Technical Resource (Plumbtree)

Mars•Aurora, NE

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Mars Petcare is looking to hire a Technical Resource at our state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Aurora, Nebraska! Being a Mars Associate is all about opportunity. The opportunity to do challenging, interesting work that shapes the world’s best-loved brands. To work with real purpose, supported by talented, friendly people from different backgrounds. Access the tools, training, and experience you need to impact our business, the planet positively, and, most importantly, your career. Being a Mars associate is more than a job. It’s the opportunity to start your tomorrow today. The Technical Resource’s role is to provide the production floor leadership build Progressive Maintenance (PM) capability (breakdown elimination) and technical support for delivering the team’s operational targets such as safety, quality, and efficiency results. This role must proactively identify and take action against risks to safety, food safety, quality, and production losses. Technical Resources must also lead and coach root-cause problem-solving with the other technicians on their team, effectively communicate priorities, and escalate issues within their area and across shifts. Technical Resources have a thorough understanding and mastery of Manufacturing Reliability Fundamentals such as Integrated Work Systems (IWS) and the Factory Mars Operating System (FMOS/Daily Direction Setting DDS). This role will support the development and execution of Clean, Inspect, Lubricate (CIL), Center Line (CL), and Defect Management for their assigned area. The technical resource is responsible for maintaining standard running conditions of operating equipment in their area, plus the repair or replacement of failed components, the ability to troubleshoot unknown equipment issues, and the recommendation of adjustments to center line operational output of equipment.

Requirements

Understand and adhere to LOTO, Confined Space, and all other plant safety/GMP requirements
Possess a fundamental understanding of electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical drawings/schematics.
Basic mechanical skills, metalworking, plumbing, pneumatics, and steam fitting
Basic electrical power and controls, understanding of PLCs
Conduct hot work permit work as necessary including grinding and welding
Ability to problem solve in area of operation utilizing IWS tools (Unified Problem Solving)
Possesses technical mastery; Advanced technical troubleshooting skills in functional area
Subject Matter Expert for Autonomous Maintenance Step 4 component
Basic computer skills in AutoCad, Proficy, Excel, Word, Outlook, LEDS, SAP, Red Prairie, and Nexus
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Self-development: Demonstrated to learn & upgrade job-related and leadership skills
Ability to use part diagrams and list to order parts
Ability to work with vendors and suppliers
Previous maintenance experience or technical education
High school diploma or GED
Ability to convey communications clearly and concisely
Able to deal with ambiguity effectively
Successful completion of a drug and background screen
Ability to work rotating shifts under stressful conditions such as heat, cold, heights, and/or confined spaces
Have full mobility with the ability to climb ladders and stairs
Ability to lift 50 lbs.

Nice To Haves

Previous maintenance/reliability experience
Technical degree in industrial maintenance or related degree
3 to 5 years of experience in a TPM/technical, manufacturing environment
Demonstrated experience working in quality and safety.
Functional knowledge and understanding of HACCP concepts

Responsibilities

Lead and support the culture development of Mars, 5 Principles and Engagement
Coach Mars's safety standards, tools, and techniques
Identify, evaluate, and eliminate safety risks using behavior-based safety programs and near miss reporting
Perform mechanical and electrical preventative maintenance on various manufacturing equipment and electrical panels
Complete work orders as assigned and proactively look at work orders to complete as time permits
Document preventative maintenance and work orders using SAP Plant Maintenance
Troubleshoot and repair routine electrical (such as motor starters, switches and sensors using multi-meters and amp probes) and mechanical (hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical drive systems at the component level) problems on all plant equipment
Conduct equipment breakdown analysis
Register parts and create/update PMs in to improve the maintenance system
Participate and sometimes lead Focused Improvement Teams to eliminate losses within functional area
Develop/train technicians to: grow functional/technical skills, learn troubleshooting and repair skills to operate equipment more efficiently, understand Autonomous Maintenance activities
Perform technical tasks such as fabrication, welding, machinist skills
Drive delivery at or above target of following metrics: TRS, production reliability, stops reduction, mean time between failure, defects found and fixed, work order/PM completion rate
Support spares storeroom process and suggest improvements on how to manage spare parts
Uses IWS tools to achieve zero losses, ensure follow up to outages and root cause identification
Provide technical support to eliminate line top losses and team’s equipment ownership improvements
90% on production floor working with Technicians to deliver results, assisting in equipment setup and changeover
Member of the Emergency Response Team (ERT)
Flow to work as needed to meet the business need
Other job duties as assigned by site leadership