Provides advanced maintenance support across the facility, ensuring all equipment and machinery remain safe, reliable, and operating efficiently. This role requires 7-10 years of industrial maintenance experience with advanced electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills. The ideal candidate will have expertise in PLCs, industrial controls, hydraulics, pneumatics, robotics, and plant utilities, along with the ability to lead and develop maintenance technicians. This position also serves as the backup to the Maintenance Manager.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform advanced electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, repairs, and equipment upgrades.
- Conduct daily inspections of machinery and proactively address maintenance concerns.
- Communicate equipment issues and repair plans with production and department leadership.
- Lead maintenance projects and direct the daily activities of maintenance technicians.
- Train, coach, and mentor maintenance team members.
- Troubleshoot and maintain PLCs, robotics, molding equipment, assembly systems, testers, and plant support equipment.
- Diagnose and repair hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and mechanical systems.
- Establish and improve preventive maintenance (PM) programs and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with all safety standards, including LOTO procedures.
- Utilize CMMS software to manage work orders, maintenance records, PM schedules, and labor tracking.
- Maintain critical spare parts inventory and support vendor management activities.
- Lead maintenance team meetings and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain housekeeping standards and support 5S practices.
- Serve as acting Maintenance Manager when needed.
- Support all other maintenance and facility-related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- 7-10 years of industrial maintenance experience.
- Strong electrical background with advanced troubleshooting skills.
- Extensive experience with PLC hardware and software.
- Ability to install, program, and troubleshoot AC/DC drives, servos, and heating controls.
- Experience troubleshooting and manually operating multi-axis robots.
- Strong knowledge of industrial electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical systems.
- Experience leading maintenance teams and directing technician activities.
- Proficiency with CMMS maintenance management systems.
- Ability to prioritize equipment issues and respond quickly to production needs.
- Strong communication, leadership, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
- Must own basic hand tools, approved multimeter, and toolbox.
- Commitment to safety and adherence to established procedures.