Maintenance Mechanic (51586)

Schedule - 2nd and 3rd shift positions available

Founded in 1984, Best Formulations LLC, a diversified nutraceutical and personal care company headquartered in City of Industry, California, is a contract manufacturer of thousands of branded SKUs, including high quality nutritional supplements including softgels, tablets, capsules, powders, teas, dietary supplements, and vegetarian softgels.

About the role:

We are a trusted partner to our customers when it comes to innovation and have one of the strongest R&D, product formulation and technical teams in the industry. We are recognized as the leader in plant-based softgel innovation and our ability to encapsulate difficult formulas. We seek out innovation across our entire business and pass that knowledge and expertise to our customers.

As a Maintenance Mechanic 3, you will be responsible to provide technical support for manufacturing equipment (Softgel or Unit Dose), Facilities and the Preventative Maintenance Program.  The individual will possess additional skills, expertise and qualifications over a Mechanic 2.  The individual should have advanced proficiency and expertise with multiple equipment and/or systems.

How will you contribute:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. Essential job functions and duties include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible to keep the facility, production equipment and all support equipment in safe and operational working condition according to OEM and OSHA guidelines.
• Respond to all floor calls in a timely manner and complete tasks quickly and thoroughly.
• Maintain up-time / downtime targets and develop plans to improve.
• Trouble-shooting problems and recommending solutions or improvements necessary to restore line operations. Seeks permanent solutions to identified root causes.
• Complete assigned work orders (Preventative/Corrective Maintenance) in a timely basis and support prioritization of tasks for other mechanics.
• Complete the Preventative Maintenance Program (PM) including relevant documentation.  Design PM’s and schedules work in coordination with the supervisor.
• Maintain equipment maintenance logs and documentation in accordance with SOP and cGMP guidelines;
• Identify and complete process improvement initiatives including engineering and construction projects.
• Work with auditors, vendors, and suppliers as needed.
• Maintain inventory of spare parts and critical equipment.  Audit systems as necessary along with sourcing options.
• Researches and obtains quotes for equipment, parts, and services as needed.
• Lead the training of other employees. 
• Responsible to comply with all Company policies and procedures, including safety programs.
• Perform set-ups or changeovers of equipment as necessary for production schedule;