Sr. Maintenance Technician

Niagara Water•Las Vegas, NV

About The Position

The Sr. Maintenance Technician ensures equipment uptime by troubleshooting and repairing equipment failures, sharing production-equipment knowledge with maintenance team members and Operators, and serving as a plant subject matter expert in at least one designated equipment area. The role 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 technician works with Maintenance Technicians, machine Operators, Supervisors, Managers, and plant leadership to resolve mechanical issues and carry out continuous-improvement projects, equipment upgrades, and solutions to recurring problems. The role develops and implements maintenance best practices, uses preventive and predictive maintenance processes, analyzes available software-system data to improve throughput, and leads equipment overhauls during planned downtime. It includes transferring technical knowledge and developing operating and troubleshooting procedures across bottling and packaging equipment, injection molding systems, and related auxiliary systems. The technician creates machine troubleshooting SOPs and uploads them to the BDA system, with responsibility for machine reliability and mean time between failures. Regular and predictable attendance and required on-call availability are essential to maintaining equipment and facility uptime. The position requires standing or walking for extended periods in a manufacturing environment and lifting up to 50 pounds. The employee must provide their own toolbox and basic tools. Duties and responsibilities may change with or without prior notice.

Requirements

At least 6 years of experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment.
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 multiple 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 in a specific plant or machine-center area.
High school diploma or GED.
Ability to stand or walk for extended periods in a manufacturing environment and lift up to 50 pounds.
Must provide own toolbox and basic tools.
Regular and predictable attendance and required on-call availability.

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 production.
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 such as 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 (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 the highest standards of 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 to develop and execute continuous-improvement, upgrade, and recurring-problem-resolution projects.
Identify machine problems quickly, 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 to rebuild equipment to like-new condition during planned downtime.
Transfer knowledge and develop operating and troubleshooting procedures for bottling production equipment, including blow molding, filling and capping, labeling, dry-end packaging, and associated conveying systems.
Transfer knowledge and develop operating and troubleshooting procedures for injection technology, including injection molding machines, auxiliary systems, molds, and plastic processing.
Create troubleshooting SOPs for machines and upload them to the BDA system.
Support machine reliability and mean time between failures.
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 benefits, including virtual care options.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
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.