Position Summary

This position is proficient and adept in the repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment, and in maintenance of buildings, grounds, and utility systems of an industrial plant by performing the following duties.

Essential Responsibilities, Accountabilities & Results

• Perform all activities following safe work and environmental practices and utilizing all required PPE
• Schedules and performs repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment to ensure continuous production operations.
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems as part of production machinery and take action to return to service in a timely manner.
• Directs maintenance activities on utility systems to provide continuous supply of heat, electric power, gas, or air required for operations.
• Coordinate outside contractors for equipment and building maintenance needs including the placement of new equipment and relocation of existing equipment.
• Develops preventive maintenance program in conjunction with OEM manufacturing guidance.
• Reviews production, quality control, and maintenance reports to plan and modify maintenance activities.
• Inspects operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational and environmental standards/regulations.
• Plans, develops, and implements new methods and procedures designed to improve operations, minimize operating costs, and affect greater utilization of labor and materials.
• Reviews new capital projects and discusses equipment needs and modifications with plant management ensuring future maintenance and environmental concerns are considered. Work with plant management to determine proper placement of new equipment including possible relocation of existing equipment.
• Requisitions tools, equipment, and supplies required for operations.
• Confers with management and quality control personnel to resolve maintenance problems and recommend measures to improve operations and conditions of machines and equipment.
• Monitor and control maintenance expenditures to within company guidelines.
• Manage and control plant wastewater treatment system, discharge, and hazardous material disposal including reporting and manifest documents.
• Overtime and possible evening/weekend work will be required for this role

Competency Requirements

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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Educational & Experience Minimum Requirements

At least five years of related hands-on experience and/or training in an industrial manufacturing environment is preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit/stand (or combination) for 8-12 hours per day, walk, kneel, reach with hands and arms, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls, physically type data using computer keyboard, interact verbally in person and on the phone; climb ladders; operate forklifts/scissor lifts.