Technical Resource; Plumbtree
Listed on 2026-09-20
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Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Location: Aurora
Job Description:
Job:
Technical Resource - Make
Shift: Days
Location:
Mars Petcare (Aurora, NE)
Mars Petcare is looking to hire a Technical Resource at our state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Aurora, Nebraska!
Being a Mars Associate is all about opportunity. The opportunity to do challenging, interesting work that shapes the world’s best-loved brands. To work with real purpose, supported by talented, friendly people from different backgrounds. Access the tools, training, and experience you need to impact our business, the planet positively, and, most importantly, your career. Being a Mars associate is more than a job.
It’s the opportunity to start your tomorrow today.
The Technical Resource’s role is to provide the production floor leadership build Progressive Maintenance (PM) capability (breakdown elimination) and technical support for delivering the team’s operational targets such as safety, quality, and efficiency results. This role must proactively identify and take action against risks to safety, food safety, quality, and production losses. Technical Resources must also lead and coach root-cause problem-solving with the other technicians on their team, effectively communicate priorities, and
** escalate
* * issues within their area and across shifts.
Technical Resources have a thorough understanding and mastery of Manufacturing Reliability Fundamentals such as Integrated Work Systems (IWS) and the Factory Mars Operating System (FMOS/Daily Direction Setting DDS). This role will support the development and execution of Clean, Inspect, Lubricate (CIL), Center Line (CL), and Defect Management for their assigned area. The technical resource is responsible for maintaining standard running conditions of operating equipment in their area, plus the repair or replacement of failed components, the ability to troubleshoot unknown equipment issues, and the recommendation of adjustments to center line operational output of equipment.
PrincipalAccountabilities
Lead and support the culture development of Mars, 5 Principles and Engagement
Coach Mars's safety standards, tools, and techniques
Identify, evaluate, and eliminate safety risks using behavior-based safety programs and near miss reporting
Perform mechanical and electrical preventative maintenance on various manufacturing equipment and electrical panels
Complete work orders as assigned and proactively look at work orders to complete as time permits
Document preventative maintenance and work orders using SAP Plant Maintenance
Troubleshoot and repair routine electrical (such as motor starters, switches and sensors using multi-meters and amp probes) and mechanical (hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical drive systems at the component level) problems on all plant equipment
Conduct equipment breakdown analysis
Register parts and create/update PMs in to improve the maintenance system
Participate and sometimes lead Focused Improvement Teams to eliminate losses within functional area
Develop/train technicians to: grow functional/technical skills, learn troubleshooting and repair skills to operate equipment more efficiently, understand Autonomous Maintenance activities
Perform technical tasks such as fabrication, welding, machinist skills
Drive delivery at or above target of following metrics: TRS, production reliability, stops reduction, mean time between failure, defects found and fixed, work order/PM completion rate
Support spares storeroom process and suggest improvements on how to manage spare parts
Uses IWS tools to achieve zero losses, ensure follow up to outages and root cause identification
Provide technical support to eliminate line top losses and team’s equipment ownership improvements
90% on production floor working with Technicians to deliver results,…
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