Sr. Maintenance Technician

3 days ago

Plainfield, New Jersey, United States Niagara Bottling Full time

At Niagara, we're looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

Consider applying here, if you want to:

  • Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.
  • Develop lasting relationships with great people.
  • Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.
We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Sr. Maintenance Technician (Day Shift)

The Sr. Maintenance Technician ensures equipment uptime through timely, in-depth troubleshooting
and repair of all equipment failures. The Sr. Maintenance Technician shares knowledge of all production
equipment to maintenance team and Operators. The Sr. Maintenance Technician acts as a subject
matter expert on behalf of the plant in at least one of the following equipment areas: injection molders,
blow molders, fillers/cappers, labelers, case packers, conveyors, palletizers and/or stretch wrappers. The
Sr. Maintenance Technician performs troubleshooting and repair of facilities and auxiliary equipment
such as chillers, air compressors, Reverse Osmosis, other water filtration equipment and general
maintenance of the plant. Sr. Maintenance Technician works directly with Maintenance Technicians,
machine Operators, Supervisors, and Managers to resolve mechanical issues. The Sr. Maintenance
Technician develops and implements best practices aligned with Niagara's maintenance strategies.
Through the use of preventative and predictive maintenance processes, the Sr. Maintenance Technician
champions continuous improvement efforts and assists with training in their designated focus areas.
The Sr. Maintenance Technician ensures equipment uptime through timely, in-depth troubleshooting and repair of all equipment failures. The Sr. Maintenance Technician shares knowledge of all production equipment to maintenance team and Operators. The Sr. Maintenance Technician acts as a subject matter expert on behalf of the plant in at least one of the following equipment areas: injection molders, blow molders, fillers/cappers, labelers, case packers, conveyors, palletizers and/or stretch wrappers. The Sr. Maintenance Technician performs troubleshooting and repair of facilities and auxiliary equipment such as chillers, air compressors, Reverse Osmosis, other water filtration equipment and general maintenance of the plant. Sr. Maintenance Technician works directly with Maintenance Technicians, machine Operators, Supervisors, and Managers to resolve mechanical issues. The Sr. Maintenance Technician develops and implements best practices aligned with Niagara's maintenance strategies. Through the use of preventative and predictive maintenance processes, the Sr. Maintenance Technician champions continuous improvement efforts and assists with training in their designated focus areas.

Essential Functions

•Train and lead Operators, Mechanics and Supervisors on technical procedures related to high-speed bottle manufacturing and packaging

•Work directly with plant leadership to develop and execute projects involving continuous improvement, upgrades, and the resolution of re-occurring problems

•Rapid identification of machine problems to minimize equipment downtime with root cause analysis conducted to prevent re-occurrence

•Partner with other Sr. Maintenance Technician to resolve cross-functional problems

•Use of available software systems to analyze and identify issues to drive throughput performance

•Define requirements and lead overhaul efforts to rebuild equipment to like-new status during planned downtime

•Transfer knowledge to Niagara team members to develop operating and troubleshooting procedures in the following areas of bottling production specialization:

o Blow molding, inclusive of PET processing, machine set-up, mold changes, and quality inspection systems

o Filling/capping, beverage processing methods, cap feeding systems with light closures, vision inspections systems and laser date coders, quality/sanitation standards, and conveying systems

o Labeling technology, roll-fed and/or cut and stack, machine set-up, hot melt gluing systems, and conveying systems

o Dry-end packaging including case packers, case conveyors, conventional and robotic palletizers, and stretch wrappers. Machine set-up required for all pack size changes

o Common OEM's for production equipment: Krones, Sidel, KHS, Sacmi, Tech Long

•Transfer knowledge to Niagara team members to develop operating and troubleshooting procedures in the following areas of injection technology:

o Husky injection molding machines consisting of hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical systems

o Auxiliary systems including resin handling/blending, resin drying, dehumidification, vision inspection, conveying, and cooling systems

o Mold systems, internal hot runner and cold half maintenance, identification of component wear and troubleshooting through detailed inspection of produced products

o Plastic processing at high speeds while maintaining tight part tolerances and acceptable levels of acetaldehyde (AA)

•CreateS OP's for troubleshooting machines, and upload them to BDA system; responsibility for machine reliability and meantime before failure

•Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities

and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

Qualifications

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education
  • Minimum Qualifications:
    • 6 Years - Experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment
    • 6 Years - Experience in a Similar Position
    • 4 Years - Experience managing people/projects
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and resolve issues across multiple departments and levels of the organization
  • Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Effective communication of issues and solutions to cross-functional team members
  • Ability to read and interpret schematics: electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic
  • Skilled in the use of shop equipment such as hydraulic and mechanical presses, bench grinder, drill press, mill and lathe, and assorted power tools
  • Proficient skills with precision measuring equipment, such as calipers, dial indicators, bore gauges, and depth gauges
  • Willingness to be a technical leader and trainer within a specific area of plant or machine center
    • Preferred Qualifications:
      • 10+ Years- Experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment
      • 6 Years - Experience managing people/projects
    • 4 years of experience in one of the following fields: blow molding, injection molding,
    • Prior packaging, or beverage experience
    • 4 years of experience with Krones, Husky, Sidel, or other packaging or bottling equipment
    • 1 year of experience leading and developing others on the functionality and repair of equipment
    • 2 years of experience creating process improvements or continuous improvement initiatives
    • Skilled in fabrication capabilities such as cutting and welding (mig, tig or stick)
    • Skilled working with electrical systems including 480VAC & 24VDC power
    • Ability to read and interpret schematics for process and instrumentation diagrams
    • Skilled in the repair of variable frequency drives, servo motors and controllers, communication systems (asi-bus, can-bus, profi-bus, ethernet), PLC input/output cards, and safety modules
Education
  • Minimum Required:
    • High School Diploma or GED
    • Preferred:
      • Associate's Degree in manufacturing, manufacturing technology, mechatronics, industrial manufacturing, manufacturing automation or other similar manufacturing-related specialization
Benefits

https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits

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