Maintenance Technician

Job Description

ROLE OVERVIEW
This position is responsible for handling day-to-day mechanical and electrical issues within the production environment, as well as troubleshooting basic PLC and programming problems. The Maintenance Tech helps organize and develop maintenance strategies in partnership with the Maintenance Manager. This position must act with safety and food safety guidelines in mind at all times and maintain the highest level of compliance with each.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

• Acts as a safety leader and puts safety first in all responsibilities.

• Responsible for ordering and maintaining spare parts inventory for liquids department.
• Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical and electrical issues on all machines.
• Work from task or project lists to complete Work Orders in line with established timelines.
• Design and build items to be contributed to processes and equipment to improve efficiencies.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

WHAT WE VALUE

• Working knowledge of mechanical and electrical troubleshooting as well as PLC programming
• Effective communication skills, including active listening.
• Must have a working knowledge of plant employee rules and safety standards
• Must have a working knowledge of equipment capabilities within the various plants
• Ability to analyze, problem solve, and generate new ideas and be open minded to others’ ideas.
• Must be capable of project planning, execution and to manage time effectively – including attention to detail.
• Must demonstrate a strong work ethic, reliability, trustworthiness, and capacity to learn.
• Ability to collaborate openly, honestly, constructively to build solutions
• Ability to spend substantial time on the production floor (when needed).
• Ability to work unusual hours to support equipment startups and development trials.
• Ability to coach and mentor less-senior members of the organization.
• Familiar with predictive maintenance (PdM) and preventative (PM) maintenance technologies.
• Experience in Rapid Problem Solving and the use of RPS to facilitate investigations.

WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU

• Associates degree in related field is preferred
• 5+ years in manufacturing maintenance related to mechanical and/or electrical troubleshooting is required
• A forklift operator certification is required or must be obtained within 30 days of start. This will be trained and certified internally.
• Flexibility to work rotating shifts and/or flexible hours to accommodate production demand

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This position requires employees to stand, walk, bend, reach, climb, and even sit for extended periods of time.  Frequent exposure to a manufacturing environment with moderate noise levels.  Potential contact with chemicals and cleaning supplies, and ability to lift up to 50 pounds is a requirement. Some parts of this position would require the employee to work at heights as part of some tasks.  

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

• Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
• Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
• The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

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 I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook  I YouTube

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision plans

• Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location

• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location

• Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program

• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits

• Paid Parental Leave

• Retirement Savings Plan with company match

• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)

• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)