Maintenance Technician - New Castle, PA

VetJobs•New Castle, PA

4d•$20 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Maintenance Technician who will work alongside seasoned Maintenance Technicians, providing guidance, training, and assistance. The technician will be responsible for the maintenance of injection and compression molding machines during a 12-hour shift, ensuring operational efficiency by clearing jams, restarting lines, and performing minor repairs and adjustments. This includes work on hydraulics, basic electrical systems, and conveyor systems. The role involves diagnosing mechanical and quality issues, restoring equipment to service promptly, and independently adjusting machinery to maintain efficiency and minimize non-conformances. The technician will also monitor material levels and be responsible for minimizing scrap and downtime during color changes.

Requirements

Strong mechanical abilities and experience, such as proven auto/truck mechanics, ability to diagnose and repair engines problems, all around natural ability to learn anything requiring solid mechanical abilities.
Experience in manufacturing environment is preferred but not required.
Experience with injection/compression molding would be a plus.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to add, subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.
Must possess attention to detail and be able to demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness.

Nice To Haves

Experience with injection/compression molding

Responsibilities

Provide guidance, training, and assistance to seasoned Maintenance Technicians.
Responsible for injection and compression molding machine maintenance for the shift production team.
Clear and resolve jams on lines, restart lines, and perform minor repairs and adjustments to ensure operational efficiency throughout the 12-hour shift.
Work on hydraulics systems, basic electric systems, and conveyor systems.
Diagnose mechanical and quality problems, determine necessary repairs, and restore malfunctioning equipment to service with minimum delay.
Recognize, react to, and adjust machinery independently when needed to maintain proper machine efficiencies and minimize non-conformances.
Monitor materials to ensure correct amounts are available throughout the shift.
Minimize scrap produced and machine downtime during color changes.