Sr Maintenance Technician

About the role

The Sr. Maintenance Technician plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our production facilities. They are responsible for troubleshooting and repairing all equipment failures, sharing knowledge with the maintenance team and operators, and acting as a subject matter expert in specific areas of production equipment.

Responsibilities

• Timely and in-depth troubleshooting and repair of all equipment failures
• Sharing knowledge of all production equipment with the maintenance team and operators
• Acting as a subject matter expert on behalf of the plant in areas such as injection molders, blow molders, fillers/cappers, labelers, case packers, conveyors, palletizers, and stretch wrappers
• Performing troubleshooting and repair of facilities and auxiliary equipment such as chillers, air compressors, reverse osmosis, and other water filtration equipment
• Working directly with Maintenance Technicians, machine Operators, Supervisors, and Managers to resolve mechanical issues
• Developing and implementing best practices aligned with Niagara’s maintenance strategies
• Championing continuous improvement efforts through the use of preventative and predictive maintenance processes
• Leading overhaul efforts to rebuild equipment to like-new status during planned downtime
• Creating SOPs for troubleshooting machines and uploading them to BDA system
• Maintaining equipment reliability and reducing equipment downtime

Requirements

• 6 Years of experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment
• 6 Years of experience in the position
• 4 Years of experience managing people/projects
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and resolve issues across multiple departments and levels of the organization
• Effective communication of issues and solutions to cross-functional team members
• Skilled in the use of shop equipment such as hydraulic and mechanical presses, bench grinder, drill press, mill and lathe, and assorted power tools
• Proficient skills with precision measuring equipment, such as calipers, dial indicators, bore gauges, and depth gauges
• Willingness to be a technical leader and trainer within a specific area of plant or machine center

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Associate's Degree in manufacturing, manufacturing technology, mechatronics, industrial manufacturing, manufacturing automation or other similar manufacturing-related specialization
• 10+ Years of experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment
• 10+ Years of experience working in the position
• 6 Years of experience managing people/project
• 4 years of experience in one of the following fields: blow molding, injection molding, packaging, or beverage
• 4 years of experience with Krones, Husky, Sidel, or other packaging or bottling equipment
• 1 year of experience leading and developing others on the functionality and repair of equipment
• 2 years of experience creating process improvements or continuous improvement initiatives
• Skilled in fabrication capabilities such as cutting and welding (mig, tig or stick)
• Skilled working with electrical systems including 480VAC & 24VDC power
• Skilled in the repair of variable frequency drives, servo motors and controllers, communication systems (ASI-BUS, CAN-BUS, PROFIBUS, Ethernet), PLC input/output cards, and safety modules

Skills

• Effective communication of issues and solutions to cross-functional team members
• Skilled in the use of shop equipment such as hydraulic and mechanical presses, bench grinder, drill press, mill and lathe, and assorted power tools
• Proficient skills with precision measuring equipment, such as calipers, dial indicators, bore gauges, and depth gauges
• Skilled in the repair of variable frequency drives, servo motors and controllers, communication systems (ASI-BUS, CAN-BUS, PROFIBUS, Ethernet), PLC input/output cards, and safety modules
• Skilled working with electrical systems including 480VAC & 24VDC power
• Skilled in the repair of variable frequency drives, servo motors and controllers, communication systems (ASI-BUS, CAN-BUS, PROFIBUS, Ethernet), PLC input/output cards, and safety modules

Benefits

Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive benefits package for regular full-time team members, and a limited benefits package for part-time, intern, and seasonal team members. Benefits include paid time off, medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) with company match, health savings account with company match, flexible spending accounts, expanded mental wellbeing benefits, tuition reimbursement, and more!