Key Responsibilities:

• Adhere to company safety and quality processes and rules
• Provide technical skills required to systematically repair, adjust and maintain processing, filling, conveying, and packaging machinery as assigned using established maintenance reliability practices, consistent observation, repair, and follow-up of operational effectiveness.
• Must be able to work with others in a team atmosphere
• Other duties include participating in continuous improvement teams, working on new project activities and continuous training

Context and Scope:

 Shift technicians are multi-crafted (mechanical/electrical) front-line techs that will troubleshoot breakdown issues and repair them for the facility production equipment.   They will work with the equipment operator, operation and maintenance leads to address the issues in a safe and efficient manner that complies with site quality and GMP standards.  As troubleshooting requirements are accomplished, the Shift Technician will change focus toward preventive maintenance activities as assigned by the planner/scheduler thru planned work orders

Job Specifications/Qualifications:

Education and Professional Qualifications

• HS Diploma or equivalent
• Associates degree or equivalent in mechanical or electro-mechanical engineering
• Technical training from an accredited school and/or military experience in related fields
• Be able to work 12 hour shift schedule
• Be able to work nights
• Be able to lift 50lbs

Knowledge/Experience

• 5+ years’ experience maintaining mechanical systems on complex process and/or high-speed production equipment.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting, testing, and repairing instrumentation devices.
• Welding
• Machining
• Mechanical maintenance
• Electrical/Electronics-install and repair (some explosion proof environments)
• Single and 3-phase powered equipment (troubleshoot, test, and repair)
• AC and DC control systems (troubleshoot, test, and repair)
• AC variable speed and servo drives (troubleshoot, replace, program)
• Operate electronic test equipment (multi-meter, meg-ohm meter, amp probe, Hart Communicator, power analyzer)