Maintenance Technician

IPL is a global leading sustainable packaging solutions provider that manufactures specialty rigid packaging products used in the food, consumer, agricultural, logistics and environmental markets. We have over 2,500 colleagues in 20 manufacturing facilities, two corporate & sales offices and three R&D facilities across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Continental Europe, and China. IPL operates in a fast paced and dynamic environment and has significant growth plans, acquiring four businesses within the past year.

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The Maintenance Team is looking to fill the role of Maintenance Technician in their Shelbyville, Kentucky facility.

Position Title: Maintenance Technician

Location: Shelbyville, Kentucky

The successful candidate will:

• Performs preventative maintenance.
• Will respond to daily priorities within the maintenance department.
• Identifies potential equipment problems and corrects them.
• Maintains the equipment in a manner so as not to impede the production process.
• Prepares plant equipment and facilities for production.
• Responds to equipment failures or facilities problems in a timely and professional manner.
• Informs manager or lead when critical replacement parts are used from inventory.
• Troubleshoots equipment and recommends corrective action.
• Identifies equipment problems in a timely and accurate manner.
• Implements contingency plans for keeping production running.
• Maintains work areas to keep them free of trip hazards and other safety issues.
• Ensures tools and auxiliary equipment are returned to their proper place after a job or project is completed or after a mold change is complete.
• Cleans the machinery as necessary.
• Complies with safety standards.
• Lock out/tag out procedures are always followed.
• OSHA safety standards are always complied with.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications [Knowledge, Experience Skills]:

Knowledge/Education Required:

Associate degree in Maintenance Technician or related desired. (Related work experience can be substituted for educational requirement.)

Related Experience Required:

• 5+ years of experience in the injection Mold design and processing, preferably in the plastics industry.
• Ability to work with a variety of outside contractors.

Essential experience and skills:

• Experience as a Maintenance Technician in the plastics industry preferred.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Safety and Quality Standards.
• Basic math skills.
• Forklift operations.
• Basic mechanical skills
• General computer skills
• Crane operations.
• General maintenance skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Must be able to work at heights.
• Ability to work in a physically demanding environment that is aggressive and fast paced.
• Must respond to frequently changing priorities.
• Injection Mold is a plus.

Certifications, licenses and or other