Sr. Maintenance Technician

Niagara Bottling; Kentucky; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Niagara Bottling in Kentucky is seeking a Sr. Maintenance Technician to ensure equipment uptime through advanced troubleshooting and repair. You will serve as a subject matter expert across bottling equipment and participate in continuous improvement initiatives while supporting maintenance teams and operators.

The role emphasizes safety, reliability, and operational excellence. You will train Operators and Supervisors on technical procedures for high-speed bottle production, manage

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in a maintenance/manufacturing environment.
• 4 years of experience managing people or projects.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to and enforce highest standards in safety and good manufacturing practices plant-wide.
• Train and lead Operators, Mechanics and Supervisors on technical procedures related to high-speed bottle manufacturing and packaging.
• Work directly with plant leadership to develop and execute projects involving continuous improvement, upgrades, and the resolution of re-occurring problems.
• Rapid identification of machine problems to minimize equipment downtime with root cause analysis conducted to prevent re-occurrence.
• Partner with other Sr. Maintenance Technician to resolve cross-functional problems.
• Use of available software systems to analyze and identify issues to drive throughput performance.
• Define requirements and lead overhaul efforts to rebuild equipment to like-new status during planned downtime.
• Transfer knowledge to Niagara team members to develop operating and troubleshooting procedures in the following areas of bottling production specialization.
• Transfer knowledge to Niagara team members to develop operating and troubleshooting procedures in the following areas of injection technology.
• Create SOPs for troubleshooting machines, and upload them to BDA system; responsibility for machine reliability and meantime before failure.
• Regular and predictable attendance, as well as required on-call availability, are essential functions of the job to ensure equipment and facility up-time.
• Ability to stand or walk for extended periods of time in a manufacturing environment. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Will need own toolbox and basic tools.

Job description

Job Description

**Job Description Summary **

The Sr. Maintenance Technician ensures equipment uptime through timely, in-depth troubleshooting and repair of all equipment failures. The Sr. Maintenance Technician shares knowledge of all production equipment to maintenance team and Operators. The Sr. Maintenance Technician acts as a subject matter expert on behalf of the plant in at least one of the following equipment areas: injection molders, blow molders, fillers/cappers, labelers, case packers, conveyors, palletizers and/or stretch wrappers. The Sr. Maintenance Technician performs troubleshooting and repair of facilities and auxiliary equipment such as chillers, air compressors, Reverse Osmosis, other water filtration equipment and general maintenance of the plant. Sr. Maintenance Technician works directly with Maintenance Technicians, machine Operators, Supervisors, and Managers to resolve mechanical issues. The Sr. Maintenance Technician develops and implements best practices aligned with Niagara’s maintenance strategies. Through the use of preventative and predictive maintenance processes, the Sr. Maintenance Technician champions continuous improvement efforts and assists with training in their designated focus areas.

Essential Functions

• Adhere to and enforce highest standards in safety and good manufacturing practices plant-wide

• Train and lead Operators, Mechanics and Supervisors on technical procedures related to high-speed bottle manufacturing and packaging

• Work directly with plant leadership to develop and execute projects involving continuous improvement, upgrades, and the resolution of re-occurring problems

• Rapid identification of machine problems to minimize equipment downtime with root cause analysis conducted to prevent re-occurrence

• Partner with other Sr. Maintenance Technician to resolve cross-functional problems

• Use of available software systems to analyze and identify issues to drive throughput performance

• Define requirements and lead overhaul efforts to rebuild equipment to like-new status during planned downtime

• Transfer knowledge to Niagara team members to develop operating and troubleshooting procedures in the following areas of bottling production specialization:- Blow molding, inclusive of PET processing, machine set-up, mold changes, and quality inspection systems

  • Filling/capping, beverage processing methods, cap feeding systems with light closures, vision inspections systems and laser date coders, quality/sanitation standards, and conveying systems
  • Labeling technology, roll-fed and/or cut and stack, machine set-up, hot melt gluing systems, and conveying systems
  • Dry-end packaging including case packers, case conveyors, conventional and robotic palletizers, and stretch wrappers.
  • Machine set-up required for all pack size changes
  • Common OEM’s for production equipment: Krones, Sidel, KHS, Sacmi, Tech Long

• Transfer knowledge to Niagara team members to develop operating and troubleshooting procedures in the following areas of injection technology:- Husky injection molding machines consisting of hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical systems

  • Auxiliary systems including resin handling/blending, resin drying, dehumidification, vision inspection, conveying, and cooling systems
  • Mold systems, internal hot runner and cold half maintenance, identification of component wear and troubleshooting through detailed inspection of produced products
  • Plastic processing at high speeds while maintaining tight part tolerances and acceptable levels of acetaldehyde (AA)

• Create SOP’s for troubleshooting machines, and upload them to BDA system; responsibility for machine reliability and meantime before failure

• Regular and predictable attendance, as well as required on-call availability, are essential functions of the job to ensure equipment and facility up-time

• Ability to stand or walk for extended periods of time in a manufacturing environment. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

• Will need own toolbox and basic tools.

• Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:- 6 Years – Experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment- 6 Years – Experience in Position
  • 4 Years – Experience managing people/projects

*experience may include a combination of work experience and educ