Sr. Maintenance Technician - PLC

At Niagara, we're looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

• Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.
• Develop lasting relationships with great people.
• Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC ensures equipment uptime through timely, in-depth electrical troubleshooting of 480

VAC & 24

VDC components. The Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC has strong working knowledge of all operating systems in the plant including but not limited to Allen Bradley (AB), B&R automation, Siemens, and Zenon. Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC acts as a subject matter expert on behalf of the plant in frequency drives, human machine interface (HMI), plant operating systems and data collection/system backups. Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC performs troubleshooting and repair of facilities and auxiliary equipment and general electrical maintenance of the building and grounds.

The Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC works directly with Maintenance Technicians, machine Operators, Supervisors and Managers to resolve both electrical and mechanical issues. Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC develops and implements best practices aligned with Niagara's maintenance strategies. Through the use of preventative and predictive maintenance processes, the Sr. Maintenance Technician - PLC champions continuous improvement efforts and assists with training in their focus areas.

• Adhere to and enforce highest standards in safety and good manufacturing practices plant-wide
• Train and lead Operators, Mechanics and Supervisors on technical procedures related to high-speed bottle manufacturing and packaging
• Work directly with plant leadership to develop and execute projects involving continuous improvement, upgrades, and the resolution of re-occurring problems
• Rapid identification of machine problems to minimize equipment downtime with root cause analysis conducted to prevent re-occurrence
• Partner with other Sr. Maintenance Technician to resolve cross-functional problems
• Use of available software systems to analyze and identify issues to drive throughput performance
• Define requirements and lead overhaul efforts to rebuild equipment to like-new status during planned downtime
• Transfer knowledge to Niagara team members to develop operating and troubleshooting procedures in the following areas of bottling production specialization:
  • Blow molding, inclusive of PET processing, machine set-up, mold changes, and quality inspection systems
  • Filling/capping, beverage processing methods, cap feeding systems with light closures, vision inspections systems and laser date coders, quality/sanitation standards, and conveying systems
  • Labeling technology, roll-fed and/or cut and stack, machine set-up, hot melt gluing systems, and conveying systems
  • Dry-end packaging including case packers, case conveyors, conventional and robotic palletizers, and stretch wrappers. Machine set-up required for all pack size changes
  • Common OEM's for production equipment:
    Krones, Sidel, KHS, Sacmi, Tech Long
• Transfer knowledge to Niagara team members to develop operating and troubleshooting procedures in the following areas of injection technology:
  • Husky injection molding machines consisting of hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical systems
  • Auxiliary systems including resin handling/blending, resin drying, dehumidification, vision inspection, conveying, and cooling systems
  • Mold systems, internal hot runner and cold half maintenance, identification of component wear and troubleshooting through detailed inspection of produced products
  • Plastic processing at high speeds while maintaining tight part tolerances and acceptable levels of acetaldehyde (AA)
• Create SOP's for troubleshooting machines, and upload them to BDA system
• Regular and predictable attendance, as well as required on-call availability, are essential functions of the job to ensure equipment and facility up-time.
• Ability to stand or walk for extended periods of time in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • 6 Years - Experience in an electrical maintenance environment
  • 6 Years - Experience in Position
  • 4 Years - Experience managing people/projects
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • 10+ Years
    - Experience in an electrical maintenance environment
  • 10+ Years - Experience working in Position
  • 6 Years - Experience managing people/projects
• Effective communication of issues and solutions to cross-functional team members
• Ability to read and interpret schematics: electrical and…