Maintenance Technician

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The Maintenance Technician I is responsible for the reliability, improvement, maintenance, and repair of manufacturing, support equipment, the facility, and other maintenance systems. Partners with engineers and manufacturing resources to ensure efficient day‑to‑day production operations. Works as a collaborative team member to continuously improve production processes, equipment reliability, and performance.

• Perform troubleshooting and resolution of equipment issues across mechanical, plumbing, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical (low and high voltage), natural gas/propane, RF, UV and control systems.
• Identify and communicate potential issues before they lead to failures.
• Submit and follow purchasing practices based on a list of known suppliers for replacement parts and/or items required to complete tasks.
• Support manufacturing in change‑over assistance and related tasks.
• Fabrication, including the ability to fabricate machine parts and brackets using milling machines, metal lathes, MIG welders, stick welders, etc.
• While performing maintenance duties, the employee is:
  • Regularly required to stand, work with hand and power tools.
  • Frequently required to walk, climb, balance, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Can communicate effectively through shift changes, e‑mail on updates, opportunities, and concerns.
• While performing maintenance duties, the employee has exposure to:
  • An active manufacturing environment.
  • Electrical hazards.
  • Ultraviolet light.
  • VOC’s (ethyl acetate, lacquers, etc...), resins as well as toxic and caustic chemicals.
  • Outdoor weather conditions.
  • Elevated working conditions.

• Exhibit strong commitment to safety, ensuring compliance with OSHA, environmental, and ORAFOL standards.
• Maintain a safe work environment, reporting hazards, and participating in incident investigations.
• Handle hazardous waste streams in accordance with procedures.
• Follow standard operating procedures, work instructions, lock‑out tag‑out, and other regulatory protocols.
• Participate in all required trainings.
• Maintain an optimal level of workmanship.
• Adhere to ORAFOL’s QEHS Programs.

• Daily review of assigned work orders and any work order requests.
• Create work orders if a task is performed but not submitted.
• Act on any open work orders if no jobs are currently assigned to you.
• Maintain proper equipment history by entering complete and accurate data.
• Update work order status (open, in progress, completed, waiting on parts, etc.).
• Ensure all maintenance activities are logged to meet safety, quality, and audit requirements.
• Enter detailed repair notes, including root cause and resolution when taking action on work orders.
• Attach photos, part numbers, or test results when applicable.
• Record accurate start and completion times for all tasks.
• Submit POs for any part that is needed that can be purchased independently.
• Request (if not able to order) and record parts used.
• Use appropriate areas to communicate job details to others.
• Respond to requests for updates through the system.
• Contribute to reducing downtime by ensuring accurate data entry for trend analysis.
• Support in eMaint improvements (checklists, task descriptions, and asset data and documentation) to enhance access and reliability.

• Perform and complete with all required tasks and procedures as documented in the preventive maintenance (PMs) generated by eMaint.
• During a PM, actively repair any failures that are found and document that action taken in the specific task required by the PM.
• Support and participate in the development of training for manufacturing personnel, as needed, to prevent incidents impacting reliability.
• Participate in internal and external department teams as required, with the goal of improving uptime, optimizing costs, and minimizing scheduled and unscheduled downtime.

• Perform other duties as assigned or as the situation dictates.
• Requires employee to be “subject‑to‑call” during hours other than the assigned shift, which may include nights and/or weekends…