Industrial Maintenance Technician Mars Plastics

Mars Plastics Inc.; Rhode Island; On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for an experienced Industrial Maintenance Technician to join their team. This role involves maintaining and troubleshooting injection molding machines and hydraulic equipment in a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will be a creative problem solver with strong mechanical skills and the ability to work independently. With a commitment to safety and quality, this position offers a chance to contribute to innovative engineering solutions. Join a team that values your expertise and offers competitive wages, paid time off, and a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Paid holidays

Training available for hydraulics and electrical circuitry

Qualifications

• At least one year of maintenance experience in plastic injection molding.
• Ability to read hydraulic and electrical diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain molding machines and auxiliary equipment.
• Dismantle machines to examine defects and make repairs.
• Ensure safety interlocks are working properly.

Skills

Troubleshooting pneumatic injection molding presses

Hydraulic equipment maintenance

Electrical and electronic problem-solving

Communication and interpersonal skills

Team building

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Fork truck

Job description

Mars Plastics is currently seeking an experienced Industrial Maintenance Technician to join our team on 1st, 2nd or 3rd Shift. Our ideal candidate will have at least one (1) year of maintenance experience (plastic injection molding). Located in Providence, RI, Mars 2000 provides world class engineering solutions for commodity and engineered products across multiple industries. We engineer innovative ideas for today’s complex design and manufacturing issues. We offer competitive wages, paid time off (PTO), and paid holidays.

The successful candidate will have experience troubleshooting pneumatic injection molding presses, hydraulic equipment, and various electrical and electronic problems as well as general upkeep of physical plant. The ideal candidate will be a creative problem solver who is solution oriented and highly mechanically inclined.

Candidate should self-motivated and must be able to work with little or no supervision and must be able to interact with outside vendors and technicians to resolve problems in a timely manner.

Duties Include:

• Ensure that all safety interlocks are working properly and safely
• Maintain molding machines and auxiliary equipment (training available)
• Dismantle machines or equipment to examine defects and make repairs
• Replace defective parts with new parts or fabricated reproductions of defective parts
• Assemble and tests machine to verify correction of malfunction
• Clean press barrels and screws
• Understand and use “Lock-out/Tag-out” program
• Other duties that may be assigned

Qualifications Include:

• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Team building and personnel development
• Understands hydraulics and electrical circuitry
• Understands all functions of injection molding machines (training available)
• Able to read hydraulic and electrical diagrams
• Able to keep accurate records
• Licensed to run a fork truck or willingness to learn

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.

Location:

Mars Plastics
40 Agnes St.
Providence, RI 02909

*MarsPlastics is an equal opportunity employer*

To receive an application, please contact Mars Plastics via email [e-mail] or call them at [phone].