3rd Shift Maintenance Technician

PURPOSE:

The Maintenance Technician is a member of the production unit who provides both process and equipment troubleshooting and gathers pertinent information for Production, Engineering, Maintenance and Quality by continuously evaluating the process equipment and recommending changes to improve safety,qualityand value.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide technicalassistanceto Production in resolving day-to-day production problems involving production equipment, usually within a specified area (e.g.CE,HE,VA1, VA3,etc.)to maximize efficiency, productivity and to reduce equipment downtime.
• Investigate process development problems, propose solutions, communicate and gather input from others and implement approved solutions to support continuous improvement goals and ensure best solutions are applied.
• Write job orders to correct malfunctions or improve processes, both in the short and long-term range in order to take ownership of improvement opportunities.
• Support training activities and provide training as needed to employees in the use of new modified equipment within specific areas of accountability, to ensure a qualified workforce.
• Work with Engineering todeterminenew products and equipment to be tested and help toestablishthe parameters for evaluating new products and equipment (including assisting in the actual testing), to ensure a comprehensive assessment of new product and equipment prior to mass production.
• May order spare parts and supplies, etc. as necessary,determineadequate stock levels and write store additions and reductions tomaintainproper inventory of parts and supplies used in specific areas of accountability.
• May specify, design or order production tooling or related items andassistindeterminingstandards for key process variables to ensure tools,measurements andprocesses are in place tomaintaintargets for quality and productivity.
• Participates in all blueprint reviews in specified areas of accountability to ensure production readiness of equipment.
• Will berequiredto work off hours as needed to support the line.May be asked to complete other tasks not mentioned here in order to support the good of the team and business tasks.

SPECIFICJOB RELATEDKNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, COURSES,SKILLSAND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

The incumbent provides technicalassistanceto Production and Maintenance in resolving day-to-day production problems and provides technical knowledge/assistanceto Engineering for development projects involving new or modified equipment/processes.

The incumbentwill preferablypossessa2 yeardegree in a relevant field.Experience in the production processes as well as in products andprocesscapabilitiesis highly preferred.S/he must alsopossessabove-average technical skills andmaintainan up-to-date basic knowledge of all plant processes as each area isclosely dependentupon the others.The ability tounderstandgeometric tolerancesand how these concepts help assure that customer specifications are met.

The incumbent mustpossessstrong technical trouble-shooting skills and be able to work either as part of a team or independently, as the situation dictates.S/he must also havegood communicationskills (both verbal and written) to communicate and work effectively with employees at all levels within the plant, as well as outside vendors and contractors.A strong work ethic, attention to detail and knowledge of plant security/confidentiality policies when dealing with outside suppliers are alsorequired.