Focused Technician- 1st Shift

Unilever; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in personal care is seeking a Focused Technician for their Jonesboro, AR location. The role involves directing technical operations, ensuring equipment maintenance, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong mechanical background and experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Excellent benefits and a supportive work culture are offered.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K

Profit Sharing

Tuition/Fitness Reimbursement

Paid Leaves

Monthly Bonus Payouts

Uniforms and PPE provided

Career Advancement Opportunities

Safety shoe and prescription safety glasses subsidy

Free fresh popcorn

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in leadership and technical skills in FMCG.
• Strong experience in analytical problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance and production teams in continuous improvement activities.
• Accountable for maintenance productivity across all shifts.

Skills

Analytical Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Mechanical Ability

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Computerized Maintenance Management System

Common Shop Equipment

Job description

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Focused Technician- 1st Shift

Apply locations Jonesboro, AR time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: May 28, 2025 (11 days left to apply) job requisition id R-63739

Title of role: Focused Technician

Pay: $35.88- 37.44 per hour, paid weekly

Base wage- $35.88 hour

After successful evaluation period, wage increases to $37.44

• Perfect Attendance Incentive - perfect attendance gives opportunity to earn additional time off or attendance point removal

• Volunteer Shift Incentive - voluntarily working extra shifts during business needs gives opportunity to earn additional time off or attendance point removal
• Monthly bonus payouts

Shift: 1st Shift 7:00AM- 3:15pm, Monday through Friday

Background & Purpose of the Job: Unilever Jonesboro provides a holistic and hygienic choice of personal care brands that benefit the mind, body, and health of consumers while minimizing environmental footprints and promoting the individual growth of our people. Our "mission of wellbeing" is quickly becoming the new status symbol for health and beauty.

TheFocus Technician (FT) is a member of the cell that directs, coaches, and leads other Technical Operators acrossallshifts.FT works as the liaison between manufacturing and maintenance departments and accountable for the delivery of the proper maintenance to the equipment on the manufacturing site. Established standard operational and safety procedures will be followed, employees will apply technical knowledge and skills, and occasionally may be required to modify standard practice and procedures.

Theirfocus is to lead the Maintenance and Production team in continuous improvements activities around Budgeting,Preventative Maintenance, Focused Improvement, and development of Maintenance Technician and Operators engagedto optimize the running and maintenance of equipment withinthe factory.

Location of the job: Jonesboro, AR

Overall Benefits & Perks (non-union)

Medical, Dental, Vision effective immediately | 401K | Profit Sharing | Tuition/Fitness Reimbursement | Paid Leaves | Monthly Bonus Payouts | Uniforms and PPE provided| Career Advancement Opportunities*

Additional Perks for the “Jonesboro” location

• Safety shoe and prescription safety glasses subsidy
• Onsite Company store with opportunity for friends/family to shop
• Subsidy for Uniform shirts- Employee picks style (dri-fit material, long or short sleeves, polo shirts, etc.)
• Company dinners and fun engagement activities periodically
• Free fresh popcorn
• Free coffee

What You’ll Do:

• Work as the liaison between manufacturing and maintenance departments and accountable for the delivery of the proper maintenance to the equipment on site
• Technical -Knowledge and application of technical skills to operate, maintain, improve and repair equipment. This allows production targets to be met safely, at the right level of quality and on time.
• Perform root cause/breakdown analysis using the emergency work-order (EWO) process and responsible for tracking F-Tags to resolution.

• Utilize problem-solving skills to diagnose and fix issues efficiently while using Unilever Manufacturing Standards (UMS) tools.

• Understand the principles of mechanism and motion and be able to conduct changeovers, basic repairs and adjustments (e.g., Cams, slides, bearings, belts and pulleys).
• Accountable for the maintenance productivity of all shifts. This requires contacting appropriate resources for issue resolution, providing coaching and direction on breakdown RCA’s, maintenance EWO’s, and interfacing with facilities and engineering support.
• Continuously improve the processes and machinery through various principles of Lean and Just-in-time production to reduce cost, improve quality, and improve the ergonomic safety of our team members.
• Responsible for monitoring inventory of spare parts and supporting the maintenance planner(s) with updating spare parts inventory policies.
• Responsible for continuous improvement and driving loss reduction including deployment, execution, and reporting KPI’s for Run-to-Standard and any other related meetings.
• Be a champion of the Unilever Manufacturing Standards (UMS) Run to Standard (R2S) 18-week sprints for production lines to define and restore standards and basic conditions, establish governance to sustain them, attack chronic losses with kaizen events, and capture learnings and know how to develop our people.
• Development of Maintenance standards (SMP: Standard Maintenance Procedures, Machine Ledger, PM calendar, Tag Management Process, etc.)
• Perform various maintenance to equipment, including training of Maintenance Technician, Line Leads and Machine Operators on basic maintenance skills.
• Must be flexible within pattern of shift work to accommodate factory shutdowns, training courses etc.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3 + years’ experience working in a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Company Manufacture in leadership and technical skills.
• 3 + years’ experience working in a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Company Manufacture experience in maintenance.
• Strong experience in analytical problem solving.
• Strong interpersonal skills working with peers, other managers, and hourly employees.
• Experience working in a high-performance team-based work environment.
• Demonstrated strong mechanical ability, ability to operate common shop equipment (mill, lathe, band saw, etc.), ability to be innovative, show initiative, and self-direction.
• Demonstrated ability to manage time, resources, in a professional manner, ability to communicate clearly, reading, math, and writing skills, and ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, mathematical skills to job-specific tasks and machines common to Unilever.
• Maintain inventory, PLC Troubleshooting, use of computerized Maintenance Management System.

What You’ll Love About his job:

• Working as a team member, coaching/training others, and supporting production
• Great work life balance environment
• Awesome benefits and onsite company store
• Contribution on the team helps obtain a quarterly bonus

Why work for Unilever | Culture for Growth | Every Voice Matters | Global Reach | Strategy | Unilever | Unilever Global Website |

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, physical and background check.

*Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

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