Maintenance Manager

Company

Description:

Klann Plastics is an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer with more than seven decades of expertise in plastic injection molding and tooling, headquartered in Waynesboro, Virginia. The company is a UL-recognized molder and FDA-listed contract manufacturer of medical devices, operating Class 10,000-rated clean rooms for medical component molding. As a custom molder, Klann Plastics focuses on meeting exact customer specifications and does not produce proprietary parts, ensuring that client projects receive priority attention.

The organization offers full in-house mold design, build, and maintenance capabilities using Solid Works and MUD tooling systems, and processes a wide range of thermoplastic resins, including engineering-grade materials with specialized additives. Services span custom and medical clean room molding, insert and over-molding, metal-to-plastic conversions, short-run molding, inventory management, and transfer of existing molds, providing diverse opportunities for technical and operational roles.

Responsible for the maintenance of all equipment at Klann Plastics, to include manufacturing, storage, shipping and receiving, office areas, and other physical building areas. Maintenance to be performed will cover mechanical, electrical (up to and including three phase 480 volts), hydraulics, pneumatics, and some fabrication. The chosen candidate must be able to work alone or as a member of a team with little or no supervision.

• Coordinates maintenance activities with management and equipment operators, in a timely, efficient, and safe manner
• Apply maintenance troubleshooting skills in a wide variety of machine applications in response to production requirements
• Troubleshoot control wiring, relay logic, programmable controllers, motor drive circuits, control system devices, photo-electric sensors, limit/proximity switches, and transducers
• Perform and record mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic installation, repair and service of machinery and support systems as required
• Perform and record system preventive maintenance, including electrical and mechanical adjustments, inspections and repairs on plant equipment as necessary, and identify any issues
• Prioritizes repairs due to machine breakdowns over projects and other tasks
• Maintains and organizes the maintenance area for storage of parts and equipment
• Maintains an organized clean and safe work and material storage area
• Communicate with shift management and machine operators to stay abreast of what is happening with manufacturing equipment
• Work with outside service providers as required to organize required
• Federal, State, and City inspections and service
• Comply with area Standard Operating Procedures, OSHA regulations, and safety procedures.
• Maintain proper safety conditions of equipment and of company assets
• Any/all other duties as assigned

To perform this job successfully, it is desirable that an individual can perform each essential duty satisfactorily and safely. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

• Able to read blueprints, schematics, and manuals with understanding
• Knowledge of electrical wiring and circuits including 480 volt three phase
• Knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics
• Ability to plumb and install air and water lines
• Able to climb stairs and ladders
• Problem solving, time management, and communication skills a must

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions