Maintenance Technician

About PPI:

Proto Plastics is a premier custom injection plastic molder in Tipp City, Ohio. We’ve been in business for more than a half of a century, so we have a profound understanding of the industry. We are committed to meeting and exceeding our customers’ expectations through a company-wide mindset of continuous improvement.

Position Overview:

Conducts investigations into suspect manufacturing equipment and applies strategic troubleshooting methods to determine root cause of machine failures

Deploys preventative maintenance actions and performs needed repairs to either maintain and/or improve performance of all mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic components of injection molding machines and support equipment, material handling systems and automated systems included robotics and custom manufacturing cells.

Responsible for general building and facilities repair and maintenance including critical systems related to manufacturing facility controls.

Essential Job Functions:

Visually inspects and listens to machines and equipment to locate causes of malfunctions.

Deploys Plan-Do-Check-Act methodologies for troubleshooting issues on the manufacturing floor. Conduct maintenance in a proactive manner to determine proper root cause of failures to ensure adequate solutions are deployed to resolve the critical failure and/or problem.

Dismantles machines and equipment to gain access to problem areas.

Inspects and measures parts to detect wear, misalignment, or other problems.

Removes and replaces worn or defective parts of drive mechanism or hydraulic system.

Locates damaged air and hydraulic pipes on machine, and measures, cuts, threads, and installs new pipe.

Starts/Restarts all manufacturing equipment to test operation following repair prior to releasing equipment to production. This should be done to measure the success of the repair and to minimize downtime of the manufacturing equipment.

Repairs broken parts and/or determines best course for finding replacement components.

Performs routine and preventive maintenance to machines, auxiliary equipment including automation cells and building facilities.

Responsible for following all safety regulations.

Performs safety inspections on all manufacturing equipment and the facility.

Provides insight and recommendations of potential machine risks for human or equipment safety.

Documents findings during preventative maintenance activity and repair activities on manufacturing equipment.

Assist in maintenance activities related to tooling and production equipment in preparation for use in applications.

Ability to train, mentor and coach other technical team members in functional job activities related to maintenance and repair

Regular and punctual attendance. Be here, on time, ready to work each day.
* Perform other responsibilities as needed to support the success of the organization

Required Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Problem Solving / Critical Thinking Technical Skills / Mechanical Aptitude Cost Consciousness Judgement Craftsmanship Safety  and Security Adaptability – Grow knowledge as technology advances.

Time Management / Independent Thinking Proactiveness Education , Training and/or Experience High School diploma required

Technical school certificate preferred2 to 5 years’ related experience and/or training

Proficient with facilities, injection molding machines (or similar), auxiliary equipment maintenance, electronics and…