Position Overview:

Perform general maintenance and preventive/predictive maintenance on a variety of blow mold, auxiliary and plant support equipment.  Individual is required to have proven knowledge and skill of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulics and procedure to troubleshoot, perform preventive maintenance and complete necessary repairs.  The overall goal is to assist in minimizing downtime due to breakdown repairs and PMs and to optimize the quality of products manufactured to the highest degree equipment is capable of producing.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties: 

Maintains, troubleshoots and repairs blow mold equipment, auxiliary and support equipment using mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulics skills for safe and continuous operation.

Performs preventative and routine maintenance on all machines and equipment according to planned schedules

Timely and accurately creates, reviews and completes work orders for all machinery, equipment and facility needs.

Responsible for maintaining parts room MRO inventory accurately.

Ability to apply knowledge of each technical requirement below;

Electrical Skills:

• Read and interpret electrical schematics and identify symbols and control circuits with a high degree of competency. 

• Understand and troubleshoot PLC program and logic is helpful.

• Strong ability to trouble-shoot electrical circuits.

• Able to install PLCs, change motors, install relays and starters, install control circuits.

Hydraulic Skills:

• Read and interpret hydraulic schematics and identify symbols and control circuits.

• Troubleshoot hydraulic circuits.

• Capable of repairing, changing or upgrading equipment.

Mechanical Skills:

• Able to perform preventative maintenance on all types of equipment represented in the plant.

• Knowledge of refrigeration, drying, conveying, fluid pumps, blowing and vacuum pumps, pneumatic circuits and welding.

Inspects product for quality defects. Has authority to stop production due to quality issues, including raw materials.

Maintains housekeeping of all assigned areas. This includes cleaning up after making repairs and applying GMP / HACCP / Product Safety practices to meet plant goals.

Is responsible to remain on each assignment until the job is complete or until released by Manager.

Follows all established safety rules and guidelines as outlined in the Employee Handbook and as trained during the various safety-related training programs.  Identifies and communicates all hazards and safety incidents and issues to managers/production coordinators. 

Follows LOTO procedures – no tolerance for not adhering to this safety requirement.

Properly uses all personal protective equipment.

Performs other related duties as directed by the Maintenance Manager or shift Production Coordinator and be willing to perform other duties as assigned that may not necessarily fall within the scope of the duties outlined above.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

High school diploma or equivalent is required.

Post-secondary education preferred (i.e., Technical or Vocational education; Associates in Maintenance or Industrial/Electrical/Mechanical -related degree)

Previous industrial machine maintenance work experience in a manufacturing environment.

Other Requirements:

• Forklift driving experience

• Efficient and effective computer use and related software.

• Good written and verbal communications skills are required.

• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

• Able to recognize and understand numbers and values, including data entry into database.

• Effective teamwork and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to make priority decisions and independent judgment calls based on the situation at hand.

• Demonstrates schedule flexibility for coverage for vacations and other absences.

• Possesses the desire for continuing education, within the job position requirements and or personal enrichment.

• Demonstrates proficiency through experience and/or certificates in at least FOUR (4) of the following trades:

• Welding
• Electronics
• Air Compressor
• Blow Molding
• Micrometers
• Machine Shop
• Hydraulics
• Refrigeration
• Packaging Maintenance
• Calipers
• Electrical Maintenance
• Programmable Logic Controller
• Injection Molding
• Building Maintenance