Maintenance Technician IV Days (Lithonia, GA)

Shift: Days - 8am to 8pm 2-2-3 Schedule

Applies advanced expertise to maintain, analyze, troubleshoot, install, and repair complex, specialized machines, and equipment in accordance with established manufacturing procedures to achieve efficiency, quality and optimum production objectives. The duties are performed utilizing experience in multiple skilled trades including but not limited to, production and facility machinery and equipment, electronics and electrical, automation and controls, HVAC, plumbing, pipefitting, carpentry, energy, and utilities, etc. Can install, troubleshoot, and repair most or all equipment within the plant.

• Follow and commit to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service requirements

• Follow practices and processes intended to provide safe products that comply with appropriate laws and regulations, meet the company quality standards

• Follow and commit to safety and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)

• Install, diagnose, analyze, maintain, modify, repair and/or rebuild a variety of complex and specialized plant and facility equipment

• Complete root cause analysis and recommend solutions

• Recommend work procedures, evaluate experimental procedures, and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency and adaptability to setup and production

• Apply advanced, complex troubleshooting

• Lead process improvement initiatives and/or cross functional team projects

• Understand precedence relationships (e.g. sequence of events)

• May perform one or more of the following responsibilities within production or facilities maintenance:

• Diagnose and repair complex machine and electrical problems, including multiple components on the same production line that are interlinked, assembly mechanisms or automated controls machines

• Troubleshoot and analyze control systems to resolve software/ hardware and configuration

• Communicate with operators to detect equipment problems and to ascertain whether mechanical or human error contributed to the problems

• Layout, assemble, install, and maintain pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment. Repair and replace gauges, valves, pressure regulators and related equipment.

• Assist machinist / fabricators in fabricating parts

• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, sketches, and work orders in order to plan, layout and complete work

• Install, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, physical structures and plumbing/electrical systems

• Use tools ranging from common hand tools and power tools, such as hammers, saws, drills and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments, and electrical and electronic devices

• Operate Powered Industrial Truck (PIT), hoist, crane, and aerial lift

• Inspect, operate, or test faulty machinery, equipment, programmable controllers, and motors to diagnose machine malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and apply knowledge of the functional operation of machinery

• Assist production personnel in change-over and set-ups

• Utilize predictive maintenance technologies to collect equipment performance data

• Perform preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, or repairing equipment to detect and prevent problems to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly and operate efficiently

• Maintain accurate documentation for assignments, machine repairs, parts inventory, and maintenance logs

• Understand and use SAP Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Work Order Process, production schedules and reports, HMI control panels and machine controls and settings

• Prioritize work assignments to ensure efficiency and that production schedules can be met

• Train other Maintenance Mechanics as required

• Fill in for Lead Maintenance Mechanic as needed

• Utilize specific knowledge within multiple skilled trades including

• Seven (7) years’ experience performing preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and repair, or comparable experience with trade school or training

• Expert knowledge in use of hand-tools, power-tools

• Previous plant production software experience required; SAP experience preferred

• Expert mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot complex problems including knowledge of machines and tools, their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance

• Expert knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, temperature, and pressure gauges