Maintenance Technician

Ring Container Packaging - Louisville

Louisville, KY

Pay: $27-$37/hr

Shift: Full time

Join our team at Ring Container! We are looking for a 12-hour night shift maintenance technician. You will be on a rotating shift that includes every other weekend. Scheduled for 7 days every 2 weeks! This schedule offers great work/life balance. Overtime is available.

We offer health insurance benefits after 30 days of employment. 401K w/match after 90 days of employment. We offer a wellness program for additional savings on your insurance plan, and a reimbursement program for staying fit. PTO is available after 90 days of employment. 2 weeks of PTO & 3 floating holidays per year!

**Job Purpose**

To ensure safe and efficient operation of all equipment; perform scheduled preventative maintenance as planned; perform production equipment changeovers; troubleshoot hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and mechanical problems when needed; maintain proper records for maintenance, inventory of parts, and emergency repairs; promote good housekeeping habits related to maintenance; coordinate equipment training as needed; and communicate ideas and other problems to the management staff.

**Safety**

• Follow all employer safety and health regulations as required by company policies, procedures and practices.

• Ensure the safe and efficient operation of all plant equipment to meet or exceed company established safety culture.

• Follow Lock out/Block Out/ Tag out policy.

• Wear proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) where required.

• Proactive in addressing unsafe conditions and confronting unsafe behaviors in the facility.

• Participate and/or conduct safety training as scheduled.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Ensure the safe and efficient operation of all equipment to meet or exceed company established Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) expectations and customer quality expectations.

• Proactive in addressing inefficiencies of production equipment.

• Install, troubleshoot, and maintain equipment.

• Troubleshoot basic hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, mechanical and process problems with equipment as needed or directed by Maintenance Manager.

• Use power tool equipment in a safe manner to avoid injury or harm to self or other employees.

• Perform scheduled Preventative Maintenance tasks as outlined by Maintenance Manager.

• Evaluate production report comments prior to performing maintenance to ensure all causes for production inefficiencies are addressed and corrected.

• Continually evaluate equipment for improvement areas. Tag components or parts that need repair, replacement or improvement.

• Perform scheduled production equipment mold changeovers as outlined by Maintenance Manager or Production Manager.

• Perform building maintenance as directed by Maintenance Manager.

• Maintain sufficient records to support the Computerized Maintenance Management Software (EAM) including work orders and parts management.

• Coordinate with Production Manager and/or Maintenance Manager as it relates to production equipment training and employee development.

• Responsible for personal development by requesting regular meetings with managers, requesting additional training, requesting involvement beyond immediate job responsibilities, seeking higher education opportunities including continuing education classes and establishing self-development and performance goals with manager.

• Responsible for active participation on plant teams and activities including safety, quality, sustainability, community involvement, OEE, maintenance, employee wellness, brainstorming and continuous improvement which are required to create and maintain a World Class environment.

• Operate Powered Industrial Truck, Boom Lift and Scissor Lift per OSHA regulations rules and guidelines.

Quality/GMP/Food Safety

• Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

• Responsible for reporting quality, food safety, GMP, and food defense issues to Maintenance Manager or a member of management.

• Perform required sanitation activities prior to releasing equipment to production.

• Ensure equipment is clean and in ‘showroom condition’ after maintenance is performed on production equipment.

Experience, Educational and Technical Qualifications

Maintenance Technician I should possess a sense of urgency, accountability, business ethics, professionalism, self-motivation and the desire and focus to improve the business.

Maintenance Technician I must possess a High School Diploma or GED equivalent and other technical certifications and training applicable to servicing industrial equipment in a manufacturing environment.

Maintenance Technician I must possess at least 2-3 years of preventative maintenance in hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical troubleshooting within a manufacturing environment.

Abilities Required

• Must be able to come to work promptly and regularly.

• Must be able to take direction and work well with others.

• Must be able to work under the stress of deadlines.

• Must be able to concentrate and perform accurately.

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