Conveyor Technician - Maintenance 2nd Shift

Job Description

The Conveyor Technician will support the Maintenance team in repairing and maintaining material handling equipment and pneumatic systems throughout two large distribution buildings. This role will require extensive knowledge in maintenance and repair of conveyor systems and understanding of small package systems. You will have the opportunity to install, maintain and repair automated packaging and distribution equipment. In addition to developing your skills, you will mentor junior technicians to grow in their roles.

Responsibilities will include:

• Ability to splice and track conveyor system belts
• Comfortable with use of small hand tools
• Conveyor Technicians repair and maintain conveyor pneumatic system
• Completing preventative maintenance routines, documentation and procedures
• Ability to communicate via email systems and complete date entry for database
• Enter downtime data in daily log, complete PM sheets
• Electrical, knowledge of basics components
• Troubleshooting all conveyor system electrical and mechanical issues
• Tracking and storing the departments inventory, including spare parts
• Supporting continuous improvement in department
• Models and follows guidelines on proper PPE required

Physical Demands:

• Repetitive bending, crouching, kneeling, reaching, twisting, sitting, standing, and walking
• Lifting parts and tools weighing on average 20 pounds, occasionally weighing up to 80 pounds
• Dexterity in eye/hand coordination, feet (foot pedals) manual (picking, pinching, holding, grasping), and wrist motion (repetitive flexion/rotation)
• Working conditions may include small spaces, dust, fumes/odors, hot/cold temperatures, inside/outside noise, vibration, standing on concrete for long hours and wet or uneven surfaces

Operation Support & Customer Service:

• Promoting and conduct good housekeeping practices
• Flexibility with work hours and days. (7 days a week operation, including holidays)
• Dedicated to supporting production by working in a safe, customer focused manner. Must be highly self-motivated.

Basic Qualifications

PC competency, Word & Excel and Windows OS

• Experience with conveyors, understand flow of system, start, stop, and un-jam. Check zones, belt tracking, and oilier, minor/major repairs, PM's with assistants
• Slam, Print and Apply, able to start system and know key components with basis adjustments. Ability to repair printers adjusts photo eyes and scales
• Box Makers- start and stop load fill and change tape, know key components and make adjustments. Perform PM’s and do basic repairs
• Electrical knowledge of basics components. Use test equipment ability to do simple circuitry.
• Knowledge of electrical schematics and variable frequency drives (VFD).
• Compressors, Pneumatics- knows what they do and how to take readings. Able to reset, change out filters, oils and basic compressor experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the following is preferred but not required
  • Intelligrated conveyors in Elite pick modules
  • Multi-level conveyors
  • Ambaflex spirals
  • Shiraz conveyor software
• PLC Knowledge a plus
• One or more years of experience as a mechanical technician and/or apprentice with conveyor systems
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize different projects and work load
• Troubleshooting, able to ID and understand the resources needed to resolve them
• Proven ability to work successfully with little supervision

Proven ability to communicate effectively, (written and verbally) with peers, management, contractors and vendors