Maintenance Technician - Nights

Main Responsibilities

• Equipment installation and preventative maintenance: Set up proprietary ALPLA equipment Conduct regular preventive maintenance tasks on machinery to ensure optimal functionality and prolong equipment lifespan.
• Perform adjustments to machinery as needed to enhance performance and accommodate specific production requirements.
• Utilize predictive maintenance methodologies, such as condition monitoring and diagnostic tools, to identify potential issues before they lead to downtime or production disruptions.
• Employ specialized technical knowledge to perform predictive maintenance tasks, including assessing equipment health.
• Diagnose technical problems and malfunctions in molding machines using a systematic approach to identify root causes accurately.
• Collaborate with technical experts and utilize troubleshooting techniques to address routine issues effectively and efficiently.
• Execute repairs on molding machines, both independently and with technical guidance, restoring equipment functionality promptly to minimize production interruptions.
• Contribute to general facility maintenance tasks beyond equipment-specific responsibilities.
• Aid in maintaining a safe and organized working environment by addressing facility-related issues and supporting maintenance efforts in shared spaces.
• Collaborate with the facilities team to ensure a well-maintained and conducive production environment for seamless operations.

Performance Metrics

• Timely repair of equipment
• Maximize MP2 data input to ensure 80% labor hours recorded
• Must participate and complete the first half of the first segment of ALPLA’s sponsored Amatrol Online Skills Training

Competencies

• Ensures Accountability
• Decision Quality
• Communicates Effectively
• Instills Trust
• Collaborates
• Values Differences
• Drives Results

What Makes You Great

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• 2-year technical degree or equivalent experience at ALPLA or similar industry preferred
• Knowledge of Industrial Maintenance Safety
• Basic mechanical understanding and repair capability
• Basic understanding of hydraulics and pneumatics
• Knowledge of occupational math skills for measurements and calculations
• Problem-solving and team collaboration capabilities

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is:
• Regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, use hands to finger, handle or feel.
• Frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and talk and hear.
• Occasionally required to sit.
• Regularly lift and/ or move up to 10 lbs, frequently lift and/or move up to 30 lbs and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.