Production Line Maintenance Technician

You will be essential in ensuring the smooth operation of machinery and equipment within the York, PA plant.  Production Line Maintenance Technicians (Maintainer/Operators) are responsible for all production and maintenance, including product quality control, line maintenance, and repair of the line machinery and equipment. This role involves applying mechanical expertise in determining work methods and procedures for producing quality products, including but not limited to troubleshooting and maintaining machinery and all ancillary equipment used in the process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Safety/Quality/Production

• Follow, without exception, all work instructions and safety policies, including use of all PPE and safety equipment.


• Start up machines for production needs when required


• Perform routine preventive maintenance checks on all production equipment and machinery


• Repair basic mechanical components and replace parts on machines such as bearings, filters, wiring, valves, gauges and switches


• Observe and listen to mechanical devices in operation to locate causes of the problem


• Dismantle devices to gain access to and remove defective parts


• Adjust functional parts of devices and control instruments


• Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements


• Lubricate and clean machinery and support equipment to maintain housekeeping and preventative maintenance standards within the plant


• Document and track changeover times and record such information


• Accomplish all work orders to maintain safety; reduce downtime; decrease scrap; improve quality production; and improve plant efficiency


• Follows all safety rules and procedures including the lockout tagout program, housekeeping, and 5S standards and observes the operations to ensure a safe work environment


• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent


• Three to five (3-5) years maintenance/production experience in a manufacturing environment; or an equivalent combination of training and/or experience


• Experience with injection molding machines – highly preferred


• Ability to interpret documents such as procedure manuals, blueprints, schematics, charts, diagrams, etc.


• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Good troubleshooting skills


• Basic mathematical skills