Senior Maintenance Technician

Niagara Bottling • Phoenix, AZ

5d

About The Position

The Senior Maintenance Technician ensures equipment uptime through timely, in-depth troubleshooting and repair of equipment failures. The technician shares production-equipment knowledge with maintenance team members and Operators and serves as a plant subject matter expert in at least one equipment area, such as injection molding, blow molding, filling and capping, labeling, case packing, conveying, palletizing, or stretch wrapping. The role also covers troubleshooting and repair of facility and auxiliary equipment, including chillers, air compressors, reverse osmosis and other water-filtration equipment, and general plant maintenance.

Working with Maintenance Technicians, machine Operators, Supervisors, and Managers, the Senior Maintenance Technician resolves mechanical issues and develops and implements maintenance best practices. The role champions continuous improvement through preventive and predictive maintenance, leads equipment overhauls during planned downtime, and trains team members in designated areas. Regular and predictable attendance and required on-call availability are essential. The position involves standing or walking for extended periods in a manufacturing environment and lifting up to 50 pounds; the employee must provide a toolbox and basic tools.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
• At least 6 years of experience in the position; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
• At least 4 years of experience managing people or projects; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and resolve issues across departments and organizational levels.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to communicate issues and solutions effectively to cross-functional team members.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics.
• Skill using shop equipment such as hydraulic and mechanical presses, bench grinders, drill presses, mills, lathes, and assorted power tools.
• Proficiency with precision measuring equipment such as calipers, dial indicators, bore gauges, and depth gauges.
• Willingness to act as a technical leader and trainer within a specific plant or machine-center area.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to stand or walk for extended periods and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must provide a toolbox and basic tools.
• Regular and predictable attendance and required on-call availability.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's degree in manufacturing, manufacturing technology, mechatronics, industrial manufacturing, manufacturing automation, or a similar manufacturing-related specialization.
• 10 or more years of experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment.
• 10 or more years of experience working in the position.
• 6 years of experience managing people or projects.
• 4 years of experience in blow molding, injection molding, packaging, or beverage.
• 4 years of experience with Krones, Husky, Sidel, or other packaging or bottling equipment.
• 1 year of experience leading and developing others on equipment functionality and repair.
• 2 years of experience creating process improvements or continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Fabrication skills, including cutting and MIG, TIG, or stick welding.
• Experience with electrical systems including 480VAC and 24VDC power.
• Ability to read and interpret process and instrumentation diagrams.
• Skill repairing variable frequency drives, servo motors and controllers, communication systems (AS-i bus, CAN bus, ProfiBus, Ethernet), PLC input/output cards, and safety modules.

Responsibilities

• Enforce high standards for safety and good manufacturing practices throughout the plant.
• Train and lead Operators, Mechanics, and Supervisors on technical procedures for high-speed bottle manufacturing and packaging.
• Work with plant leadership on continuous-improvement and upgrade projects and on resolving recurring problems.
• Identify machine problems quickly, minimize downtime, and conduct root-cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Partner with other Senior Maintenance Technicians to resolve cross-functional problems.
• Use available software systems to analyze issues and improve throughput performance.
• Define requirements and lead equipment overhauls during planned downtime to restore equipment to like-new status.
• Develop and transfer operating and troubleshooting procedures for bottling production equipment, including blow molding, filling and capping, labeling, dry-end packaging, and machine setup for pack-size changes.
• Develop and transfer operating and troubleshooting procedures for injection technology, including molding machines, auxiliary systems, molds, and plastic processing.
• Create troubleshooting SOPs and upload them to the BDA system; take responsibility for machine reliability and meantime before failure.
• Provide technical leadership and training in designated plant or machine-center areas.
• Troubleshoot and repair facility and auxiliary equipment, including chillers, air compressors, reverse-osmosis and water-filtration equipment, and general plant equipment.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance and provide required on-call availability.

Benefits

• Paid time off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time.
• Paid parental and caregiver leaves.
• Medical coverage, including virtual care options.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Health Savings Account with company match.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Expanded mental wellbeing benefits, including free counseling sessions for team members and household family members.
• Family-building benefits, including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation, plus adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursements.
• Income protection, including Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability, critical illness, and accident plans.
• Special discount programs, including pet plans, prepaid legal services, identity theft protection, car rental, and airport parking.
• Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan, and scholarship opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED