What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Technician position at Westlake Corporation?
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Job Summary:
The Maintenance role is responsible for maintaining, upgrading, and modifying all equipment, including current production equipment and future program equipment.
Key Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Mental/Physical Demands:
The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, or hear, and frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must rarely lift and/or move up to 45 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
We strive to make a positive impact on people's lives through our products and community involvement.
Job Summary:
The Maintenance role is responsible for maintaining, upgrading, and modifying all equipment, including current production equipment and future program equipment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Troubleshoot plastic injection molding equipment (Engel & NPM)
- Troubleshoot support equipment, including material feed systems, water cooling and delivery systems, conveyors, stretch wrapping and shrink wrapping equipment, and other support equipment
- ELECTRICAL, HYDRAULIC, AND MECHANICAL REPAIRS TO EQUIPMENT
- Maintenance of equipment inventory and repair records
- Ensure preventative maintenance is performed on all equipment
- Assist with or perform repairs to the facility
- Perform all other duties as assigned
- Comply with all Employee Conduct and Work Rules
Requirements:
- Education:
- Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent
- Experience:
- 3 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in plastic injection molding
- Solid troubleshooting skills
- Ability to read assembly and part drawings, electrical and hydraulic controls schematics, and diagrams
- Ability to work under minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment
- Experience working in a 24/7 manufacturing operation
- Ability to operate various powered lifts
- Knowledge of MIOSHA standards applicable to a manufacturing operation
- Skills:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a strong attention to detail
- Problem analysis and problem resolution ability
- Ability to read and interpret documents, such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals
- Ability to record, document, and write routine reports and correspondence
- Communication:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to collect and analyze data, prepare concise reports, and deliver oral and visual presentations
- Effective communication with employees at all levels of the organization
Mental/Physical Demands:
The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, or hear, and frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must rarely lift and/or move up to 45 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
