Maintenance Technician

Key Responsibilities

• Follows safety policies and procedures to ensure a safe working environment.
• Logs equipment usage, parts replacement, and scheduled maintenance to ensure maximum functionality.
• Diagnoses, analyzes, and repairs electro-mechanical and instrumentation equipment using meters, gauges, and other testing methods.
• Applies knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, or pneumatic devices and principles to install, repair, and/or replace defective equipment.
• Identifies root causes of downtime, poor production performance, non-conforming product, and scrap.
• Suggests changes to standard maintenance procedures by verifying applicability.
• Prepares work areas to ensure tools needed are available and in working order.
• Troubleshoots and resolves equipment problems while demonstrating proactive maintenance behaviors and best-practices.
• Performs required preventative maintenance job assignments and completes documentation in a timely manner.
• Communicates safety, quality, and production concerns to team leaders and supervisors.
• Performs daily preventative maintenance on production equipment.
• Maintains a clean and organized work environment in accordance with the 5S principles.
• Identifies when equipment needs to be replaced and informs supervisor.
• Works with other team members to foster a collaborative work environment.

Competencies (Knowledge/Skills/Abilities)

• Able to perform IML set-up and troubleshooting
• Basic knowledge of Heat Transfer Machine(s) set-up and troubleshooting
• Understanding of machines and tools, including their uses, repair, and maintenance
• Comprehensive understanding of Electrical, Mechanical, Hydraulic, or Pneumatic devices
• Understanding of Food safety, GMP, PRP, HACCP, awareness of food contact materials, as it relates to food safety packaging (in applicable facilities)

Education

• High school diploma or G.E.D. (required)

Experience

• Minimum 3 years’ experience related to Industrial Maintenance (required)
• Less than 1 year of experience related to plastics set-up (preferred)

Physical Job Requirements

• Able to lift and carry 25-50 pounds frequently.
• Able to assist lifting more than 50 pounds occasionally.
• Able to perform work while bending, stooping, stretching, and climbing ladders.
• All work is performed in a manufacturing environment which may be hot/cold and requires the use of PPE at all times (safety glasses, hearing protection where necessary, etc.).