Sr. Maintenance Technician

Primary Responsibilities

• Exhibits high personal integrity, with the ability to professionally support and interact with internal customers.
• Communicates with others well and approaches others with a high level of respect.
• Safeguards defined safety regulations, ensuring compliance with standards, including: Arc Flash, Lock out / Tag out, Electrical, etc.
• Maintains a safe working environment for all employees.
• Ensures that all scheduled Preventive Maintenance duties are completed in a timely manner.
• Maintains equipment in proper and safe working condition.
• Fulfills all company Safety rules and guidelines in operating machinery.
• Sustains the 6S system throughout all work areas.
• Maintains facility housekeeping.
• Troubleshoots and repairs equipment that is not operating properly.
• Performs daily maintenance tasks, schedules repairs, and ensures all equipment and facilities are in good working order.
• Completes preventative maintenance programs to minimize downtime and extend the lifespan of assets.
• Resolves equipment malfunctions, identifies root causes, and implements corrective actions.
• Maintains accurate records of maintenance activities.
• Monitors critical component inventory for machinery in ERP system to minimize plant downtime.

Essential Skills And Qualifications

• Collaborates with the maintenance team and business units.
• Communicates and interacts with plant personnel and maintains a positive attitude.
• Flexible to work 40+ hours per week, capable of responding to on-call duties for repairs as required.
• Strong 5S, housekeeping skills that align with world-class maintenance programs.
• Interprets blueprints, specifications, ladder diagrams, logic, and schematics.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues, analyze data, and make informed decisions.
• Supports ISO 9001 Quality, ISO 14001 Environmental, and OSHA 18801 certification requirements.
• Works in a fast-paced, multi-shift environment.
• Maintains strong working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Preferred: Direct knowledge and experience with TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) condition and predictive failure monitoring, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) tools, and Operational Excellence (Lean) methodologies.
• Preferred: Direct knowledge and experience with control software, including PLC logic programming.
• Preferred: Direct knowledge and experience with electrical ladder diagram (Development, Modification, Trouble-shooting).
• Preferred: Direct knowledge and experience with electrical code requirements (NEC), including main electrical switchgear repair and arc flash requirements.
• Preferred: Working knowledge of Robotics (Servo / End Coders / VFD).
• Preferred: Gains solid understanding of GF manufacturing processes, including troubleshooting.
• Preferred: Strong understanding of small hand and power tool usage.
• Preferred: Strong time management and task prioritization skills.
• Preferred: Periodic forklift and rigging skills.
• Preferred: Periodic exposure to heights and confined spaces.

Education And Experience

• A minimum of 3-5 years experience in maintenance role, with direct hands-on experience in Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Electrical, and Mechanical maintenance and repair.
• A High School/Vocational School Diploma or equivalent, preferred.