1st Shift Maintenance Technician (M-F 7am-3pm)

NOVARES•Kentwood, MI

About The Position

Together, let’s create the car systems of the future: With 12 000 employees in 23 countries, we are a global plastic solutions provider which designs and produces cutting edge parts and complex systems for virtually every OEMs in the world. Our innovation strategy drives us to invent unique solutions that shift the way cars interact with passengers and are powered for greener mobility. Do you want to join a diverse, dynamic and international group, powered by a strong team spirit? Join Us! Novares is looking for its Manufacturing department his/her future 1st Shift Maintenance Technician (M-F 7am-3pm) (M/F), located in GRAND RAPIDS GR-PL.FinalityLevel 1: Carry out complex maintenance work, both curative and preventive, and modifications on production equipment. Level 2 & 3: Plan, organize and carry out preventive and corrective maintenance of buildings and production equipment, participate in the improvement of existing means.

Requirements

Must have a good working knowledge of industrial technology
Thorough understanding of company product, trade terminology, maintenance and repair operations, manufacturing processes, and machine/equipment operation
Ability to diagnose problems for true root cause and implement effective countermeasures

Responsibilities

Participate in the organization and planning of preventive and corrective maintenance
Participate in the preparation of a plan for preventive interventions and the proper functioning of machines during production and intervene as soon as necessary
Fill out the follow-up sheets for interventions carried out on production equipment to allow traceability of interventions
Carry out maintenance work on production equipment in accordance with the established schedule
Carry out preventive maintenance in accordance with safety instructions and corrective maintenance on production equipment by adapting to unforeseen circumstances
Fill in the computerized documents for monitoring maintenance operations
Transmit all the necessary information to the Maintenance Manager
Check the conformity of the work carried out in relation to the trade standards
Ensure the cleanliness of his/her work area and the quality of his/her work
Ensure the reception and storage of production equipment if necessary and the cleaning of his/her workstation and equipment
Check the proper functioning of production equipment
Analyze and solve technical malfunctions related to the quality of parts
Participate in the diagnosis of anomalies, breakdowns, failures of production equipment
Organize, plan and carry out preventive and curative maintenance level 2 and 3, adjustment, maintenance and upgrading of equipment programming
Coordinate his/her interventions according to production and priorities (in case of simultaneous breakdowns)
Prepare a planning of interventions on a preventive basis and carries it out
Ensure the computerized recording of interventions carried out on the means of production in order to allow traceability of interventions
Ensure the reception and qualification of production equipment in compliance with specifications, safety rules and the environment
Intervene on the site to prevent accidents and to make users aware of the need to respect safety procedures
Ensure that preventive maintenance constraints are taken into account for new equipment to be installed
Provide expertise in a specialty
Manage the store in a specialty
Participate in the progress of his/her team
Lead the maintenance agents in his/her specialty and coordinate their missions for the actions to be carried out in his/her field of expertise
Audit maintenance operations from N1 to N4 in the field
Participate in TPM, guarantee feedback
Carry out periodic diagnostic checks (presses, robots)
Follow up and launch corrective actions after periodic diagnostic controls (manufacturers or internal)
Participate in internal progress projects in the maintenance department
Plan, organize and perform the preventive and curative maintenance of buildings and production equipment and help to improve existing means