What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Tech- Rapid City, SD position at WL PLASTICS LLC?
Job Description
Job Description
Maintenance Technician
BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION :
Ensure safety is the number 1 priority and will work safely in a plant environment.
Maintain cleanliness and integrity of production tooling and downstream, in addition to the tooling boards, and carts.
Work as part of a team to support the production lines with a focus on packaging and prep for shipping, operating, caring for, and maintaining the extrusion equipment, and improving the machines performance.
Cover production floor and lead op positions as needed.
Reports directly to the Production Supervisor / Production Manager.
RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE :
- Ensure tooling, downstream and co-extruder is in good condition and organized
- Routinely check production lines downstream, tooling and extrusion machines
- Prepare, set out and heat up tooling / downstream for changeovers on production lines
- Assist with line changeovers, to include start up making sure pipe is in spec
- To learn tooling for optimal product specification and quality
- Make and replace gaskets as needed for spray tanks and vac plates
- Make and maintain IPC filters
- Routinely check encoder machines for operational defects
- Maintain and organize tooling boards and print characters
- Perform general clean-up and occasional custodial duties
- Cut, stack, clean and process product for material recycling
- Operate fork truck, man-lift, and other industrial vehicles
- Operate various hand and power tools, Hydraulic saw, Chain saw, general tooling
- Load machine hoppers with mixed materials
- Set up and prepare co-extruders and mixed materials
- Measure and examine extruded products for defects, and to check for quality conformance to specification
- Reel extruded products into rolls of specified lengths
- Report major process change to Production Supervisor
- Package product and move to staging area for quality control inspection
- Assist with unloading resin from the resin trucks as needed
- Assist with Safety and Lean Manufacturing projects
- Assist Maintenance Department
- Assist with training of production new hires
- Maintain and organize production supplies such as lumber, reels and related hardware, start- up pipe, regrind area, print line, banding
- Performing other duties assigned by Production Supervisor or Production Manager
- May be required to fulfill a 12hr shift including weekends / holidays
Job Requirements :
Physical Demands :
TRAINING :
ADVANCEMENT :
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS :
Safety is the most important part of all jobs within WL Plastics; therefore, candidates and employees must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.