Lubrication Technician

3 weeks ago

Malvern, United States Arauco Full time
Job Summary

Safely provides world-class Lubrication services to Operations and ensures that all equipment is available when needed, to produce products for our customers. To take the lead in converting the mill from a reactive parts changer/ fixer mode to a proactive mode where we anticipate problems and improve the reliability of the plant.

Position Responsibilities
  • Be the site specialist in lubrication for the Mill.
  • Assist in developing Lubrication schedules for all equipment (with vendor support).
  • Improve area equipment reliability and optimize resources.
  • Area Management will become a key component of how we do business as a Maintenance department. You are expected to support this implementation and assist Technicians with lubrication issues in their area.
  • Assist in developing lubrication PMs for all areas.
  • Manage the Oil Analysis program recommendations and follow-up.
  • Know the Downtime issues in the Mill and work with Technicians to resolve them (top 5).
  • Interface with Area Operators to know and address their issues. Read the logbooks.
  • Be knowledgeable and manage your WO backlog.
  • Interface with Area Planner to get the right down day & daily work scheduled.
  • Check the 'Malvern Action Log' and 'Maintenance Action Log' daily and work with the Area Planner to get items resolved.
  • Investigate the root cause of equipment failure and make recommendations for long term solutions.
  • Assist in creating and maintaining the area resources (prints, manuals, job plans, tools, spare parts, etc.).
  • Enter appropriate work requests for required follow-up work.
  • Complete assigned work orders or other PM/Pd.M. activities based on established priority and return completed paperwork.
  • Follow all company policies regarding absenteeism, tardiness, and breaks. When On-Call, the expectation is to report to work within one hour of being called.
  • Attend/Participate in maintenance crew meetings and other group functional meetings / training.
  • Daily interaction with Area Operators and Supervisors. Know their issues and follow-up.
  • Support the Asset Reliability Process (ARP) as it is rolled out. This includes Area Management, Planning & Scheduling, Daily Schedules, etc.
  • Support the crew to resolve process related issues and during process upset conditions.
  • Communication is a key to our success. Check email daily. When issued a radio, you are expected to wear it and respond to issues when needed. Let Operations and peers know about changes that may affect them.
  • Safety: This is #1 at ARAUCO. You will follow the ARAUCO Safety Philosophy and participate in the LASER process. Your input to continually improve the safety at the Mill is encouraged and required. Always look out for yourself and the other guy.
  • Housekeeping is everyone's responsibility. You are expected to complete your assigned housekeeping tasks and initial the worksheet when completed. Techs will clean up their work area when the job is completed.
  • Lead for "Job Specific Contact" for contractors (as required).
  • Participates in all mill safety programs (Laser, confined space, Hot works, etc.) identified to maintain a high level of safety awareness in the mill.
  • Continually seek to reduce costs by looking for ways to save money. (do work in-house, check for better pricing on items, etc.)
  • Add value to the business every day.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Strong mechanical and analytical skills.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills.
  • Have a good understanding of all our safety policies.
  • Seek to continually improve skill set (with vendor training, web-based training, seminars, magazines, etc.)
  • Have a focus on continuous improvement.
  • Familiarity of the basic functions of our Maximo system.
  • Strong written and communication skills.
  • Self-motivated and strong organizational skills.
  • Ability to look for improvement opportunities to increase efficiencies and overall equipment uptime.


This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities and requirements of the Production Coordinator/Manager role. Duties may evolve or change to meet the needs of the production process and the organization.