Maintenance Technician (Night Shift)

Job Description

Purpose and role of job: 

We are seeking a Maintenance Technician for our First Quality Print & Packaging facility located in Anderson, SC.  Maintenance Technicians are responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing and adjusting all mechanical equipment, machinery and components.

Principal Accountabilities/ Responsibilities: 

• Observes all safety rules and uses the proper safety equipment at all times. 

• Follows necessary GMP, FDA, and ISO regulations. 

• Repairs all mechanical components of all equipment as required. 

• Troubleshoots and analyzes mechanical and operational issues on all equipment and takes required corrective action to resolve these issues. 

• Operates all machines so that maintenance, changeovers, adjustments, and repairs can be tested when complete. 

• Performs preventive maintenance and lubrication on all equipment.  

• Maintains a clean and orderly work area.   

• Performs preventive/predictive maintenance checks and inspections of assigned equipment and reports findings promptly.  

• Shares knowledge and techniques with team members and assists with training. 

• Attends all training seminars provided by the company when applicable. 

• Completes all paperwork correctly and submits in a timely fashion. 

• Performs other duties as necessary when directed to do so. 

Education and experience requirements: 

• Completion of all required maintenance training and assessments. 

• Standard mechanical knowledge of all machinery, equipment, and components.  

• Standard knowledge of pneumatics and hydraulics. 

• Standard knowledge of product specifications, quality specifications, goals, efficiency, scrap, and production.  

• Good communication and analytical skills. 

• Ability to use all measuring tools, micrometers, vernier calipers, etc. 

• Ability to run the equipment, hand tools, and power tools.

• Electrical experience preferred. 

• Ability to work in a team oriented environment. 

• High school diploma or equivalent required. 

• Three years of industrial experience or equivalent required. 

• Technical or vocational school training relating to mechanics is preferred.  

Work Environment: 

• Work in an environment with the potential for exposure to dust during certain tasks. 

• Work in an environment with potential exposure to marked changes in humidity. 

Physical Requirements: 

• Walk/stand 100% of time during a 12-hour shift. 

• Occasional stooping, bending, kneeling and squatting throughout shift. 

• Occasional climbing and reaching  

• Occasional reaching overhead during shift. 

• Frequent pushing and pulling with arms and legs throughout shift 

• Frequent lifting or carrying items/product. 

• Constant use of hands  

• Constant light and firm grasping with hands throughout shift.