Technical Machine Specialist II-IL

Job Function:

Under direction of the Mill & Face Frames Supervisor, the Technical Machine Specialist I will follow all established procedures and policies while providing technical operations support to the machine operators responsible for Molders, Chop Saw, Fletcher, HPM, etc. 

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with Operators with setups, programming, parameter adjustments, PM’s, etc.
• Drive material yield improvements and scrap reductions
• Ability to accurately troubleshoot and address root cause of quality defects and machine downtime
• Conduct daily spot inspections of product quality to ensure processes stay on target  
• Provide appropriate feedback to Operators, Team Leads, Supervisors and Managers
• Attend vendor training and work with outside technicians to learn proper methods and technique
• Train and mentor machine Operators on proper operating methods and techniques 
• TEAMWORK:  Support efforts by all team members to continuously improve equipment performance

Working Conditions:

• Stand, kneel, bend, twist, and walk 8-12 hours per day.
• Occasionally required to lift up to 100 lbs.
• Indoor Manufacturing Environment
• Varying noise levels.
• Fast-paced work.

Job Qualifications:

• Technical Specialist Certification or Associates Degree (Technical/Manufacturing)
• Possess knowledge and ability to program mill & face frame machine centers.
• Perform each direct responsibility satisfactorily
• Strong oral, written and interpersonal communications skills
• Self-direction and initiative                                                              
• Ability to read a tape measure and perform basic arithmetic
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) a plus