Manufacturing Electrician

Overview

Life Made Products LLC, a Jadex Inc operating company, is a global provider of disposable tableware and temperature control packaging solutions supporting a variety of sectors including healthcare and food preservation. We are the industry leader in U.S temperature-control packaging and single-use consumer goods manufacturing. Our brands include Life Made Consumer Products, Diamond, Freez Pak, Envirocooler and Pro Pak. Life Made Products LLC has 8 manufacturing locations in the domestic United States.

Our mission is to create superior products that push industries forward, Life Made strives to make life - better.

• Location: Wilton, Maine
• Reports to: Maintenance Manager
• Schedule: Eight hour Days, Monday - Friday

Responsible for the maintenance and technical support of automated and semi-automated manufacturing solutions for a high-volume consumer products application. Can lead other members of the team to ensure completion of necessary responsibilities.

• Ensure all machinery, equipment, building structures and facilities are maintained and functioning properly.
• Performs maintenance on all manufacturing and facility equipment, such as mold presses, auxiliary equipment and miscellaneous plant equipment.
• Participates in the maintenance of the preventative maintenance program insuring optimum machine utilization.
• Recommend and lead innovative improvements to upgrade equipment and processes.
• Ensure accuracy of maintenance history records for all equipment.
• Interface with production when necessary to schedule equipment maintenance.
• Troubleshoot and repair both mechanical and electrical problems on equipment and provide timely short-term and long-term recommendations.
• Where applicable, timely and detailed information provided to management on equipment status, issues, corrective actions, and updates on activities that took place during the applicable shift.
• Shows proactive thinking in training and development of shift personnel to maximize efficiencies in the shift operation.
• Coordinates with production and tooling on all issues that are beyond the skill level of the shift team to ensure accurate communication of needs for repair and timeliness for completion.
• Establish an inventory system for equipment spare parts that meets the needs of the molding department, complete with order points, parts specification and cost controls.
• Perform maintenance tasks such as interfacing with the process control team and reacting to urgent requests that could impact production. Prioritize maintenance requests; distribute daily job assignments, review maintenance logs and daily supervisory responsibilities of the maintenance team.
• Perform root cause analysis on machine issues.
• Troubleshoot and modify PLC configurations to meet production needs, as applicable.
• Coordinate and fabricate any necessary tool and equipment that supports various departments in the facility.
• Assist in the training and development of Automation and Manufacturing Tech I.
• Assist with adherence to the preventative maintenance program that meets the molding/assembly department(s) performance goals.
• Where applicable, participate in cross-functional teams for the purchase of new equipment. Oversee the installation of various equipment, commission and complete customer sign-off process.
• Supports a quality first approach to daily tasks to provide the best product to our customers.
• Supports the QMS by adhering to the system requirements.
• Understands and follows plant safety rules. Help to identify and eliminate any safety hazard or concern. Assists in monitoring quality of work output.
• Maintains compliance with company policy and procedures.
• Maintains a clean, neat, and orderly work area.
• Responsible for reporting any problems or concerns to direct Supervisor.
• Maintains good working relations with all other employees. Strives to have no conflicts with other employees.
• Requires regular attendance to perform essential elements as contained herein between the assigned start and end times for work.
• Responsible for following food safety and quality standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent; 5+ years' experience in Automation in a manufacturing environment, responsible for sophisticated manufacturing and automation equipment.
• Detailed knowledge in PLC programming and electrical controls, as applicable;
  Detailed knowledge in the mechanical and design areas of automation with general machining capabilities, as applicable.
• Thorough familiarity with hydraulic function of manufacturing equipment;
  Thorough familiarity with Electrical/Electronic components of manufacturing equipment.
• Self-motivated to learn and perform job tasks to meet or exceed customer and company expectations;
  Demonstrates the capacity to work at an efficient rate to meet production goals and standards;
  Ability to work 12-hour shifts, as applicable.
• Effectively communicates with others both verbally and in writing.

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