What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Technician position at Coperion?
Shift 1 (United States of America)
As a Maintenance Technician, you’ll support reliable operations for Coperion, a Hillenbrand company, in Sabetha, Kansas. We provide equipment, systems, and service that help process industries move, feed, weigh, compound, and handle materials. You’ll contribute to operational excellence by helping maintain safe, dependable facility and manufacturing systems. Your work will support production continuity, long-term equipment reliability, and practical improvement across the site.
What You’ll Do
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Who We Are
Coperion (www.coperion.com) is a global industry and technology leader in process technology serving a variety of end markets, including plastics, plastics recycling, food, pet food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, chemical, battery, and mineral industries. Every day, our teams of experts create individual, high-quality process technologies and systems optimized for the best end products, highest efficiency, and sustainability. Coperion is a business unit of Hillenbrand.
Hillenbrand (www.hillenbrand.com) is a global industrial company that provides highly engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders.
EEO: The policy of Hillenbrand Inc. is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. Additionally, Hillenbrand Inc. and our operating companies are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at recruitingaccommodations@hillenbrand.com . In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. At Hillenbrand, everyone is welcome to apply and "Shape What Matters for Tomorrow".
As a Maintenance Technician, you’ll support reliable operations for Coperion, a Hillenbrand company, in Sabetha, Kansas. We provide equipment, systems, and service that help process industries move, feed, weigh, compound, and handle materials. You’ll contribute to operational excellence by helping maintain safe, dependable facility and manufacturing systems. Your work will support production continuity, long-term equipment reliability, and practical improvement across the site.
What You’ll Do
- Maintain electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems by following work instructions, codes, schematics, and safety procedures to support reliable building operations.
- Troubleshoot facility and manufacturing equipment using manuals, blueprints, diagnostic tools, and root-cause thinking to restore safe performance.
- Repair, install, and modify electrical systems and components in line with applicable electrical code to support compliant operation.
- Inspect machinery, building systems, and maintenance needs through routine checks and preventive maintenance practices to reduce downtime.
- Support service and construction work by coordinating needs, reviewing completed work, and applying cost-conscious practices to help maintain quality.
- Use tools, equipment, and chemicals safely by following procedures, identifying hazards, and reporting concerns to protect people and operations.
- Document maintenance activity and communicate status clearly with production, maintenance, and operations partners to support planning and continuous improvement.
- You’ll work with manufacturing, operations, repair, and facility partners who rely on clear communication, respect, and shared accountability to keep work moving safely. Your collaboration will help Coperion and Hillenbrand strengthen dependable operations, support customers, and create a workplace where people can contribute and belong.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum of 5 years of maintenance technician experience in a commercial or industrial environment.
- Practical knowledge of general maintenance, carpentry, painting, refurbishing, plumbing, electrical systems, appliances, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).
- Ability to read and use manuals, schematic diagrams, blueprints, and work instructions to complete maintenance and repair tasks.
- Working understanding of electrical safety, electrical code requirements, and safe use of tools, equipment, and chemicals in an industrial environment.
- Ability to troubleshoot equipment issues, compare options, and use sound judgment to resolve problems or escalate when needed.
- Ability to prioritize multiple work requests, adapt to changing production needs, and complete work with accountability.
- Clear oral and written communication skills, with a collaborative approach to working across production, maintenance, and operations teams.
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Who We Are
Coperion (www.coperion.com) is a global industry and technology leader in process technology serving a variety of end markets, including plastics, plastics recycling, food, pet food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, chemical, battery, and mineral industries. Every day, our teams of experts create individual, high-quality process technologies and systems optimized for the best end products, highest efficiency, and sustainability. Coperion is a business unit of Hillenbrand.
Hillenbrand (www.hillenbrand.com) is a global industrial company that provides highly engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders.
EEO: The policy of Hillenbrand Inc. is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. Additionally, Hillenbrand Inc. and our operating companies are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at recruitingaccommodations@hillenbrand.com . In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. At Hillenbrand, everyone is welcome to apply and "Shape What Matters for Tomorrow".