Maintenance Tech I

About the Role

To ensure safe and efficient operation of all equipment; perform scheduled preventative maintenance as planned; perform production equipment changeovers; troubleshoot hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and mechanical problems when needed; maintain proper records for maintenance, inventory of parts, and emergency repairs; promote good housekeeping habits related to maintenance; coordinate equipment training as needed; and communicate ideas and other problems to the management staff.

Safety

• Follow all employer safety and health regulations as required by company policies, procedures, and practices.
• Ensure the safe and efficient operation of all plant equipment to meet or exceed company established safety culture.
• Follow Lock Out/Block Out/Tag Out policy.
• Wear proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) where required.
• Proactively address unsafe conditions and confront unsafe behaviors in the facility.
• Participate and/or conduct safety training as scheduled.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safe and efficient operation of all equipment to meet or exceed company established Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) expectations and customer quality expectations.
• Proactively address inefficiencies of production equipment.
• Install, troubleshoot, and maintain equipment.
• Troubleshoot basic hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, mechanical, and process problems with equipment as needed or directed by Maintenance Manager.
• Use power tool equipment safely to avoid injury or harm to self or other employees.
• Perform scheduled Preventative Maintenance tasks as outlined by Maintenance Manager.
• Evaluate production report comments prior to performing maintenance to ensure all causes for production inefficiencies are addressed and corrected.
• Continually evaluate equipment for improvement areas and tag components or parts that need repair, replacement, or improvement.
• Perform scheduled production equipment mold changeovers as outlined by Maintenance Manager or Production Manager.
• Perform building maintenance as directed by Maintenance Manager.
• Maintain sufficient records to support the Computerized Maintenance Management Software (EAM) including work orders and parts management.
• Coordinate with Production Manager and/or Maintenance Manager regarding production equipment training and employee development.
• Operate Powered Industrial Truck, Boom Lift, and Scissor Lift per OSHA regulations, rules, and guidelines.

Quality/GMP/Food Safety

• Maintain production equipment to ensure it operates properly to manufacture products meeting quality specifications.
• Ensure all non-conforming equipment impacting safety, food safety, or product quality is identified and removed from service until repaired or replaced.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), personnel practices, HACCP, and prerequisite food safety programs.
• Ensure work is performed to prevent foreign material contamination, including reconciliation of tools and parts and proper securement of hardware.
• Communicate quality, food safety, and food defense issues to appropriate personnel.
• Maintain a clean, organized work area through effective housekeeping, sanitization, and waste management practices, following the master cleaning and sanitization schedule.
• Proactively resolve housekeeping and sanitization opportunities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Technical certifications and training applicable to servicing industrial equipment in a manufacturing environment.
• 2-3 years of preventative maintenance experience in hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical troubleshooting within a manufacturing environment.

Skills

• Sense of urgency, accountability, business ethics, professionalism, and self-motivation.
• Ability to work well with others and take direction.
• Ability to work under stress and meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Adaptability to change and willingness to handle additional tasks.

Physical Requirements

• Climbing, stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, fingering, talking, hearing, repetitive motion, and vision.
• Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly.

Working Conditions

• Exposure to both indoor and outdoor environments, extreme heat, noise, vibrations, moving mechanical parts, electrical current, chemicals, fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation, and oils.

Pay Range: Minimum $23.60