Maintenance Technician V - All Shifts

Job Description

Job Description

Position summary: The Maintenance Specialist is responsible for preventative, predictive, and routine maintenance tasks as well as troubleshooting electrical, electromechanical, robotics, and controls failures. The Specialist performs advanced maintenance procedures to all plant equipment including AC/DC control circuitry, programmable logic controllers, microprocessor controls, power distribution systems, computer hardware, minor mechanical adjustments, and equipment/part replacement.

This position is located in Marion, IN 46953 Responsibilities Essential functions and responsibilities:

• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
• Be available to work off shifts and weekends per departmental needs.
• Ability to climb up and down ladders and traverse walkways.
• Ability to work in confined spaces. (Spiral, oven area, etc.)
• Must have the ability to stand a minimum of 6 hours without a break and a maximum of 12 hours with a break.
• There are NO sitting positions or jobs.
• Must be able to lift up-to 50 lbs. consistently per department needs.

Troubleshoot, repair, and support PLC controlled, high speed production equipment for a safe and productive work environment.
Perform Preventive and Predictive Maintenance to increase equipment reliability and up-time.
Utilize computerized maintenance systems too accurately and thoroughly document and track all corrective and preventive maintenance performed throughout the course of the day.
Search and issue parts, document equipment issues and enter inspection/measurement points.
Drive company goals and objectives through individually led projects and continuous improvement activities.
Participate and contribute within the plant team including attending team meetings and shift handovers.
Ability to teach, guide and support other team members and lead them when needed.
Fill out reports and other computer related functions.
Comply with all safety standards and regulations provided by the company and government (e.g., LOTO, Work Permits, etc.).
Adhere to all housekeeping and sanitation SOP’s in and around the work area.
Perform all other duties as assigned.
Success factors/job competencies:
Efficient and effective problem-solving skills.
Flexible enough to work during events outside of the normal schedule.
Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
Ability to work well in a team environment.

Physical demands and work environment:
Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the associate is required to climb, balance, kneel, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, use hands to finger, grasp, or feel objects, talk or communicate, hear, and visually inspect areas to be cleaned or repaired.
Work environment: Heavy work, two people lift, up to 120lbs occasionally and/or up to 50lbs of force often, and/or up to 20lbs of force consistently to move objects.
Both inside and outside environmental conditions: Activities occur in coolers and freezers during shift. Exposure to cold and freezing temperatures in the coolers and freezers areas. Exposure to high heat while in the warehouse, especially during summer months.
Noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout to be heard above the ambient noise level.
Hazard: Includes a variety of physical conditions such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
Oils: There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids. Required Skills Qualifications required:

• 5-10 years of experience troubleshooting automated and robotic manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret machine manuals, electrical schematics, and process control diagrams.
• Experience editing and troubleshooting ladder logic.
• Experience troubleshooting and installing 480V three phase electric motors, 120V and 24V DC motor control circuits.
• Experience troubleshooting and programming VFD’s, PLC’s, and HMI’s.
• Must have working knowledge of RS Logix and/or C Logix as well as SLC/Micro Logix programming platforms.
• Highly effective in interpreting and understanding the fault readings on controllers, PLC’s, and variable frequency drives, and taking appropriate corrective actions.

Qualifications desired:
Ability to work with or around food allergens of all types.
Mechanical drive experience.
Mechanical installation and alignment techniques (motor/gearbox, pumps, sprockets, sheaves).
Use of precision measurement tools.
Ability to read and interpret machine manuals, electrical schematics and process controls diagrams.
Experience with AC/DC, servo motors, limit and proximity switches, photo-electric sensors, and solenoid valves.
Industrial electrical experience and/or certification.
Knowledge and experience around Allen Bradley Variable Frequency Drives, Allen Bradley PLC’s, Siemens.
Knowledge and experience with ABB robotics.
Knowledge and experience with the installation, calibration, and maintenance of processes and analytical
instrumentation.