Changeover Technician

Advanced Drainage Systems•Madera, CA

22h•$21 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

At ADS, no idea is off limits, and we celebrate creativity and bold moves. For more than 50 years ADS has been manufacturing a variety of innovative and environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional materials. Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, we are a multi-billion dollar stormwater management company, manufacturing pipe and ancillary products. When it storms, ADS captures rain with drain basins, conveys it with pipe, stores it using chambers and finally treats it with water quality products, before safely returning water back to the environment. ADS handles the entire lifecycle of a raindrop. Their products help prevent flooding, which increases quality of life for people living in large cities, suburbs, and rural towns. ADS also believes in creating a circular economy and is the largest plastic recycling company in North America, using plastic shampoo and detergent bottles to create pipe, diverting over 500 million pounds of plastic from landfills every year. ADS operates a global network of over 60 manufacturing plants and 30 distribution centers.

Requirements

Understands basic machine function and sequence of operations to complete changeover/startup.
Understands and can successfully diagnose and complete basic tooling repairs.
Ability to read, understand, and comply with ADS requirements, specifications, and standards.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with and communicate to other plant personnel as well as company resources.
Good time management skills, and ability to escalate problems quickly to the production manager or MPAS (if applicable).
Familiarity with basic hand and power tools and their usage.
Proficient in Microsoft Office – Outlook and Excel mainly for communication and data entry.

Responsibilities

Support machine changeover and successful startup in accordance with ADS requirements, specifications, and standards.
Leads machine changeover and successful startup in the absence of MPAS or Production Supervisor.
Complete travel tooling inspections prior to the changeover and determine if it is in proper runnable condition.
Diagnose and conduct travel tooling repairs, and/or escalate to production manager to arrange repair/replacement.
Handle inbound/outbound tooling loading/unloading in accordance with ADS requirements, specifications, and standards.
Designated backup for production manager or MPAS for changeover entry, and/or TTAT/TTSR completion.
Responsible for changeover toolbox, including tool inventory, and tool condition.
Participates in problem solving, and process improvement for changeovers as needed at the direction of the MPAS or Production Manager.
Help implement continuous improvement projects.
Completes other tasks as assigned.