Senior Technician - Maintenance

General Description of Duties:

• Coordinate, schedule and complete the preventative maintenance program and scheduled maintenance shutdowns of equipment
• Repair and maintain plant machinery and equipment such as compressors, pouch machines, printing presses etc.
• Repair or replace PLCs, cylinders, switches, sensors, push buttons, heater cartridges, etc.
• Perform work order repairs, inspections and adjustments
• Capable of set up and basic operation of all production machines
• Fabricate and modify new and existing equipment components
• Manage and maintain inventory of machine parts and components needed to maintain efficient operation of all equipment
• Maintain positive relationships with vendors, suppliers or service technicians
• Participates in plant safety, quality and continuous improvement events including but not limited to Kaizen events
• Identify, suggest and implement approved improvements to equipment or processes
• Communicate with automation engineer troubleshooting issues to avoid service calls
• Other duties as assigned

• Qualified to perform basic set up and operation of all production machines
• Have at least 3 years of experience with mechanics and basic electrical repair
• Demonstrated ability to perform job duties
• Ability to read and interpret documents and drawings
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Basic to moderate proficiency with operating computers, using Microsoft Office and ability to learn to use maintenance software to input data, create and maintain reports

• College and/or technical trade certificate is a plus

• Certified by Supervisor to be qualified to perform duties of this job