Automation Maintenance Technician - Nights

ICU Medical Inc.•Salt Lake City, UT

46d

About The Position

The Automation Maintenance Technician supports the plant needs in regards to all automation equipment to achieve the production plan and improve on process performance and preventative maintenance. Support and actively manage troubleshooting and preventative maintenance program to maximize equipment availability, minimize downtime hours, and optimize production. Duties are performed in a high volume, high speed, light manufacturing environment where individuals are involved with overhauling equipment and the installation of new equipment.

Requirements

Must be 18 years of age
High School diploma or equivalent
Minimum five years' work experience as a Technician on automated assembly equipment. Two to three years in electronics, mechanics, science and physics.
Must be able to read and understand procedures
Basic computer skills, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word), Oracle
Excellent verbal/written communication and customer service skills
Highly disciplined, problem-solver, logical thinking, troubleshooting team player with a strong work ethic
Self-motivated and ability to work independently
Must have good mechanical aptitude
Demonstrate ability to safely and competently manipulate various hand and power tools
Strong mechanical aptitude needed.
Knowledge of the following equipment: hand tools, lathes, grinders, drills, and power tools.
Knowledge of electronics in the form of PLCs, photo sensors, I/O readouts and data gathering.

Responsibilities

Performs basic and routine machine maintenance functions, such as cleans, checks, and prepares presses and other production machinery to support operations.
Operate lathes, mills, grinders, sanders, power tools and hand tools.
Perform preventative maintenance.
Improve and modify equipment.
Perform equipment capability studies.
Interface with other departments.
Maintain equipment logs.
Coordinate activities to ensure departmental compliance to all Federal, State, Local and Company regulatory requirements. These elements include FDA, EPA, OSHA, ISO, EEOC and Company policies relative to the manufacture of product, lot control requirements, documentation requirements, housekeeping, preventative maintenance, calibration, associate training and safety (equipment, associate and material).
Perform these and other duties as necessary or required, the inclusion of which will not alter the basic scope of the position
Work on special projects as they arise
Actively demonstrating support through interactions with solid communication skills, attitude, dedication, commitment, respect, pride and trust.