Sr. Maintenance Technician

Niagara Bottling•Baltimore, MD

4d•$39 - $55

About The Position

The Sr. Maintenance Technician ensures equipment uptime through timely, in-depth troubleshooting and repair of equipment failures. This role shares knowledge of production equipment with the maintenance team and Operators and serves as a plant subject matter expert in at least one equipment area, such as injection or blow molding, filling and capping, labeling, packaging, conveying, palletizing, or stretch wrapping. The technician also troubleshoots and repairs facilities and auxiliary equipment, including chillers, air compressors, reverse osmosis and other water-filtration equipment, and performs general plant maintenance. The role works with Maintenance Technicians, Operators, Supervisors, Managers, and plant leadership to resolve mechanical issues and execute improvements. The technician develops and implements maintenance best practices, champions continuous improvement through preventive and predictive maintenance, and supports training in designated areas. Responsibilities include technical leadership, machine reliability, planned equipment overhauls, troubleshooting procedure development, and regular, predictable attendance with required on-call availability. The position requires 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. This is an hourly position with a stated pay range of $38.50–$54.87 per hour. Niagara describes its Total Rewards package as including paid time off, insurance and wellbeing benefits, retirement and savings programs, family-building support, and educational assistance. Regular full-time team members are offered a comprehensive benefits package; part-time, intern, and seasonal team members are offered a limited package.

Requirements

At least 6 years of experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment.
At least 6 years of experience in the position.
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.
Skilled in using shop equipment such as hydraulic and mechanical presses, bench grinders, drill presses, mills, lathes, and assorted power tools.
Proficient with precision measuring equipment such as calipers, dial indicators, bore gauges, and depth gauges.
Willingness to serve as a technical leader and trainer within a specific plant or machine-center area.
High school diploma or GED.
Regular, predictable attendance and availability for required on-call duties.
Ability to stand or walk for extended periods in a manufacturing environment and lift up to 50 pounds.
Must have own toolbox and basic tools.

Nice To Haves

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; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
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 working with electrical systems, including 480 VAC and 24 VDC power.
Ability to read and interpret process and instrumentation diagrams.
Experience repairing variable frequency drives, servo motors and controllers, communication systems (ASI-bus, CAN-bus, Profi-bus, Ethernet), PLC input/output cards, and safety modules.
Associate's degree in manufacturing, manufacturing technology, mechatronics, industrial manufacturing, manufacturing automation, or a similar manufacturing-related specialization.

Responsibilities

Adhere to and enforce plant-wide safety and good manufacturing practice standards.
Train and lead Operators, Mechanics, and Supervisors on technical procedures related to high-speed bottle manufacturing and packaging.
Work with plant leadership on continuous-improvement projects, upgrades, and solutions to recurring problems.
Identify machine problems rapidly, minimize downtime, and conduct root-cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
Partner with other Sr. Maintenance Technicians to resolve cross-functional problems.
Use available software systems to analyze and identify issues affecting throughput performance.
Define requirements and lead equipment overhaul efforts during planned downtime to rebuild equipment to like-new status.
Transfer knowledge and develop operating and troubleshooting procedures for bottling production equipment and injection technology.
Create troubleshooting SOPs and upload them to the BDA system; maintain responsibility for machine reliability and meantime before failure.
Provide technical leadership and training in designated equipment or plant areas.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance and provide required on-call availability.
Troubleshoot and repair facilities and auxiliary equipment, including chillers, air compressors, reverse osmosis and other water-filtration equipment, and perform general plant maintenance.

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.