Maintenance Technician

Overview:

This position is part of a team responsible for the repair and maintenance of machinery/equipment throughout the facility. Heritage Bag is a blown film plastic bag manufacturing facility and this department must perform all projects to install troubleshoot repair and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety and preventative maintenance schedule.

Essential Functions and Key Responsibilities:

• Performs mechanical pneumatic hydraulic and basic electrical troubleshooting and repair on various equipment and building maintenance.
• Reads and interprets equipment dwgs. & schematics and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Conducts machine setup troubleshooting repairs and preventive maintenance program.
• Provides emergency and unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
• Performs mechanic skills including but not limited to mechanical and hydraulic troubleshooting and repair of packaging and production machines.
• Will use a variety of hand and power tools electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Safely operate and repair forklift.

Candidate Requirements:

• Technical Degree preferred but willing to count years of experience
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a maintenance/production environment
• Electrical training/experience with 480 3 phases/machine controls preferred
• Experience with VFD Drives and PLCs a plus
• Background with manufacturing methods process improvement programs and procedures required.
• Previous work experience in mechanical electrical and/or experience in blown film industries strongly preferred.
• Experience operating forklift equipment
• Familiar with all OSHA and GMP standards & requirements
• Computer Skills

Additional:

• Both day and night shifts are available
• 12 hour shifts 7a7p or 7p7a
• Shift differential

Remote Work :

No