Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

Company: Rieke LLC

Primary Location: 8200 Innovation Campus Way West, New Albany, OH 43054 USA

Employment Type: Hourly | Full-Time

Function: Manufacturing Production / Distribution

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

Main Duties & Responsibilities

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining continuous system
operation by adjusting, repairing, replacing or modifying system, components
on mechanical and automated process equipment on the production floor.

Primary Duties and
Responsibilities:
Work in conjunction with Engineering to ensure timely launches and efficient operations.
Perform
machine changeovers from part-to-part/job-to-job.
Clear
machine jams as needed.
Clean
machine as needed/perform preventative maintenance.
Troubleshoot machine related mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic issues, making adjustments where necessary.
Able to adjust and fabricate items needed to adapt bowl feeding systems, tracks, fixtures, and tooling to make a good product at designated rates. Providing feedback or receive guidance from the Maintenance Manager or Manufacturing Engineer as needed.
Able to diagnose and repair electrical issues including sensors, relays, servo systems, motor controls, and PLC's
Able to adjust robot positions, coordinate types, jog, and troubleshoot errors.
Document all changes made to machines, fixtures or tooling made through installation, debug or normal operation as required by Manufacturing Engineering.
Maintain inventory for spare parts.
Perform scheduled preventative maintenance actions on all machine systems and machine subsystems as needed.
Document equipment history through appropriate systems with training.
Communicate with the production shift personnel, Maintenance Manager on the current shift and off shifts. Communication to include, but not be limited to the shift status on issues and performance for all machines.

Qualifications

Qualifications and
Skills:
2 years of hands on production experience with fully automated production systems, high speed automation and mechanical assembly machines.
High
school diploma or equivalent. Bachelor's degree in a related field
preferred.
Strong
knowledge of 120VAC control circuits, 24 VDC control circuit, Industrial
Power 3 Phase 480V and industry accepted electrical safety practices for
testing energized circuits.
Strong
knowledge of PLCs and VFD controlled machinery. (B&R and Allen
Bradley)
Proficient
in maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of mechanical, pneumatic and
electrical components.
Able to
read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical diagrams including
complex automated system drawings.
Mechanical
setup experience of tight tolerance tooling.
Proper
use of power tools and measuring equipment- must have and maintain all
hand and test tools required to maintain automated equipment.
Computer
proficient- Microsoft Windows based computer operation.
Must be
able to work overtime as needed, sometimes on short notice or on
weekends.
Knowledge
of ABB/SWE and Mitsubishi drive technology a plus.