Sr. Maintenance Technician - LGV

niagarawater; Opelika (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Niagara is seeking a Sr. Maintenance Technician to ensure equipment uptime, troubleshoot complex issues, and act as a subject matter expert across bottling operations.

The role involves training teams on high-speed bottle manufacturing, packaging processes, and equipment upgrades. The candidate will work with plant leadership on continuous improvement projects, implement best maintenance practices, and lead overhaul efforts during planned downtime while ensuring safety, quality, and throughput

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: 6 Years - Experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment.
• Experience in managing people/projects.
• Experience with high-speed bottle manufacturing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to safety and good manufacturing practices plant-wide.
• Train and lead Operators, Mechanics and Supervisors on technical procedures.
• Develop and implement continuous improvement projects.
• Identify machine problems quickly to minimize downtime and perform root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with other Sr. Maintenance Technicians to solve cross-functional issues.
• Create and maintain operating procedures and troubleshooting guides.

Skills

Safety standards

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Downtime reduction

Job description

At Niagara, we're looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.

Sr. Maintenance Technician - LGV

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
• 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)
• Common OEM's for production equipment: Krones, Sidel, KHS, Sacmi, Tech Long
• 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 education
• Demonstrated ability to communicate e