Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Manufacturing Maintenance Technician- Flexible Packaging

Job Summary: The Manufacturing Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining, repairing, and inspecting printing presses, laminators, slitters, and peripheral equipment. The technician will be responsible for general plant and facility repair.

Preferred Education: Associates degree, high school diploma or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred Experience:

• Preference for flexible packaging industry experience or food & beverage manufacturing
• Journeyman and/or electrical troubleshooting and repair of machinery in manufacturing - automated equipment

Preferred Requirements:

• Must adhere to all quality processes, including documentation and verification as they apply to the performance of your tasks.
• Able to lift between 50 lbs.
• Must be able to walk, squat, crouch, turn, twist, stretch, climb steps, grab, pull, push, and bend throughout an 8-to-12-hour shift.
• Knowledge of flexographic printing production equipment and/or food & beverage **
• Knowledge of electric motors, pumps, and pneumatic systems. **
• Candidate must have knowledge of control systems components including PLC logic, control system wiring, VFDs, 3 phase motors, potentiometers, encoders, electro-pneumatically actuated valves and pneumatic control systems. **
• Ability to perform routine mechanical or electrical maintenance. Ability to work from sketches, drawings, and wiring schematics,
• Preferred experience with machinery of OEMs such as Uteco, DCM ATN, Bielloni, Nordmeccanica is a big plus. **
• Ability to maintain records regarding material, equipment, and repairs.
• Ability to communicate with machine manufacturers to diagnose and resolve machine breakdowns over emails or phone calls.

Duties:

• Maintain and repair equipment using hand and power tools.
• Install, service and repair electric motors, heaters, coolers, pumps.
• install and test parts as needed.
• Ensures the proper use, care and storage of tools and equipment.
• Performs all duties in conformance with good manufacturing practices to avoid contamination of raw materials.
• Dismantles and reassembles units or parts to clean, repair, maintain or adjust the machine.
• Perform and documents preventive maintenance tasks as outlined in the PM logs.