Electro-Mechanical Technician

Overview

 

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet.  More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com | LinkedIn | YouTube

Responsibilities

 Assists the Technical Manager in daily maintenance activities.  Provides direction and training for work to employees in positions of lesser responsibility.

 

 

Major Responsibilities

 

Demonstrated competency position responsible for electrical and mechanical troubleshooting and repair for production and support equipment with special emphasis on electrical and electronics technologies.  Must utilize safe work practices and maintain high standards of integrity and professionalism.  Works under general supervision and on projects that are typically complex and require original thinking and action.  General directions are given on unusual or new assignments; works independently on majority of activities.  Will fill in for Technical Manager and attend meetings as required.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

 

Follows all Company policies regarding safety, quality and attendance.  Performs duties in a safe manner and report all observed safety hazards to management and takes a proactive role in correcting these conditions.

Proactively troubleshoots, repairs, and corrects mechanical, electrical, and process problems to ensure capability of production equipment

Troubleshoots electronics down to the component level to determine cause and remedy of any malfunction

Troubleshoots PLC issues to include code modifications, loading / reloading of programs.  Specific PLC hardware/software knowledge will include AB and Siemens.

Troubleshoots and repairs electrical breakdown of AC / DC drives and inverters to include programming and start up configuration/tuning

Maintains, updates, catalogues all PLC software/programs to ensure current versions are easily accessible and backed up

Setup, configure, tune servo drive motors/controls. Specific experience with Rexroth/Bosch MLD/MLC systems desirable

Designs electrical circuits on existing equipment for equipment / safety upgrades

Design / install electromechanical upgrades to existing equipment to include DC to AC upgrades, PLC installation to replace discrete controls

Operates meters, power supplies, service monitors and test fixtures and understands their use and function

Maintain a working knowledge of all plant operating systems and readily access records of diagrams & schematics.  Will maintain and update any such drawings / schematics to keep them current.

Work with and help identify contractors to repair, install, remove and/or upgrade equipment

Provides 24/7 technical support for production

Regularly inspects production lines and support equipment and performs necessary repairs and upgrades during preventative maintenance cycles

Operates hand tools and small power tools to include cutting of small parts

Leads assembly, installation, disassembly, and demolition of production equipment and building support equipment as required for upgrades or new installations

Maintains a neat and orderly work area; meets plant and department housekeeping standards. May be assigned additional housekeeping responsibilities throughout the plant as needed to maintain a clean and orderly work space.

Maintains building and grounds

Participates in employee driven teams to address scrap, quality, safety or other production related issues.

Performs other duties as assigned or requested

 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The re