Maintenance Technician 1st Shift

Maintenance Technician 1st Shift

Salary Range $40.00 - $45.00 Hourly Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Education Level High School Travel Percentage None

Maintenance Technician 1st Shift

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Supervisor's Title: Maintenance Manager

Department: Manufacturing

Location: 4447 Carolina Ave, Richmond VA

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

The maximum full-time hourly pay for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations and refers to the amount TemperPack is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

Richmond, VA: Hourly pay up to $45.00 for the Maintenance Tech Position.

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate's offer letter.

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.

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