Description:
As a Maintenance Technician, you are responsible for maintaining the equipment in the facility on the production floor, warehouse and the office area.
Requirements:
Responsibilities:
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Repair / replace extrusion process line equipment as needed to ensure safe and efficient operation.
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Prioritize breakdowns based on the input from production.
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Troubleshoot equipment problems in coordinated effort with production personnel.
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Ensuring work orders are completed in a timely fashion and all parts used are accounted for.
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Responsible for ensuring all equipment is diagnosed and repaired in a timely manner or elevating to the Maintenance Manager level when the repairs will take longer than allotted time.
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Performs preventive maintenance inspections and service on machines.
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Thoroughly cleans machines and machine parts, removing parts and reinstalling as necessary.
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Oils and lubricates moving parts on machines to ensure effective performance.
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Records and reports damaged, worn, or broken parts.
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Identifies the causes of unexpected breakdowns of machines.
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Cleans, organizes, inventories, stocks, and otherwise maintains shop areas, parts, tools, and supplies.
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Coordinates with managers to schedule regular maintenance on machines.
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Collaborates with production manager or plant engineer regarding new products being added and modifications that will be required.
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Makes necessary modifications and implements tests runs; confers with production manager regarding test results and makes additional alterations to machinery as required.
Skills Required:
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Understands electrical diagrams, familiar with 12 VDC to 480 VAC electrical wiring, with diagnostic capability.
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Previous experience with PLC’s, VFD’s, and relay-based logic.
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Multi discipline mechanical, electrical, HVAC skills and the ability to quickly learn new process/equipment.
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Effective communication, observation, planning, writing, reading, basic math, problem solving and prioritizing skills.
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Proficient computer skills to receive/close work orders, view/search different folders for manual, notes and/or documents.
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Demonstrated good house keeping practices and 5S principles.
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Mechanically inclined with great problem-solving skills.
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Works well independently and with others.
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Good communication skills.
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Organized with attention to detail.
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Ability to work in a fast-paced and stressful environment.
Education and Experience:
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3-5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment with a track record of improvements.
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3-5 years’ experience in a maintenance environment with a track record of improvements.
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Some vocational or community college with related coursework or equivalent experience, preferred.
Physical Requirements:
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Prolonged periods standing and walking.
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Able to bend, stretch, push, pull, and move as needed to reach, clean, and service machinery.
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Must be able to visually inspect machines.
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Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
