Industrial Maintenance Reliability Technician III
TOPPAN Packaging · Morristown, TN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 9 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at TOPPAN Packaging (packaging) in Morristown, TN. Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair chillers, process pumps, compressors, ink pumps, glue pumps, and related equipment.
- Tools it names
- Root cause, PLC, Extrusion
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $57k–$86k.
Median of the low and high ends of 59 live postings that list pay, out of 2258 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 63 other live reliability postings in Tennessee.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 55%
- ✓ PLC 50%
- Welding 36%
- EHS / safety 31%
- ✓ Root cause 23%
- Tooling 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Extrusion, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Full description from TOPPAN PackagingAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM, rotating as required
Pay Rate: $38.11–$41.83/hour
Summary Description
The Industrial Maintenance Reliability Technician III (IMRT III) is an advanced maintenance position responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving manufacturing equipment to maximize reliability and minimize downtime.
Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, this position performs preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance across mechanical and electrical systems. The IMRT III will diagnose complex equipment issues, identify root causes, and work independently to keep production equipment operating safely and efficiently.
Qualifications
- ✓High school diploma or GED preferred but not required. Candidates who demonstrate the necessary manufacturing experience and the required literacy, numeracy, and technical skills will be considered regardless of educational background.
Benefits
At TOPPAN Packaging Americas, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to support our employees’ overall wellbeing. This includes competitive pay, robust benefits, and programs that help you thrive both personally and professionally. Specific benefits and wellbeing programs may vary based on your work location, employment classification, or collective bargaining agreement.
- ✓Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options
- ✓401(k) retirement plan with company match
- ✓Wellbeing tools and resources, including an Employee Assistance Program
- ✓Paid time off and holidays
- ✓Company-paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans, including life, personal accident, and disability insurance
- ✓Tuition reimbursement
We are committed to providing a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to contribute to their fullest potential. We also provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the application and employment processes.
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Position: Industrial Maintenance Reliability Technician III
Location: Morristown, TN
What You’ll Be Doing
- •Follow all plant safety policies and procedures, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), PPE requirements, and safe machine operation.
- •Read and interpret electrical blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematics, equipment specifications, and technical documentation.
- •Troubleshoot motors, contactors, relays, and other electrical components using multimeters and other diagnostic equipment.
- •Troubleshoot and repair electrical controls, PLCs, industrial controls, and motor control systems.
- •Diagnose mechanical and electrical equipment failures and determine the appropriate corrective action.
- •Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on manufacturing and facility equipment.
- •Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair chillers, process pumps, compressors, ink pumps, glue pumps, and related equipment.
- •Operate and work with shop equipment including bandsaws, mills, and lathes.
- •Perform equipment repairs and calibrations while minimizing production downtime.
- •Identify the root cause of recurring production equipment issues and implement effective repairs.
- •Ensure production and related equipment remains in safe and reliable operating condition.
- •Document completed repairs, parts used, equipment conditions, and maintenance activities within the CMMS.
- •Assist with maintaining appropriate spare-parts inventory and an organized parts room.
- •Participate in Global Performance System (GPS) activities, including 5Star, Pillar Teams, audits, Near Miss reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- •Maintain regular and consistent attendance and respond to overtime or weekend needs as required.
- •Perform additional maintenance duties and projects as assigned.
We’d Love to Hear From You If
- •You have significant industrial maintenance or military maintenance experience troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining manufacturing equipment.
- •You have strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
- •You have experience troubleshooting PLCs, electrical controls, motors, contactors, relays, and industrial motor-control systems.
- •You are comfortable reading and interpreting electrical blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical documentation.
- •You have hands-on experience performing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
- •You have experience diagnosing equipment failures and performing root-cause troubleshooting.
- •You have experience with industrial equipment such as chillers, pumps, compressors, motors, and related systems.
- •Experience with blown film, sheet extrusion, flexographic printing, lamination, slitting, or ancillary flexible-packaging equipment is preferred.
- •You have experience using a CMMS to document maintenance activities and equipment history.
- •You can safely operate a forklift.
- •You are comfortable using mechanical lifts and ladders and performing work that requires kneeling, bending, twisting, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
- •You can work independently, prioritize multiple maintenance needs, and respond effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- •You are available to work overtime and weekends when production or maintenance needs require it.