Maintenance Technician 4

Fiber Global; Whitestown (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Fiber Global is seeking a Manufacturing Technician in Indiana. You will perform preventative and recovery maintenance on mechanical equipment, troubleshoot issues, and optimize material flow on the production floor.

The role requires the ability to diagnose PLC faults (Siemens) and perform sensor adjustments, with the potential for working shifts including weekends to support production and engineering needs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1–5 years of manufacturing maintenance experience preferred.
• Willingness to work weekends and rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Perform downtime preventative and recovery maintenance on mechanical equipment.
• Troubleshoot equipment using manuals and schematics.
• Monitor temperatures, viscosity, metering, and sequencing for materials.
• Move materials and finished goods safely and efficiently.
• Diagnose and resolve PLC faults, especially Siemens software.
• Support with equipment maintenance and repairs with senior technicians.

Skills

Safety adherence

Root cause analysis

Preventative maintenance

Equipment knowledge

Analytical/problem-solving

Weekend/shift flexibility

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Siemens PLC/Siemens software

Ignition Data Visualization

HMI diagnostics

VFD fault diagnosis

HVAC/plumbing systems knowledge

Job description

The Manufacturing Technician works on various operations activities to meet productivity goals. Fiber Global has four (4) levels of Manufacturing Technician positions which are based on the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the employee in alignment with what is required for the areas and functions of responsibility. This may include preparing, staging, handling, and moving production materials and finished products around the factory. Additionally, performing preventative and recovery maintenance repairs involving mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and pneumatic equipment may be expected depending on the technician level. Technicians at the highest level will also be expected to be proficient in diagnosing and solving PLC faults, performing sensor replacements and adjustments, and are experienced in efficiently performing heavy repairs on automated equipment under pressure and short timelines.

What To Expect

You can expect to make a positive difference in the world with Fiber Global. However, doing that is not easy. It requires a lot of hard work, taking action with solutions to problems and challenges, and demonstrating unwavering resilience. Our core values - Purpose, Integrity, Progress, and Collaboration - are the baseline of how we do everything. You can expect to work with individuals and teams who are driven by a sense of purpose, and hold themselves and others accountable for positively contributing to the company’s mission.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Works in alignment with Fiber Global’s core values of Purpose, Integrity, Progress, and Collaboration
• Perform downtime impactful preventative and recovery maintenance on mechanical equipment, such as motor diagnosis and replacement
• Troubleshoot equipment issues using technical manuals, schematics, and other sources
• Monitoring and adjusting temperatures, viscosity, metering scale, and sequencing for materials used in production
• Ensuring fluidity of material movement to prevent system and motor seizing
• Operate equipment, machines, vehicles, and hand tools in accordance with safety and standards
• Perform minor and preventative maintenance, such as lubricating bushings or adjusting conveyor belts
• Safely and efficiently use equipment such as forklifts to move materials between various production stations within the factory
• Stage materials that will be used for production, or finished products for outbound logistics
• Load raw materials into production equipment and machines, load finished goods into shipping containers and trailers, and unload raw materials into the factory
• Facilitate equipment maintenance and repairs partnering with senior manufacturing technicians
• Support with overall industrial cleaning activities of the factory
• Diagnose and solve PLC faults, specifically with Siemens software
• Perform sensor adjustments to achieve desired readings
• Ability to deep dive into an HMI and solve faults
• Work with Ignition Data Visualisation software
• Address VFD faults and parameter adjustments
• Address industrial HVAC and plumbing need

Experience and/or education in an applicable engineering field is a strong plus

Minimum Qualifications

• Depending on position leveling, a minimum of 1 to 5 years of demonstrated and directly applicable experience in a manufacturing environment performing maintenance-related tasks on heavy equipment is required
• High school diploma or equivalent required

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Operate equipment/machines in accordance with safety and standards
• Troubleshoot equipment using root cause analysis techniques
• Complete preventative maintenance and reactive repairs to manufacturing equipment
• Thorough understanding of or the ability to quickly learn production equipment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Must be willing to work weekends and rotating shifts to support troubleshooting and Implementing solutions in collaboration with production and engineering