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Maintenance Technician

Parker Plastics, Inc.
Hagerstown, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 4/4/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/3/2025
Why Parker?

  • A30-year strong-, manufacturing company
  • Focused ongrowth, efficiency, and continuous improvementas a company
  • Striving to provideopportunity, stability, & work-life balancefor our employees

Benefits

  • 12-hour shifts (2-2-3 Schedule)
  • Temperature controlled production floor
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Annual profit sharing
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid Holidays immediately after hire date
  • Paid Vacation & PTO
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Company-paidShort & Long-term Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance

Position Summary (A Day in the Life)

This person will perform job duties with direction of the Plant Manager & Maintenance Manager, performs the basic duties of the Set-Up Technician. Duties also include being accountable for machine performance, and productivity.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Perform job duties in a safe manner (this includes wearing eye and hearing protection in designated areas)
  • Start and stop all equipment in a proper and safe manner
  • Perform daily walk downs to ensure machines are at required efficiency and production levels
  • Complete machine/line changeovers, including all downstream equipment (leak detectors, conveyors, flamers, box erectors, etc.) to maintain production orders and levels per production schedule
  • With direct supervision of Quality Control personnel help perform first piece quality checks (OFC, “T”, “E”, etc.) with the known bottle specifications, while completing the proper documentation to support findings
  • Prepare in-house computer system with proper codes (downtime, jobs, etc.) during changeover process
  • Maintains proper paperwork, logs and records (work orders, machine problems, settings, mold maintenance, and mold design changes) as required
  • Makes complete machine changeovers and calibrations (heads, molds, tooling, stretch-rods, blow pins, blow nozzles, etc.) without any assistance or set-up aids (Set-up Sheets, Cartridges, or Saved Programs) within specified time period..
  • Work closely with management with total hands on processing of all new products / materials to determine proper materials and cycle standards
  • Perform daily walk downs to ensure proper levels of materials (virgin and regrind) are being introduced to the process
  • Work closely with management on items (tooling, etc.) that need to be purchased or repaired for the processing portion of the equipment
  • Order and maintain inventory/stock regarding items for the processing portion (tooling and mold components, etc.) of the equipment
  • Complete new and old product/material samples as requested
  • Work closely with maintenance to ensure equipment is at industry standard
  • Troubleshoot equipment regarding processing issues
  • Fill in when requested for other job duties/functions (Supervisors, Mechanics, Maintenance, etc.)
  • During the machine set-up process perform housekeeping duties such as keeping floor clear of debris (scraps, blobs, excess flash, preforms), cleaning machines in a safe manner in accordance with Third Party regulations
  • May be asked to cover for other shift Supervisors and Machine Operator / Mechanic (B or A Class) during personnel shortage (vacations, sick leave etc.)
  • If requested, enter production quantities into the in-house computer production/inventory systems
  • Assist co-workers where needed

Experience/Education:

High school graduate or equivalent GED, and a demonstrated ability to read, write, and follow verbal and written instructions in English.

  • Must have comprehensive mechanical tools to complete required machine tasks
  • Must have basic mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical skills
  • Must have completed all Parker Plastics Certification programs
  • Requires constant visual attention, ability to discern flaws in containers
  • Set-Up Technician must have positive attendance points to continue cross training program
  • Must know and be able to assist in the training of lower classification employees on the in-house computer inventory systems for production entries
  • Know Quality Control Orientation Program
  • Must have completed Parker Plastics Forklift Certification program

Physical Requirements:

Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 25 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Must be able to lift 75-100 pounds occasionally.

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