Sr. Maintenance Technician - PLC

niagarawater; City of Johnstown (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Niagara is seeking a Sr. Maintenance Technician - PLC to join our bottling production team. You will focus on electrical maintenance, drive continuous improvements, and lead cross-functional teams across high-speed bottle manufacturing lines.

Responsibilities include safety leadership, troubleshooting, and developing SOPs for equipment and processes, with emphasis on automation and PLC-related tasks in a fast-paced plant environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in electrical maintenance environment.
• Experience in supervisory roles or managing projects.
• Effective communication across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to read electrical and instrumentation schematics.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to highest safety standards and GMP plant-wide.
• Train and lead Operators, Mechanics and Supervisors on technical procedures.
• Develop and execute continuous improvement projects.
• Rapidly identify machine problems and perform root-cause analysis.
• Transfer knowledge and develop operating procedures for bottling production equipment.
• Lead overhaul efforts to rebuild equipment during planned downtime.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Leadership

Project management

Schematic reading

Troubleshooting

Job description

Sr. Maintenance Technician - PLC

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.

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
• 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.

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 an electrical maintenance environment
• 6 Years - Experience in Position
• 4 Years - Experience managing people/projects
• *experience may include a combination of work experience and education
• Effective communication of issues and solutions to cross-functional team members
• Ability to read and interpret schematics: electrical and instrumentation diagrams