Automation Maintenance Technician

General Responsibility – Will promote a quality culture through leadership and training in quality best practices.

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform preventative maintenance and repair on assigned equipment and instrumentation

• Auxiliary Equipment to include: Conveyors; Automation; Blenders; Dryers; Tapers; Hot Runner Controllers; Thermarator’s; other.

• Plant Utilities to include: Air Compressors; Granulators and associated equipment; Rail Unload System, and Vacuum system.

• Communicate with lead, supervisor and production personnel to ensure efficient operations

• Responsible for organization and housekeeping of plant utilities areas, the maintenance cage and the auxiliary equipment storage areas.

• Perform other related duties as required.

• Must follow all safety procedures, which includes wearing required PPE.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Job related experience with troubleshooting of one to three years or more.

• Able to read electrical, and pneumatic prints.

• Must become lift truck certified in reasonable amount of time.

• Must be able to communicate well with others both verbally and in writing

• Physically able to bend, squat, twist, push/pull, reach and lift up to 50 pounds.

• Must be able to perform duties within small areas, as small as 2 ft x 2 ft.

• PLC experience preferred, but not required.

• Must successfully complete the Lock Out/ Tag Out training within reasonable amount of time.