Front End Technician

CANPACK Group•Olyphant, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Front End Technician operates and maintains front-end can manufacturing equipment, including coil handling machines, cupping presses, body makers, trimmers, and balers. Key responsibilities involve understanding and complying with safety procedures, rebuilding, repairing, and overhauling equipment, and performing diagnoses and adjustments. The role requires working from verbal or written instructions, interpreting computer reports, and utilizing precision measuring tools. The company, CANPACK Group, is a global leader in the packaging market, producing various types of packaging across 29 production sites in 19 countries. CANPACK emphasizes sustainability and corporate social responsibility, actively supporting environmental protection and local communities.

Requirements

Good Mechanical aptitude.
Basic knowledge of US measurement.
Ability to use calipers and micrometers.
Problem solving skills.
Troubleshoot machinery when out of specification.
Ability to organize own work.
Basic knowledge of computers.
Ability to operate a forklift.
Team Player.

Nice To Haves

Engineering or Technical Degree preferred.
Experience in a Manufacturing facility is a plus.
Experience in mechanical maintenance and repair is a plus.

Responsibilities

Understand and comply with position-related safety SOPs and work instructions, especially for lockout/tagout, chemical handling, machine guarding, housekeeping, BRC and personal protective equipment (PPE).
Rebuild, repair, or overhaul any of the front end can manufacturing equipment’s and other equipment as needed.
Modify, remove, install, adjust, synchronize, or repair equipment or parts as required. This could include large presses and dies, deep drawing and trimming equipment, transfer equipment, various electrical and mechanical control devices.
Make proper diagnosis, adjust/repair and set up of assigned equipment.
Read and interpret computer information system reports.
Work from verbal or written instructions to determine a need for and plan to; repair, overhaul, setup and operate on the type of equipment(s) mentioned above.
Using full range of precision measuring and gauging tools, perform required inspection before, during, and after rebuilding, repair, or overhaul.
Determine and make most efficient setup and operate machine tools, taking into consideration such things as type of material tolerances to be held, types of cutting tools, coolants, lubricants, and machine tool speeds and feeds.
Exhibit a thorough knowledge of machines and mechanical principles involved in the repair and overhaul work, including timing, synchronizing and aligning the mechanical action so that under power the assemblies are mechanically coordinated.
Set up and test can manufacturing and other equipment under power testing for mechanical difficulties tracing to their source and correcting.
Operate, clear jams, lubricate, clean and add as required necessary direct and indirect materials to equipment to keep operational.
Perform any reasonable duties assigned by the management staff, corresponding with this role.