Production Maintenance

Willert Home Products, In • St. Louis, MO

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Install, troubleshoot, repair & maintain production and facility equipment

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 4 years industrial mechanical experience and a two-year technical degree preferred.
• Training is provided during the probationary period (60 working days for a new hire) by other Maintenance personnel and the Technical Supervisor.
• 4+ years industrial maintenance including breakdowns and repairs, and production line changeovers. PLCs experience and Robotics is a plus.
• Troubleshooting motor control centers and mechanical packaging equipment including presses, filling lines, conveying systems, pneumatic and hydraulics.
• Programming VFD up to 480V.
• Installing photo-eyes, ultrasonic sensors, and safety light curtain; also teaching how to install each of these.
• Continuous ink jet date coders; setting up a message and changing parameters a plus.
• HMIs, including their functions and abilities.
• Pass the post offer physical and drug test.
• Follow written/oral directives from the Plant Manager and Supervisors.
• Follow instructions and company safety rules and be a critical thinker.
• Work effectively in a team environment with people of varying skills and backgrounds.
• Read an electrical and wiring schematic and have general electrical knowledge.
• Wire a circuit that includes safety e-stops; continuous, momentary and timing relays; control heaters; encoders; and other electronic components.
• Identify, troubleshoot and locate I/Os on a PLC (Allen Bradley, Automation Direct, Siemens).
• Be flexible with work projects and changing needs.
• Good organizational skills and ability to prioritize projects.
• Knowledge of hand and power tools.
• Highly motivated, self-directed worker, able to work autonomously in a fast paced and often loud production environment.
• Steel toe shoes are required.
• Employee must wear safety glasses and ear protection. Gloves and masks/respirators as needed.
• Use of personal tools is required. Metrics and SAE wrenches, multi-meter, various drivers, Allen wrenches, flashlight, etc.
• Forklift

Responsibilities

• Learn each production line and its operation and be able to run each station.
• Examine, test, maintain and repair all plant machinery and equipment to assure safe and efficient operations. May include the design and fabrication of parts.
• Perform a variety of duties for preventive maintenance on the production equipment.     This may require reading and interpreting equipment manuals.
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, and make adjustments as needed.
• Disassemble, repair, and reassemble equipment, using various tools.
• Set up and change over the tooling on machines.
• Record and log maintenance repairs and inspections at machine. Communicate all actions, irregularities, repairs, and inspections.
• Fully understand and comply with the LOTO procedures.
• Comply with plant rules & safety regulations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees