Job title: Blanking Mechanic (Production Mechanic/ Maintenance Tech is more common name)
Primary Responsibility
Primary ownership of all maintenance requirements for area that includes Printing Press and related support equipment; Slitter; Blanking and Labeling equipment.
Specific Duties
- Learn and understand key functions operating requirements of the various equipment.
- Installation, repair and support of new production equipment.
- Work in concert with Facilities and Mechatronics teams for installation, repair and support of robotics.
- Breakdown maintenance and troubleshooting of all equipment.
- Development and execution of a PM program for all equipment.
- Critical spare parts identification and procurement and control.
- Tooling maintenance program support and improvement.
- Training development and execution to elevate the overall skill level among leads, floaters, and operators.
- Repair and adjustment of all equipment, machinery, or components, etc.
- Clean machines and machine parts, using cleaning solvents, cloths, air guns, hoses, vacuums, or other equipment.
- Start machines and observe mechanical operation to determine efficiency and to detect problems.
- Set up and operate machines, and adjust controls to regulate operations.
- Operate equipment to demonstrate proper use or to analyze malfunctions.
- Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
- Study blueprints, schematics, manuals, or other specifications to determine installation procedures.
- Work with manufacturer or to a specialized repair shop for repair of equipment.
- Verification that proper cleaning, sanitization and all other GMP requirements are being met and documented.
Skill Requirements
- Knowledge in 5S, Microsoft Office Tools, Mathematical Computations, Problem Solving Skills, Metric System and FANUC & Mitsubishi Controllers a plus.
- Working knowledge of all site services including: Compressed air, vacuum and chilled water.
- Fault finding and problem solving.
- Mechanicals, Electrical, PLC, pneumatics.
Employer notes
- *Needs to have solid experience, will be working mainly by themselves on 3rd shift after training period. There are other mechanics on 3rd, just not that dept.
- *Must be mechanically inclined
- *Must have strong problem solving abilities
- *Must know basic math and measurement skills
- *This position fixes mechanical, tooling, electrical issues on the machinery. This dept (blanking) is the cutting phase so they take a large role of paper, set it up on the machine to be fed through a die cutter, which cut the paper into rectangular sheets (these are called Blanks). On the opposite side is a robotic arm that builds pallets of Blanks.
- *Big plus to come from food packaging or any packaging background, but not required.
3rd shift, Pay & Location
3rd shift: M-F; 11pm-7am.
Pay: pay based on experience up to $35/hr + $2/hr shift premium.
Location: Sturtevant, WI.
We are an equal employment opportunity employer.