Setup Technician, 3rd Shift

Apex Consumer Products; Chaska (MN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex International, a leading manufacturer of over-the-counter personal care and household products, is seeking a Set Up Technician at our Chaska facility. This night shift role (Sunday-Thursday, non-exempt) reports to the Maintenance-Set Up Manager and focuses on establishing and maintaining a world-class stability program to generate optimal product stability data that meets customer needs.

Responsibilities include disassembling, reassembling, and setting up equipment; coordinating change

Qualifications

• 1–2 year of prior relevant experience in a manufacturing environment
• High school diploma (or equivalent) is preferred
• Prefer 1-3 years of experience in a maintenance/repair/set up position, ideally with high speed mechanical or electromechanical equipment and systems.
• Prefer 1-2 years Vo-tech or equivalent in an associated field (mechanics, auto repair, machine repair, etc.)
• Demonstrated mechanical and electromechanical skills.
• Has demonstrated working knowledge of how to recall, run, and store existing PLC programs (e.g. REB machine and Shorewood) or possesses the skills to learn this task.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of all hand tools in both metric and English.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of all fasteners, metric and English or possesses the skills to learn this task.
• Must possess solid communication skills and read and write at the 6th grade level, 12th grade level preferred.
• To be effective, this position requires an ability to follow directions and written processes and procedures.
• Basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and able to work with fractions and decimals is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Effectively disassemble, re-assemble, adjust, program, and set up equipment as needed to produce the customers' products within the desired specifications as called out on the Apex Product Specifications.
• Effectively coordinate and perform tasks as they relate to productions needs for change parts.
• Coordinate clean parts room and help maintain the tank farm and sanitation room in a clean and organized manner.
• Ensure communication, training, and process improvements are taking place.
• Understand and maintain a culture of "lean action" within the department so that we live lean better than any organization.
• Perform other work as assigned.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Electromechanical skills

PLC programming recall/run

Technical reading/writing

Strong communication

Math with fractions/decimals

Education

High school diploma preferred

Vo-tech or related field training

Technical/trade school education

Job description

At Apex International, we pride ourselves on being a high-quality manufacturer of over the counter personal care, and household products. We create collaborative partnerships with customers ranging from global Fortune 100 companies to entrepreneurial start-ups.

We are currently seeking a Set Up Technician at our Chaska location. This non-exempt, Sunday-Thursday nighttime role will report to the Maintenance-Set Up Manager and establish and maintain a world-class stability program that generates optimum product stability data that exceeds customer needs.

Job Responsibilities

• Effectively disassemble, re-assemble, adjust, program, and set up equipment as needed to produce the customers' products within the desired specifications as called out on the Apex Product Specifications.
• Effectively coordinate and perform tasks as they relate to productions needs for change parts.
• Coordinate clean parts room and help maintain the tank farm and sanitation room in a clean and organized manner.
• Ensure communication, training, and process improvements are taking place.
• Understand and maintain a culture of "lean action" within the department so that we live lean better than any organization.
• Perform other work as assigned.

Job Requirements

• 1 – 2 year of prior relevant experience in in a manufacturing environment required
• High school diploma (or equivalent) is preferred
• Prefer 1-3 years of experience in a maintenance/repair/set up position, ideally with high speed mechanical or electromechanical equipment and systems.
• Prefer 1-2 years Vo-tech or equivalent in an associated field (mechanics, auto repair, machine repair, etc.)
• Demonstrated mechanical and electromechanical skills.
• Has demonstrated working knowledge of how to recall, run, and store existing PLC programs (e.g. REB machine and Shorewood) or possesses the skills to learn this task.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of all hand tools in both metric and English.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of all fasteners, metric and English or possesses the skills to learn this task.
• Must possess solid communication skills and read and write at the 6th grade level, 12th grade level preferred.
• To be effective, this position requires an ability to follow directions and written processes and procedures.
• Basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and able to work with fractions and decimals is a plus.

Salary: $22.00 per hour