ensure that our production and manufacturing assets are fully utilized and maintained on a daily basis while adhering to proper safety rules and regulations. The incumbent will be asked to perform routine maintenance on sophisticated equipment (extruder, panel line). The Technicians will work with the Maintenance Manager to plan and schedule equipment downtime, along with documenting logs and machine failures. Compensation and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience level.

Job Title: Maintenance Technician-2nd Shift-5p-5a

Supervisor’s Title: Maintenance Manager

Department: Manufacturing

Location: 4390 Flossmoor St, Las Vegas, Nv 89115

About TemperPack

TemperPack is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, with additional manufacturing facilities in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Lansing, Michigan. Founded in 2015, we design and manufacture innovative sustainable packaging solutions for cold chain shipping across food and beverage, life sciences, pet and vet, and wine as well as protective packaging for all industries. Our plant-based products give customers high-performance alternatives to EPS foam and single-use plastics, developed and proven in Proving Ground, our ISTA®-certified thermal transport lab, and manufactured at three ISO 9001:2015-certified facilities.

In 2026, we became a Certified B Corporation™, joining a global community of companies independently verified to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. This certification reflects our mission to build packaging solutions that customers and end consumers feel great about using. If that mission resonates, we'd love to have you on our team.

Essential Job Functions:

• Maintain machine logs to record the type and incidence of errors, repairs or maintenance performed and machine settings.
• Lead preventative and routine mechanical maintenance on machines.
• Lead mechanical breakdown and/or repair on equipment including rigging, disassembly, cleaning and re-alignment of extrusion system.
• Maintain and repair support infrastructure including both air and water supplies.
• Troubleshoot performance issues working with machine operators and engineers by listening, checking speed, tracking belts, etc.
• Troubleshoot basic electrical issues
• Assist with and oversee the development of Junior Mechanics

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge and high-level efficiency of hand tools, power tools, drill press, grinders, etc. Knowledge of safe working practices with rotating and high voltage machinery.
• Knowledge of OSHA requirements including lock-out/tag-out, confined spaces, MSDS, etc.
• Ability to disassemble and assemble gearboxes, pumps.
• Ability to identify and measure critical tolerances or dimensions.
• Ability to know that gearboxes and pumps need alignment.
• Ability to work cohesively with other team members, and to contribute positively to the work environment.

Qualifications

Experience:

• Experience with extrusion or lamination machines or comparable manufacturing process.
• Experience as millwright, pipefitter or steelworker, preferred.

Education and Certifications:

• HS diploma or GED required, Technical or Vocation School, preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Be on your feet for 10-12 hours
• Able to lift 40 pounds unassisted.
• Able to reach, bend, kneel and climb while performing repetitive tasks

• Ability to work in hot and cold environments
• Able to correctly wear PPE for entire shifts
• Able to react and respond quickly to noises, smells, visual hazards, and alerts

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent and ongoing basis. This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.

*Important Notice:

At this time, our company will not be engaging with external agencies or third-party vendors for recruitment services. We appreciate the interest of recruitment agencies, but kindly request that they refrain from contacting us regarding potential candidates. We are excited to build our internal recruitment capabilities and establish direct relationships with potential hires.

TemperPack sources candidates exclusively through our official careers page and reputable job boards. We do not initiate contact with applicants through unsolicited emails, social media messages, or cold calls. Any emails directly from Temperpack originate only from the temperpack.com domain name. TemperPack will never ask for payment of any kind, including application fees, gift cards, or wire transfers during the hiring process.

In select cases, we partner with professional recruiting firms, but those representatives will clearly state that they are working on behalf of TemperPack and will not request any form of payment from candidates. We encourage all applicants to rely only on opportunities posted through our official channels when exploring careers with TemperPack.

TemperPack provides Equal Employment Opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or status as a covered veteran/reservist, and any other class of protected individuals, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Our company uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.E-Verify.gov.