Injection Molding Equipment Maintenance Specialist

Your Mission Safeguard production by preventing failures, resolving issues fast, and documenting everything that keeps our plastics molding operation reliable. Outcomes You’ll Own Uptime & Utilization: Partner with the Maintenance Manager to keep equipment running at peak effectiveness. PM Systemization: Create, standardize, and record preventive maintenance for injection molding machines, granulators, dryers, water tower, and chiller. Smart Capital Decisions: Draft specifications and recommend auxiliary/other equipment purchases. Rapid Recovery: Diagnose and repair production and facility equipment across mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic domains. Field Mobility: Safely use skid loaders, scissor lifts, and forklifts to access and service equipment. Traceability: Maintain precise logs—PM schedules, installs, structural repairs, work orders, and operating reports. Budget Stewardship: Monitor parts inventory and expenses to meet budget targets. 24/7 Readiness: Be on call around the clock for issues that could jeopardize customer commitments. Process Capability: Calibrate molding machine controls; verify screws and barrels meet minimum requirements. Facilities Expertise: Provide technical assistance for electrical systems, building construction elements, and plumbing. Continuous Improvement: Lead upgrades and sustain a clean, orderly work environment and grounds with strong 5S. Other duties as assigned. Tools, Systems, and Skills You’ll Apply Industrial mechanical systems: hydraulics, motors, pumps. Industrial electrical: reading schematics and troubleshooting complex control wiring. Controls familiarity: understanding of logic controls (preferred). Documentation: engineering drawings; electrical and hydraulic schematics. What You Bring Education High School diploma or GED. Experience Minimum 7 years of industrial maintenance experience that includes injection molding machinery; experience with blow molding or extrusion is an acceptable alternative. Proven track record troubleshooting and repairing mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems. Ability to find root causes and deliver on-time, on-budget fixes. Attributes Self-driven, positive, and collaborative communicator. Judicious, fact-based decision-maker. Independent finisher who can also lead improvement projects. Key Performance Indicators Reduced machine downtime. PM program execution and documentation completeness. Maintenance and repair costs aligned to budget. #J-18808-Ljbffr T.I.M. Manufacturing Co