Maintenance Technician - Night Shift

Overview

At Ontex, we are making everyday life easier across generations. Worldwide our 5,500 colleagues are taking pride in their work, guided by our values – Passion, Reliability, Integrity, Drive and Everyone. Every day they are developing, producing, and distributing affordable and sustainable baby, woman and adult personal care products.

As a leading international provider of personal hygiene solutions for retailer brands and healthcare partners, founded in Belgium in 1979 and listed on Euronext Brussels, we believe that innovation should be accessible to everyone. As we continue being 'Here for you’, we’re looking for a Maintenance Technician - 12hr Night Shift (6:45pm - 7am, 2-2-3) to join our Production & Manufacturing team.

• Performs preventative, predictive, and reactive maintenance duties on the production equipment as needed to minimize downtime.
• Support and follow the site’s Preventive Maintenance Schedule.
• Monitor, identify and respond promptly to signs of malfunction in machinery such as changes in performance.
• Perform repairs on various types of machinery, including mechanical, pneumatic, electric, and hydraulic.
• Identify and replace worn or damaged parts in a timely manner.
• Read and comply with work orders concerning service, modification or installation of machinery.
• Use a variety of power and hand tools to perform job functions.
• Maintain a schedule for inspection, service, and testing of machinery.
• Observe and follow all company safety rules and regulations.
• Train others.

• Collaborate with the Maintenance Manager, maintenance team, machine operators and engineers to ensure machines perform to standard.

The role involves facing varying situations where identification of the issue, applying judgement, and selecting an appropriate solution from existing knowledge is required.

• Solid understanding of the machine’s functions.
• Strong interpersonal and motivational skills.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Ability to work outside regular business hours as required.
• Ability to read drawings and schematics.

• Working Safely: Ensuring safety of yourself and others; following safety guidelines and lock-out procedures.
• Working Well with Others: Good collaboration with co-workers and other teams; respectful and inclusive communication.
• Technical Reading and Using Resources: Read and understand technical materials and vendor instructions to troubleshoot and solve problems.

The Maintenance Technician must have a high school diploma or equivalent GED.

The Maintenance Technician must have two years related experience.

The Maintenance Technician should have mechanical and computer skills, be technically inclined, and be able to properly utilize tools and machinery.

The ability to perform light to moderate lifting up to 55 lbs, stand for extended periods, walk in the production facility, manipulate small parts, and have adequate vision and color perception. Minor stooping, bending, sitting, reaching and crouching as needed.

Ability to recognize a problem and determine root causes through a logical, repeatable process; think quickly and systematically to resolve issues.

Demonstrate initiative, prioritize tasks, plan steps, and organize tools and resources to complete work efficiently.

Able to function well in stressful situations, maintaining consistent performance under difficult circumstances.

Take the next step at Ontex – apply today!