Machine Technician

MRP Solutions; City of Plattsburgh (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MRP Solutions is seeking a maintenance-focused professional to oversee the Lining Department, ensuring safe, efficient production. You will maintain machinery, perform adjustments, and troubleshoot equipment while adhering to 5S standards and food safety considerations.

Candidates should have 3+ years in mechanical/electrical roles with PLC ladder logic experience, a high school diploma or GED, and a collaborative, proactive mindset. Overtime is required to meet production needs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years mechanical and/or electrical experience in PLC Ladder logic.
• High attention to detail and strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work overtime as required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain machines and equipment for production.
• Make routine machine adjustments and repairs to minimize downtime.
• Follow safety, 5S and PPE protocols and promote a culture of safety.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives in the Lining Department.

Skills

PLC Ladder Logic

Mechanical Experience

Electrical Experience

Team Collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Responsible for maintaining the highest standard of safety and order in all areas of the Lining Department. This job requires frequent interactions with other employees. Must be able to work well with other employees. Candidate must be self-motivated and prepared to take initiative. Maintain machines and equipment needed for production.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work Safely at all times including proper LOTO of machines and use of proper PPE
• Promote 5S maintenance and improvements
• Be a positive role model to the team
• Maintain machines and associate equipment in optimum condition
• Make necessary and/ or routine machine adjustments and to repair equipment in an effort to provide continuous production
• Responsible for knowing how to operate all machines and equipment in order to understand their function and repair them
• Responsible for knowing and identifying all different styles of caps, jars and their codes(i.e. S, RS, RM, RMX)
• Responsible for making tooling changes (size) within a reasonable amount of time
• Be RESULTS oriented using visual KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators)
• Be multi-skilled to support team members as needed
• Develop and follow the standardized work instructions to minimize machine downtime
• Seek out assistance from department manager/ team leaders as required
• Support and participate in continuous improvement efforts
• Be a good listener and understand issues before coming up with solutions(root cause analysis)
• Willing and able to support and help production of products when business needs dictate
• Position requires Mandatory overtime as directed by the dept needs

SKILLS REQUIRED

• High school diploma or GED
• 3+ years mechanical and/or electrical experience in PLC Ladder logic
• Responsive: Must be able to take direction from multiple people as needed
• High attention to detail
• Great interpersonal skills
• Positive personality and “can do” attitude
• *Candidates with demonstrated equivalent of education and experience may be considered.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Safety Responsibilities:
• Supports a culture where employees address unsafe conditions and behaviors, make suggestions for improvements, and actively participates in implementing solutions
• Identifies safety gaps and self-initiates corrective actions
• Strictly adheres to plant safety, housekeeping, and 5S efforts
• Understands, identifies, and corrects safety hazards
• Drives a culture which empowers employees to understand and embrace what they own
  
  
  
  • Food Safety Responsibilities:
  
  
• Monitors and verifies activities to ensure that finished goods and raw materials are coming in and out of the facility meet consumer safety and quality standards.
• Complies with all company food safety and quality assurance procedures
• Reports any product or process failures that could impact food safety of manufactured products to the location’s Food Safety Team Leader and submits an appropriate incident report

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Frequent bending and reaching
• Frequent standing and walking
• Use of common hand and power tools
• Lifting 20lbs-30lbs
• Occasionally lifting up to 50lbs
• Lifting 20lbs-30lbs above shoulder height

About MRP:

MRP Solutions (MRP), a plastic cap manufacturer, is a leading provider of high-quality, injection molded plastic closures, jars and packaging components used every day by millions of consumers around the globe. But we offer more than just plastic caps and lids – we deliver industry-leading packaging solutions tailored to each customer’s unique requirements, providing best-in-class product protection while ensuring consumer confidence.

MRP Solutions combines extensive packaging expertise with a consultative approach to reliably uncover customer needs. By understanding your business goals, we can tailor smarter, safer, and more flexible packaging solutions that reduce cost and increase speed to market, helping your businesses capitalize on opportunity. By constantly innovating, MRP enables our customers to grow, making us a preferred partner.

We are passionate about partnering with distributors and manufacturers who understand that plastic caps and lids are a small but important part of how people experience their brands. Together, we deliver packaging with purpose.

Our Vision:

We deliver industry-leading packaging solutions tailored to each customer’s unique requirements, providing best-in-class product protection while ensuring consumer confidence.

By constantly innovating, MRP enables our customers to grow, making us a preferred partner.

Our Values & Beliefs

• Integrity – We have the courage to act with the highest level of integrity, even when no one is watching. We do what is right 100% of the time.
• Value Creation – The sole reason a company exists is to create real long-term value for society. This starts with ensuring human safety, as value cannot be created without first protecting human life. We seek opportunities for mutual benefit with all of our stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers, and the communities in which we operate. In everything we do, our overarching goal is to deliver superior results..
• Accountability - We are accountable to each other and to our stakeholders. We say what we do and do what we say. We embrace a culture of ownership, empowering and equipping employees with the ability to own their outcomes.
• Entrepreneurial - Everyone thinks and acts like owners, employing good economic and critical thinking skills while adopting the risk profile of our shareholders. We are inquisitive, constantly seeking out opportunities to improve, actively searching for and innovating across each and every aspect of our business. We relentlessly strive to understand and profitably anticipate what our customers need and value, because if our customers do not grow, we do not grow.
• Respectful and Friendly – Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. Because everyone's perspective has value, we embrace diversity of thought, background and experiences. We are friendly and lead with a smile. What we do is important, but how we do it is what makes it impactful.
• Change - We actively seek out and embrace change wherever profitable. Because society is constantly identifying and employing new and better ways of accomplishing tasks, we must constantly innovate, reinvent and, ultimately, destroy the old ways of doing business. We actively engage in rigorous debate and embrace challenge to ensure we stay relevant and deliver superior results.
• Fulfillment – Our employees are the foundation of our success. We foster an environment enabling our employees to learn, grow and accept more accountability as they demonstrate capability. We promote more than just individual connection as community at work brings people together through common interest, objectives or experiences.

MRP Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, medical condition, marital or protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the obligations of state and federal law, MRP Solutions will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Any employee who needs a reasonable accommodation should contact Human Resources