Maintenance and Engineering Technician

Maintenance and Engineering Technician

DeForest, WI (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=751+Shonkoo+Way+DeForest+WI+USA+53532)

Description

At American Packaging Corporation (APC), you’ll find the packaging career you’ve been looking for. With competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs, we nurture our employees while advancing and promoting diversity and inclusion. As the leading flexible packaging converter in North America for over a century, APC’s longstanding success is fueled from the inside out. We’re constantly seeking to improve our internal operations and were named a “Best of the Best” in the Best workplaces in the America’s awards for 12 years in a row. It’s how and why we engage the best and brightest talent to continue propelling our shared success into the future.

LOCATION:DeForest, WI

SUMMARY:Use experience and skills to troubleshoot, repair, adjust and maintain manufacturing and ancillary equipment. This person will, at times, assist the Plant Engineer in the planning, directing and coordinating of the activities concerned with the Engineering and Maintenance departments. This position will entail a more hands on approach to projects and will also require an in-depth knowledge of sound electrical or mechanical engineering and trade practices.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESinclude the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Troubleshoot, repair, adjust and maintain manufacturing and ancillary equipment, hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, electrical and electronic systems.

• Possess the ability to use monitoring and testing equipment to facilitate troubleshooting, repairing, adjusting, and maintaining of manufacturing and ancillary equipment.

• Training

• Identify and develop maintenance training programs in all process areas.

• Identify targeted training for individuals in the department and validate training with audits.

• Maintenance programs

• Identify and develop new and current equipment PMs.

• Develop annual audit PMs for different process and infrastructure areas.

• Evaluate equipment for obsolescence and upgrade options.

• Process Improvements and Capital

• Track maintenance downtime and develop improvement plans for each area.

• Work with Plant Engineers on equipment improvements plans and capital execution.

• Help with the execution of new equipment installations.

• Manpower

• Work with maintenance technicians as needed to execute planned work.

• Work with contractors as part of capital and non-capital projects

• Responsible for working safely.

• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Two-year certificate from college or technical school with a focus in machining and/or electronics and three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and hear, taste or smell. This position may require manual lifting not to exceed 50 lbs – reference your department-specific JHA (job hazard analysis) for departmental lifting restrictions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

American Packaging Corporation is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. American Packaging Corporation will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. EOE/AA Disability/Veteran.

If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, please contact our Human Resources department at:

[email protected].