Set Up Mechanic

Westaff is Hiring for a Setup Mechanic in Shelton, CT

Shift: Rotating shift

Pay Rate: $28.00 an hour, $0.75 shift differential

• 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 a cloud-based parts management system.
• Escalates issues to a set up technician (recognizing source and scope of problems and communication).
• Must maintain regular and consistent attendance.

• Previous mechanical or electrical experience preferred. Thermoforming, extrusion machinery, or packaging equipment highly desired.
• Able to read and understand written documents, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, and diagram forms.
• Ability to troubleshoot problems.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and calculate decimals and fractions. Ability to understand and use the metric system.
• Ability to use calipers, tape measure, protractors, pressure gauges, temperature thermocouples.
• Ability to use cloud-based parts management system (Nex Gen) to create and execute work orders.