Sr. Maintenance Technician

About Niagara

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

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

The Sr. Maintenance Technician ensures equipment uptime through timely, in-depth troubleshooting and repair of all equipment failures. The Technician acts as a subject‑matter expert on behalf of the plant in at least one of the following equipment areas: injection molders, blow molders, fillers/cappers, labelers, case packers, conveyors, palletizers and/or stretch wrappers. The Technician performs troubleshooting and repair of facilities and auxiliary equipment such as chillers, air compressors, Reverse Osmosis, and other water filtration equipment, and performs general maintenance of the plant.

• 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 resolution of recurring problems.
• Rapidly identify machine problems to minimize equipment downtime; conduct root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Partner with other Sr. Maintenance Technicians to resolve cross‑functional problems.
• Use 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 inspection 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 OEMs 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 SOPs for troubleshooting machines and upload them to the BDA system; responsibility for machine reliability and mean time before failure.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance and on‑call availability to ensure equipment and facility uptime.
• Ability to stand or walk for extended periods and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Own toolbox and basic tools required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6 years of experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment.
• 6 years of experience in a maintenance engineering position.
• 4 years of experience managing people and projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment.
• 10+ years of experience in a maintenance engineering position.
• 6 years of experience managing people and projects.

Additional Qualifications:

• 4 years of experience in one of the following fields: blow molding, injection molding, packaging, or beverage.
• 4 years of experience with Krones, Husky, Sidel, or other packaging or bottling equipment.
• 1 year of experience leading…