Maintenance Mechanic C 2nd Shift

Description

Airlite Plastics is a premier, privately held, family-owned manufacturer headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Our family style and personal culture is what makes Airlite an amazing place to grow and build a successful career. Airlite's company values of unquestionable integrity and respect and appreciation for each other are at the core of our success! These values set a strong foundation to build on where we can 'wow' our customers with innovative products and sustainable solutions, and continuously improve our processes and efficiencies.

Our product lines include rigid plastic containers and lids for food packaging and cosmetics, dry powder scoops, plastic drink cups, shipping containers, industrial strength insulated concrete forms (ICF) and sustainable permeable paving systems. As pioneers in our industry, focused on sustainable solutions, we strive to provide our customers with top-notch service and quality, which aligns with our award-winning products.

How would you contribute?

This role is a contributing member of our Airlite - Omaha team, located in Omaha, NE. As a Maintenance Mechanic C you are a key to continued growth and success of Airlite. The Maintenance Mechanic C is responsible for repairing and maintaining machinery and mechanical equipment such as motors, pneumatic systems, conveyor systems, and production machines and equipment by performing the following duties

Essential Duties:

• Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.
• Detects malfunctions and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine.
• Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Installs and maintains water tower systems.
• Installs and sets up new machines, to include molding machines, automation equipment, print and machine shop equipment.
• Assembles, installs, and maintains water pipe systems, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.
• Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill, and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.
• Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
• Responsible for reporting food safety problems to management.
• Document work activities in computer.
• Provide and maintain a personal industrial tool set and toolbox suitable for performing routine maintenance tasks.
• Adhere to all safety protocols and OSHA regulations including LOTO policy.
• Adhere to established housekeeping standards to ensure a clean and organized work environment.
• Maintains Airlite's attendance standards.
• Ability to work overtime as needed, including weekends and holidays, to support maintenance priorities, machine installations, and plant emergencies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Do you have what it takes? Airlite Plastics is a versatile employer; complacency is not one of our strengths! We work hard each day to ensure that equipment efficiency and customer satisfaction never leave our line of sight. Successful candidates for the role will possess the following:

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals in English. Ability to write routine reports in English. Ability to speak effectively with company employees and supervisors in English.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and ability to calculate figures and amounts such as area, circumference and volume.
• Ability to read a tape and calipers.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to use hand tools.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing and Excel software.
• Capability to…