Installer Apprentice Jobs in Inver Grove Heights, MN

Job Title
Apprentice Maintenance Mechanic - $32.32 to $34.69
About Us:
Anchor Glass Container LLC, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a leading North American manufacturer of premium glass containers with five, strategically located production facilities throughout the US. Founded in 1983, Anchor serves many of the most iconic and recognizable consumer packaging brands in the beer, beverage, spirits and food industries. Anchor Glass Container LLC strives to exceed customer expectations through unrelenting attention to detail. What we do goes beyond glass making. We find incredible meaning in all the small things that create enriching experiences for customers and consumers alike. Everything we do - creating, customizing, shipping, collaborating - we do with the customer's best interests in mind. Each solution is the result of a thousand-and-one details coming together in brilliant succession, thanks to our team of experts that do whatever it takes to make life easier and more enjoyable for our customers. With over 2,000 US-based team members, Anchor Glass has the size and scale to service all of your glass packaging needs, without the complexity and bureaucracy associated with larger suppliers. Excellence is in the details!
Anchor Glass in an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Summary
Anchor Glass Container Corporation, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a leading North American manufacturer of premium glass containers with six, strategically located production facilities throughout the US. Founded in 1983, Anchor serves many of the most iconic and recognizable consumer packaging brands in the beer, beverage, spirits and food industries. Anchor Glass Container Corporation strives to exceed customer expectations through unrelenting attention to detail. What we do goes beyond glass making. We find incredible meaning in all the small things that create enriching experiences for customers and consumers alike. Everything we do - creating, customizing, shipping, collaborating - we do with the customer's best interests in mind. Each solution is the result of a thousand-and-one details coming together in brilliant succession, thanks to our team of experts that do whatever it takes to make life easier and more enjoyable for our customers. With over 2,000 US-based team members, Anchor Glass has the size and scale to service all of your glass packaging needs, without the complexity and bureaucracy associated with larger suppliers. Excellence is in the details!
MAIN POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Anchor Glass Container, a leading manufacturer of glass containers, is offering an excellent opportunity at the Shakopee, Minnesota plant for individuals who have a strong interest in pursuing an industrial maintenance career in a manufacturing environment. The position requires the ability to troubleshoot and repair electronic, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic problems, and ability to diagnose and fix issues dealing with chains, belts, rollers, conveyors, palletizers, and inspection equipment.
Individuals in this role will repair and maintenance of electrical, mechanical, electronic, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment. Works with a wide variety of hand tools and power hand tools. May use welding and cutting equipment and machine tools. Works with oils and lubricants. Performs work that requires specialized experience and training related to skills trades.
This role also repairs, overhauls and services mechanized equipment, i.e., hoists, elevators, conveyors, mobile equipment, hi-lifts, etc. Performs carpentry work in construction, repairing or modifying structures, cabinets, scaffolds, shelves, offices, jogs, fixtures, etc. Uses brushes and spray guns in painting interiors and exteriors, equipment, etc., including preparation of surfaces and mixing paints. Installs and maintains utility lines for gas, water, air, etc., including general plumbing work. Inspects, installs, relocates, repairs and maintains plant electrical equipment, i.e. motors, switch boxes, panels, instruments, starters, control devices, power circuits, feeders, etc. Installs, moves, repairs and maintains mechanical and electronic selecting devices. Removes, installs, repairs and checks plant mechanical devices and equipment. Cuts, brazes and welds various metals used on construction of forms, guardrails, catwalks, runways, stairs, etc. Works with furnace line personnel to install and adjust oil burners, etc. Inspects plant equipment and follows preventative maintenance program.
Individuals will be trained Monday-Friday 7am-3pm and then assigned to a crew to work rotating shifts. Rotating shift work involves working 7 consecutive days of an 8am-4pm shift followed by 3 days off, then working 7 consecutive days of a 12mid-8am shift followed by 2 days off and then working 7 consecutive days of a 4pm-12mid shift followed by two days off and then starting back on the 8-4 shift. This amounts to working 21 days with 7 days off in a 28-day cycle.
The apprenticeship is an 8,000-hour program and is governed by federally approved national standards. Those who are hired will be required to complete a minimum of 144 hours of approved classroom training each twelve months. Classroom training is through local technical schools. These classes are taken during your non-working hours, and you are not paid while attending. All courses, textbooks and fees will be paid at 100% by Anchor Glass Container.
Anchor Glass Container offers a competitive wage and an extensive benefit package that includes a comprehensive insurance program, retirement pension plan, 401K plan with match, paid holidays and vacation, and retiree health care benefits provided by a third party.
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