Production Maintenance Technician

Job Purpose: To contribute to the success of our customers by ensuring that Production Equipment is maintained in a way that maximizes production line "up-time".

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Respond to maintenance requests and conduct routine maintenance so that production equipment reliably achieves production goals.
   • Conduct changeovers and equipment start-ups in a minimal amount of time to meet or exceed production standards.
   • Tests out equipment after repairs, changeovers, or extended downtime to be sure equipment is ready to run without downtime at start-ups.
   • Minimizes "stop-gap" measures as means of keeping lines and equipment operating.
   • Order parts as used and needed to minimize emergency maintenance.
   • Request work orders as needed to ensure equipment uptime.
   • Measures "down-time" and de-briefs others to improve future outcomes.
   • Respond to all internal customer requests with urgency.
   • Production is the main internal customer of maintenance.
2. Accomplish preventive maintenance (PM) and practice Continuous Improvement so that production equipment achieves production goals.
   • Execute PM tasks on schedule to ensure prevention of future down time.
   • Follow through on PM task and line work findings to continually improve equipment reliability
   • Contribute knowledge learned through the completion of PM tasks to the PM planning process, ensuring up-time and efficiency of equipment.
   • Ensure changes in schedules, material availability and line operations do not prevent PM's from being completed.
   • Work to improve equipment design to maximize throughput while reducing none-value added labor.
3. Administration of the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), ensuring system reliability and accuracy.
   • Enter completed work orders into CMMS.
   • Sign parts out to work orders.
   • Order and restock parts, sign into CMMS.
   • Other CMMS duties as assigned.
4. Maintain safety, cleanliness, and upkeep of equipment and maintenance areas.
   • Must administer lock-out tag-out (LOTO) and follow GMP rules.
   • Must keep work areas clean and well organized.
   • This position requires the ability to identify and correct safety issues for the benefit of all employees.
5. Understand and maintain a culture of "lean action" within the department so that we live lean better than any organization.
   • Implement and maintain standards and processes that eliminate waste throughout the department.
   • Apply and utilize "lean tools" to permanently implement improvements.
   • Institutionalize 5-S in all aspects of the department. (Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain)
6. Other work as assigned.

Prior Experience:

• 3 or more years of mechanical maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment required. A High School Diploma (or equivalent) is preferred.
• Prefer applicants with 2 or more years of formal packaging or industrial training.

Knowledge Requirements:

To be effective, this position requires the ability to multitask, demonstrate a sense of urgency, and the ability to organize. Needs to understand or learn all procedures and processes and Good Manufacturing Practices. Knowledge is normally acquired through a technical school certificate of degree and/or equivalent experience.

Licenses and Certifications:

• Preferred but not required a Class C Boiler license.

Work Requirement:

This position may require significant work hours beyond the normal workday based on the demands of the business cycle, customer volume of business, and specific sales efforts underway. It has a moderate to high demand for tight deadlines. This position entails work of a cyclical nature. This position will experience moderate interruption in workflow, starting and stopping for production requirements. It has no requirement for overnight or day travel.

Physical Requirements:

This position requires:

• Continuous (6 or more hours per day) bending, pushing, pulling, climbing stairs, reaching, lifting, and grasping.
• Continuous (6 or more hours per day) standing and walking.
• Continuous (6 or more hours per day) talking, teaching, and repetitive motion, hand/wrist movement.
• Occasional (up to 2 hours per day) working at a computer terminal.
• Sensory requirements: Good eyesight, normal hearing, and fluent in the English language.

Working Conditions:

• Indoors, seasonally hot and humid.
• Will be exposed to various fragrances which at times may be at elevated levels.
• Moving and lifting objects, sometimes 50 lbs. frequently.