# Mechanical Maintenance Technician - Water Cup Production Line

> Elite Talent · Baghdad, Iraq · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-26

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

### Job Description: Mechanical Maintenance Technician – Water Cup Production Line

**Department:** Engineering and Maintenance  
**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.

## Requirements

### 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.

## Apply

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