Mechanical Maintenance Technician - Water Cup Production Line

Industry: Packaged Water / Water Cup Manufacturing

Employment Type: Full-time

Number of Vacancies: 5

Reports To: Maintenance Supervisor / Senior Maintenance Technician

Preferred Nationality: Indian/Iranian

Job Purpose

Perform hands-on preventive and corrective mechanical maintenance on high-speed thermoforming/Form-Fill-Seal water cup production machines. The technician will inspect, service, repair, adjust, and troubleshoot equipment throughout the complete cup-forming, filling, sealing, cutting, and discharge process.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance according to approved checklists.
• Respond quickly to production-line breakdowns and restore equipment safely.
• Inspect, dismantle, repair, replace, and reassemble mechanical components.
• Clean, lubricate, adjust, and align machine parts and assemblies.
• Check film feeding, heating, forming, filling, sealing, cutting, and discharge stations.
• Replace bearings, chains, sprockets, timing belts, seals, guides, and other wear parts.
• Service shafts, gearboxes, conveyors, pumps, pneumatic cylinders, and valves.
• Assist with mold changes, machine setup, alignment, and trial production.
• Identify abnormal noise, vibration, temperature, wear, leakage, and misalignment.
• Report developing defects and required spare parts to senior maintenance personnel.
• Record completed work, replaced components, and observed machine conditions.
• Support major maintenance, overhauls, installations, and shutdown activities.
• Work with production operators to identify and correct machine-related quality problems.
• Maintain tools and keep maintenance areas clean and organized.
• Follow all safety, food-hygiene, and lockout/tagout procedures.

Required Technical Experience

Candidates should have strong practical knowledge of

• Thermoforming stations and molds
• Plastic-film feeding, tracking, and tension systems
• Heating systems and heating zones
• Vacuum systems
• Pneumatic cylinders, valves, and air-control components
• Filling mechanisms, pumps, and filling nozzles
• Lid-film feeding and alignment systems
• Heat-sealing stations
• Cutting and punching systems
• Cup-discharge mechanisms
• Bearings, chains, sprockets, and timing belts
• Shafts, couplings, and gearboxes
• Linear guides and mechanical slides
• Conveyors and pumps
• Lubrication and preventive maintenance

Candidates must be able to assist in diagnosing and correcting

• Poor or incomplete cup forming
• Film misalignment, slipping, or incorrect tension
• Water leakage or incorrect filling volume
• Weak, uneven, or incomplete sealing
• Cutting and punching problems
• Machine timing and synchronization faults
• Abnormal vibration, noise, wear, or overheating
• Repeated machine stoppages

Experience with Thermonox, Beta-Pak, or technically similar high-speed machines is strongly preferred.

Required Qualifications

• Technical certificate or diploma in Mechanical Maintenance, Industrial Maintenance, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years of practical experience on thermoforming/FFS cup production machines.
• Strong mechanical fitting and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to use standard maintenance tools and precision measuring instruments.
• Basic ability to read drawings, equipment manuals, and parts diagrams.
• Ability to work safely under pressure during production breakdowns.
• Willingness to work shifts, overtime, and emergency maintenance when required.
• Ability to follow instructions and work effectively within a maintenance team.

Critical Selection Requirement

This is a specialized production-line maintenance position. Applicants whose experience is limited to bottled-water filling lines, RO plants, automotive maintenance, building maintenance, or general factory maintenance will not qualify unless they also possess direct thermoforming/FFS water cup production-machine experience.