Process Maintenance - 6pm-6am (rotating schedule)

Plascon Inc • Traverse City, MI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Plascon Inc. is seeking a Process Maintenance professional to install, maintain, and repair machinery, physical structures, and pipe and electrical systems. This role involves visually inspecting and testing machinery, diagnosing and repairing malfunctions, and performing preventative maintenance. The position requires a strong understanding of electrical circuits, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and mechanical repair. The ideal candidate will be skilled in fabrication and repair using various machine shop tools and have experience with plastic processing equipment. This role also involves ordering parts, maintaining inventory, and occasionally responding to after-hours emergency calls.

Requirements

• General knowledge of electrical circuits, motor circuits and 480 VAC power circuits.
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment; plastics manufacturing experience strongly preferred
• Proven ability to diagnose and repair hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical systems common in injection molding or extrusion operations
• Familiarity with plastic equipment such as extruders, chillers, blown film, and Material delivery systems
• Skilled in fabrication and repair work using mills, lathes, welders, gas torches, and other machine shop tools
• Experience performing preventive and predictive maintenance on high-volume production machinery
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, schematics, and equipment manuals specific to plastic processing equipment
• Demonstrated success working alongside production and engineering teams to minimize downtime in a plastics facility
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers or other employees of the organization.
• 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 apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Basic keyboard skills required which includes email, the input of work orders using Microsoft Excel and maintenance software.
• Must possess your own tools. Machines are both metric and standard.

Nice To Haves

• Plastics manufacturing experience
• Maintenance certificate that would typically include coursework in electrical wiring and schematics, HVAC/R, plumbing, reading blueprints, general carpentry, and tools of the trade.

Responsibilities

• Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment
• Become familiar with plant machinery, detect malfunction diagnose and repair
• Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery; cleans and changes filters
• Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment.
• Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment
• Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment
• Performs preventative maintenance on building and equipment
• Orders maintenance/repair parts and supplies. Maintain stockroom inventory using maintenance software.
• Occasionally will need to respond to emergency calls after hours.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401(k)-retirement plan with immediate vesting with a 100% employer match for your first 3% of deferrals and 50% match for next 2%
• Blue Cross medical plans
• Blue Cross dental
• EyeMed vision
• Employer paid life insurance
• Employer paid short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed