Process Technician

CANPACK•Olyphant, PA

26d

About The Position

The Process Technician maintains and oversees control environments for washers and can-washing equipment, coolant filtration systems, and wastewater treatment systems at the facility. The role includes performing basic laboratory testing, operating and maintaining process equipment, and repairing or replacing wastewater equipment and systems. The technician documents problems and maintains equipment and facility systems while supporting production demands and quality.

Requirements

Basic skills with Microsoft Office.
Good communication and organizational skills.
Ability to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodations available for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Ability to wear required PPE and move around an expansive manufacturing environment.
Ability to work in an environment that can become very hot depending on the weather.
Physical capacity requirements include frequent standing and walking; frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling of 10 pounds or less; occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling of 11–25 pounds and 25–50+ pounds; and the listed reaching, sitting, manual manipulation, climbing, crawling, squatting or kneeling, and bending activities at the specified frequencies.
Vision abilities including near, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception; ability to understand conversational speech; and sense of touch.

Nice To Haves

Engineering or technical degree preferred.
Prior beverage-can manufacturing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Maintain process equipment to meet established production demands.
Perform laboratory testing on POTW permit parameters, including pH, COD, fluorides, and manganese.
Oversee and perform basic mechanical repairs on pumps, mixers, chemical feed lines, pH controllers, and tank-level reading equipment.
Troubleshoot changes in can-washer baths and wastewater characteristics and provide appropriate chemical or process responses.
Maintain awareness of can-line issues, process settings, and quality.
Wear appropriate PPE, learn about chemicals used in the process and their hazards, and follow emergency response protocols; reference MSDS.
Complete process checks to maintain washer operation, the coolant system, and wastewater treatment.
Adjust process settings based on indicators such as decorator trips, tear-off rate, tooling usage, and washer chemical usage.
Walk the production line from washer infeed to decorator infeed to anticipate and prevent potential maintenance issues.
Prepare chemical day tanks for water and wastewater treatment processes.
Perform routine process checks and maintenance on RO and soft-water vessels.
Provide detailed shift handovers at the beginning and end of each shift.
Complete daily housekeeping, quality, and process checks, and respond to AC/CAs related to assigned equipment.
Maintain logbooks documenting production issues and corrective actions.
Perform other duties reasonably corresponding with the role.