Press Maintenance Technician - 2nd Shift

Overview

As the North American headquarters for G-TEKT Corporation, Jefferson Industries actively participates in the Global Automotive Industry. Jefferson Industries Corporation offers design and development for press dies and other tools necessary to produce automotive products. We embrace programs for product development including product design review and Advanced Product Quality Planning. Our facilities support high quality product manufacturing, and we provide a timely and flexible approach to meeting the needs of our customers.

We are actively seeking Press Maintenance Technicians to join the JIC team on 2nd Shift (core schedule, Monday through Friday, 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm).

• Support production in meeting daily requirements by repairing and improving production equipment.
• Equipment repairs and improvements, work area organization, assist engineering with equipment installation, quality countermeasures, spare parts tracking, emergency breakdown response, work order completion, program back ups, safety/PPE, acquire training as needed, downtime recording, predictive maintenance tasks, and preventative maintenance tasks. Other duties as assigned.

• Make equipment repairs and improvements that are identified from PM inspections and downtime analysis to meet monthly downtime goals.
• Perform monthly analysis of downtime which may include why/why analysis or similar method. You will receive a sheet that will give you the previous month’s downtime history that will identify the machines that are causing most of the downtime.
• Daily 5S organization of work areas. This includes touring your department work area and the general area around your assigned machines, verifying electrical cabinets are closed, no maintenance items are line-side, guards are properly installed, and COP activities around your toolbox.
• Assist engineering with equipment installation.
• Investigate quality-related incidents, identify root causes and implement countermeasures, which may include performing why/why analysis.
• Verify MRO has appropriate spare parts for daily operation.
• Respond to calls during production and make necessary repairs in a timely manner. Maintain radio contact for calls and to understand ongoing work. If unable to respond immediately, coordinate with another technician. Log into Plexus work center as soon as you arrive and log out when done on the line.
• Technicians are responsible for their assigned work areas and are required to support surrounding areas as needed. If a call is received and the assigned technician is busy or on break, you are responsible for answering the call.
• Coordinate breaks and lunches with technicians in the department. If a shift has multiple technicians, at least one technician must actively answer press calls at all times.
• Complete assigned work orders as scheduled and update the supervisor when complete.
• Record programmable device backups as changes are made.
• Follow all safety policies and correct use of all PPE.
• Initiate needed training to maintain skills and knowledge to complete assigned tasks.
• Verify downtime that an associate is selecting in Plexus and make entries into the Equipment Log in Plexus, including downtime reasons, solutions, and recurring problems. Review the Equipment Log at the beginning of every shift.
• Follow up with operators/line associates and Team Leaders at least once per day to check for recurring problems or failures.
• Fill in timesheet daily.
• Review maintenance communication board daily for updates on business plan, improvements, downtime causes, etc.
• Complete assigned PM tasks and assist in identifying future PM tasks.
• Perform PM inspections, request work orders for items that cannot be fixed during inspection, and use inspection data to identify PM tasks.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Weekly pay
• Performance-based wage adjustment (after 6 months in position)
• Additional $1.00/hour for each technician level achieved (up to level
  4)
• Additional $1.00/hour at 5 and 10 years of service
• Additional $0.50/hour for 2nd or 3rd shift premium
• Holiday Pay
• Shutdown Pay (Summer and Winter)
• Monthly Perfect Attendance Bonus
• Annual Perfect Attendance Bonus
• Bi-annual TEAM Achievement Bonus
• Annual Profit Share Bonus

• Paid vacation
• Three medical options with flexible coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and dependent care)
• Free Dental & Vision (must be enrolled in medical benefit)
• Voluntary life insurance packages (Life Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Group Accident,…