Maintenance Specialist

Company: Ball Corporation

Location:

Millersburg, OR, US, 97321

Date: Sep 30, 2025

Job Category: Manufacturing/ Operations

Req. ID: 45537

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!

Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Position Overview:

As a Maintenance Specialist, you play a critical role to reduce downtime, supporting continuous production, and enabling high-speed operation typical in aluminum can manufacturing. The maintenance specialist is a senior-level technician responsible for ensuring the reliability and efficiency of production equipment through advanced troubleshooting, precision repair, and maintenance. This role contributes to major equipment rebuilds, capital projects, and process improvements. This professional brings deep mechanical expertise, collaborates across shifts and functions, and helps onboard and upskill other team members through hands-on training and knowledge sharing.

The Millersburg plant is a high-volume, fast-paced 24/7-365 days/year manufacturing environment. Our crews work 12-hour shifts (6am-6pm / 6pm-6am) working 4 days one week/ 3 days the following week. Schedules will rotate from day to night shift every 4 weeks.

Competencies:

Mechanical Expertise: mastery of equipment systems and mechanical rebuild techniques
Complex Troubleshooting: diagnoses problems beyond surface-level symptoms and resolves root causes
Maintenance Planning: coordinates activities efficiently with multiple stakeholders
Communication: shares knowledge clearly across shifts, vendors, and support teams
Attention to Detail: maintains precision in mechanical repairs and documentation
Safety Orientation: embeds safety into planning and execution of all tasks
Reliability Focus: consistently enables high equipment availability and stable operations
Collaboration: works effectively across functions, shifts, and teams
Coaching and Training: Supports capability-building for production and maintenance teams

Skills:

Advanced mechanical repair and assembly
Equipment rebuilding and alignment
Complex mechanical diagnostics and root cause analysis
Use of precision tools and measuring instruments
Understanding of lubrification, hydraulics, pneumatics, and motors
CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems) familiarity
Maintenance KPIs and tracking
Safety procedures and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)

Accountabilities:

Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical issues, troubleshoot and repair intricate problems in core production and auxiliary equipment
Rebuild and maintain key process equipment, repair or replace large mechanical components to restore full functionality and reliability
Plan and coordinate maintenance work, align activities with vendors and internal teams to minimize disruptions and meet schedules
Optimize equipment uptime and efficiency, execute maintenance strategies that reduce downtime and improve line performance
Contribute to capital projects and rebuilds, support major equipment overhauls and upgrades with technical knowledge and hands-on execution
Monitor maintenance KPIs and performance metrics, track data to assess effectiveness and guide improvement actions
Apply safety standards in all tasks, ensure work is performed safely and supports a zero-incident culture
Support on-the-job training (OJT), share expertise and assist in developing mechanical skills in other production technician or specialists

Physical Environment and Working Conditions:

May be subject to all of the following, but not limited to:

Hot/Cold working conditions.

Loud /Noisy environment.

Standing and walking for prolonged periods of time.

Climbing (stairs, and other equipment as necessary).

Qualifications & Experience:

4+ Years in industrial maintenance
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Technical Qualification (Mechanics, Mechatronics, or Industrial Maintenance)
Computers skills

Compensation & Benefits

- Hiring Salary Range: $42.38/hr
- This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
- Ball includes a comprehensive benefits structure, Go to our career site and click "Total Rewards" to learn more.

When submitting your application to Ball, we encourage you to emphasize your skills, experience, and qualifications that align with the role. Under Colorado, California, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania law, you have the right to exclude or redact age-related details—such as your date of birth, school attendance dates, or graduation dates—from your resume, cover letter, CV, or other supporting documents (e.g., transcripts, certificates).

Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic.

When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, cups to aerosol bottles that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.

Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging.

Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.
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