Direct Hire Plastics- Senior Maintenance
Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East
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Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East in Fletcher, OH seeks a Senior Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician for its plastics injection molding operation. You’ll own preventive maintenance, support injection molding equipment, tooling repairs, and facility electrical projects with high autonomy.
The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, planning PMs, and coordinating parts and vendors while contributing to a fast-growing plant with about 20 staff on-site.
Qualifications
- Hands-on multi-craft industrial maintenance experience.
- Prior maintenance in plastics/injection molding environment.
- Strong mechanical troubleshooting and repair skills.
- Industrial electrical troubleshooting experience.
- Experience supporting injection molding machines and related equipment.
- Ability to perform preventive maintenance and prioritize activities.
- Experience supporting tooling and/or mold repairs.
- Ability to identify and purchase maintenance parts, components, and supplies.
Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain injection molding equipment.
- Support Haitian injection molding machines ranging from 500 to 1,300 tons.
- Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and machine-related issues.
- Support Nachi-Fujikoshi robotics and 3D vision systems.
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance to maximize equipment uptime.
- Assist with the installation and startup of two new injection molding machines.
- Perform maintenance on molds and tooling and coordinate PMs.
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Senior Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician – Injection Molding
Location: Fletcher, OH
Employment Type: Full-Time | Long-Term Career Opportunity
Shift: 1st Shift | Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM *Flexible start/end times with autonomy based on maintenance and project needs
Pay Range: $30.00 – $40.00/hour, based on experience
Introduction: Express Employment Professionals is partnering with a rapidly growing plastics injection molding manufacturer in Fletcher, OH to hire an experienced Senior Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician. This isn't a position where you'll spend your entire day responding to breakdowns. We’re looking for a hands‑on maintenance professional who can take ownership of preventive maintenance, injection molding equipment, tooling repairs, facility electrical projects, maintenance planning, and equipment installations. The facility has doubled sales in the last 13 months and is projecting continued significant growth. With a team of approximately 20 employees, you'll have the opportunity to make a visible impact, work with a high level of autonomy, and grow alongside the operation. If you have strong injection molding maintenance experience and want an opportunity where your knowledge and ideas can directly influence a growing plant, we want to talk with you!
The Senior Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician will serve as a key hands‑on maintenance resource for the Fletcher facility, supporting injection molding machines, molds and tooling, robotics, facility electrical systems, material‑handling equipment, and preventive maintenance programs. This position requires someone who can do more than turn a wrench. The ideal candidate can troubleshoot equipment, plan and schedule PMs, coordinate purchasing for maintenance needs, support tooling repairs, and help manage facility improvement and equipment installation projects. You'll be trusted to prioritize work and manage your schedule with a high level of independence.
- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain injection molding equipment.
- Support Haitian injection molding machines ranging from 500 to 1,300 tons.
- Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and machine‑related issues.
- Support Nachi‑Fujikoshi robotics and 3D vision systems.
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance to maximize equipment uptime.
- Assist with the installation and startup of two new injection molding machines.
- Perform maintenance and repairs on company‑owned injection molds.
- Troubleshoot mold and tooling‑related production issues.
- Coordinate preventive maintenance for molds and tooling.
- Assist with repairs, adjustments, and preparation of tooling for production.
- Help establish maintenance priorities based on production requirements and tooling condition.
- Take ownership of preventive maintenance planning and execution.
- Develop and coordinate PM schedules around production requirements.
- Identify upcoming maintenance needs before equipment failures occur.
- Maintain maintenance records and track completed work.
- Coordinate parts, supplies, vendors, and purchasing required for planned maintenance.
- Recommend improvements that increase equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
- Troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical and facility systems.
- Work with 3‑phase electrical systems; experience with 280V 3‑phase equipment is helpful.
- Support facility lighting, electrical, ventilation, and infrastructure needs.
- Assist with upcoming facility improvement projects including:- Retrofitting and upgrading plant lighting
- Improving facility ventilation and airflow to reduce production‑floor temperatures
- Electrical and facility preparation for new equipment installations
- Assist with preventive maintenance and basic repairs on propane‑powered forklifts.
- Support standard sit‑down forklifts with 5,000‑lb and heavier up to 20,000 lb capacity.
- Strong hands‑on multi‑craft industrial maintenance experience.
- Previous proven maintenance experience within a plastics/injection molding environment.
- Strong mechanical troubleshooting and repair skills.
- Industrial electrical troubleshooting experience.
- Experience supporting injection molding machines and related auxiliary equipment.
- Ability to perform preventive maintenance and independently prioritize maintenance activities.
- Experience supporting tooling and/or mold repairs.
- Ability to identify and purchase maintenance parts, components, and supplies.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving abilities.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
- Strong knowledge of injection molding processes and equipment.
- Experience with Haitian injection molding machines or comparable large‑tonnage molding equipment.
- Experience with Nachi‑Fujikoshi robots, industrial robotics, or machine vision systems.
- Experience planning and scheduling preventive maintenance programs.
- Facility electrical and improvement‑project experience.
- Experience assisting with new machine installations and commissioning.
- Forklift maintenance experience.
- Experience working in a startup, expansion, or rapidly growing manufacturing environment.
- $30.00 – $40.00/hour, based on experience.
- Flexibility and autonomy around daily start/end times based on maintenance and project requirements.
- Medical benefits with **three HAP plan options, **benefits eligibility after 60 days.
- Additional benefit programs are being developed as the company continues to grow.
- Rapid Growth: The operation has doubled sales in the last 13 months and is projecting **$10 million in sales next year! **
- Make an Impact: Join a lean operation of approximately 20 employees where your work won't get lost in a massive maintenance department.
- Autonomy: Take ownership of maintenance priorities, PM planning, projects, and purchasing.
- First Shift: Monday-Friday schedule without a traditional rotating maintenance shift.
- New Technology: Support new injection molding machines, robotics, 3D vision, and expanding manufacturing capabilities.
- Project Variety: Work across machine maintenance, tooling, electrical, facilities, equipment installations, and continuous improvement.
- Grow With the Company: Join during an expansion phase and help shape the maintenance function as the facility continues to scale.
The company is moving quickly and prefers face‑to‑face interviews whenever possible. An initial phone conversation can be arranged when needed.
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