Setup Mechanic

Our client is a very large employer located in Shelton. They have over 300 employees and are a plastics manufacturer. They make many of the plastic containers you find in your local grocery store. The company has a 24/7 operation with a lot of stability and growth opportunity. Many of their employees are highly tenured. They are currently seeking Setup Mechanics for Day Shift.

• Very large and stable, growing company.
• Discounts on phone bill plus grocery bill.
• Highly tenured internal team.
• Discounts on pet insurance and car insurance.

• Installs tooling and performs set-ups, as well as corrective and preventative maintenance on thermoforming machines and auxiliary equipment, such as grinders, vacuum pumps, motors, gear boxes, and hoists.
• Conducts mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical troubleshooting.
• Performs root cause analysis to identify causes of defects and troubleshoots problems.
• Identifies, retrieves, and replaces machine components from the stockroom; creates and fulfills orders via cloud-based parts management system.
• Escalates issues to a set-up technician (recognizing source and scope of problems and communication).

• 2-3 years of experience in the manufacturing, industrial, electrical or auto mechanic industry.
• Technical:
  Ability to use calipers, tape measure, protractors, pressure gauges, temperature thermocouples.
• Technological:
  Ability to use cloud-based parts management system (Nex Gen) to create and execute work orders.
• High school diploma or general equivalency degree (GED).
• Vocational technical community college, or formal military mechanical and/or technical training a plus.
• Thermoforming, extrusion machinery, or packaging equipment is a plus.

$27.75 per hour.

Day Shift: 6:55 AM - 7:05 PM.

This position works 12 hour shifts whose days change every other week. The benefit is you have 3 and 4 days off every other week.

Example shift:

• Week 1:
  Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat
• Week 2:
  Sun, Wed, Thurs

Setup Mechanic
• Shelton, CT, United States