Maintenance Technician - Mendon, United States - Spark Packaging

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Job DescriptionPosition: Maintenance TechnicianLocation: Mendon, MIPrimary Responsibilities:The Maintenance Technician enjoys a fast-paced working environment that requires the ability to manage a number of attributes at once. This role is responsible for maintaining production equipment focused on producing high-quality sheets of paper or rolls that meet/exceed company standards and customer specifications. This role will also require 50% travel to other locations.Qualifications Required:

• Demonstrates safe work practices; actively participates in and supports the EHS process
• Good Interpersonal Skills; must be able to work in and foster a team environment
• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrates self-motivation, flexibility, and a high degree of initiative to work independently and integrity
• Demonstrates an understanding of general operating flow of the manufacturing/sheeting process and able to solve problems; some basic math required Preferred

Qualifications:

• Material handling experience strongly preferred
• Having demonstrated experience and working knowledge of inventory controls, operating warehouse equipment and familiarity with internal warehouse layout and flow.

Accountabilities:Collaborates with operations working in accordance with all legal requirements and applicable codes, is responsible for the safe and proper operation and maintenance of all company machinery, utilities and facilities.

• Assist in the day to day safety of all employees and safety controls
• Maintain and update CMMS software
• Provide technical support for all phases of equipment and system validation
• Reviews electrical drawings associated with new equipment procurement
• Routine maintenance of production equipment and improve the production process thru working directly with production teams to overcome obstacles
• Assists engineering personnel with the development of project specifications for new equipment
• Acts as a technical liaison to contractor personnel who are performing activities onsite
• Assembles, repairs, and fabricates metal parts by operating mechanical equipment
• Uses blueprints and/or design sketches to ensure the proper dimensions and tolerance levels of the finished product
• Preventive and predicative maintenance driven

Required education and related experience:

• High school diploma
• 2 years of verifiable work experience required
• Factory experience strongly preferred
• Journeyman status or 5-10 years experience
• PLC experience required
• Factory experience a plus
• CMMS Software experience preferred

Skills and Abilities (technical/professional skills, expertise and qualifications):

• Possess good communication skills
• Electrical and mechanical troubleshooting ability
• Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic skills, as well as machining expertise to build and modify fixtures, machines and related equipment
• Ability to use precision measurement instruments, use basic math, trig, and geometry skills
• Interprets machining programs, tool layouts, encoded instructions and blueprints as necessary to operate machines
• Demonstrates the ability to develop and execute plans
• Must have minimum of basic in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word and be able to handle email.

Illustrative Essential Functions:

• Ability to push, pull or lift up to 60 pounds
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crawl, lift, and move arms and hands freely
• Ability to stand for most of an 8-hour shift
• Overtime may be required to meet business demand - this may include working extended shifts and/or weekend work

Work Environment:The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can get rather loud at times. Temperature levels are usually moderate but can get rather warm in the summer months. Hearing protection, eye protection and steel toe safety shoes are required when in the plant. All employees are expected to keep their work areas clean, operate equipment safely and maintain accurate supply levels for their position.