Senior Maintenance Technician

About This Role

The Sr. Maintenance Technician ensures equipment uptime through timely, in-depth troubleshooting and repair of all equipment failures, sharing knowledge with the maintenance team and operators. This role acts as a subject matter expert in at least one area of production equipment like injection molders or blow molders.

Responsibilities

• 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 the resolution of re-occurring problems
• Rapidly identify machine problems to minimize equipment downtime with root cause analysis conducted to prevent re-occurrence
• 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 bottling production and injection technology specializations
• Create SOP’s for troubleshooting machines and upload them to the BDA system, taking responsibility for machine reliability and meantime before failure

Requirements

• 6+ years experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment
• 6+ years experience in a Senior Maintenance Technician role
• 4+ years experience managing people/projects
• Ability to communicate effectively and resolve issues across multiple departments and levels
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to read and interpret schematics: electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic
• Skilled in the use of shop equipment (hydraulic and mechanical presses, bench grinder, drill press, mill and lathe, power tools)
• Proficient with precision measuring equipment (calipers, dial indicators, bore gauges, depth gauges)
• Willingness to be a technical leader and trainer within a specific area or machine center

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• 6+ years of experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment and in position; 4+ years of experience managing people/projects.

Nice to Have

• Associate's Degree in manufacturing, manufacturing technology, mechatronics, industrial manufacturing, manufacturing automation or similar
• 10+ Years experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment
• 10+ Years experience in position
• 6+ Years experience managing people/projects
• 4 years experience in blow molding, injection molding, packaging, or beverage
• 4 years experience with Krones, Husky, Sidel, or other packaging or bottling equipment
• 1 year experience leading and developing others on equipment functionality and repair
• 2 years experience creating process improvements or continuous improvement initiatives
• Skilled in fabrication capabilities (cutting and welding: mig, tig, stick)
• Skilled working with electrical systems including 480VAC & 24VDC power
• Ability to read and interpret schematics for process and instrumentation diagrams
• Skilled in the repair of variable frequency drives, servo motors and controllers, communication systems, PLC input/output cards, and safety modules

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits