Extrusion Maintenance Technician

Job Summary:

The Extrusion Maintenance Tech maintains and services all electrical and mechanical aspects in the Extrusion Department.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Must be able to service all temperature controls on extruders.
• Must be familiar with all extrusion equipment.
• Must help with all maintenance type duties, mechanical and electrical.
• Follow all plant and Extrusion safety rules.
• Regularly maintain pack pressure, spin finish waste buckets, oil reservoirs, tack box filters, monomer, and main resin hopper screens.
• Change packs, jets, spin finish totes, and cooling drum filters as needed.
• Check compressors, air dryers, boilers and chillers.
• Keep work area clean and organized.
• Provide scheduled preventative maintenance and address any repairs.
• Report all defects and damages to maintenance supervisor.
• Maintain all records of repairs and maintenance conducted on the machines.

Performance Expectations (if applicable):

• Lifting is required of machinery and parts weighing up to 150 pounds.
• Standing is required approximately 7 hours per shift.
• Reaching is required of machinery and parts approximately 100 times per shift.
• Stooping is required 4 times per shift.
• Bending is required approximately 40 times per shift for machinery and parts.
• Must use hand tools approximately 40 times per shift.
• Must be able to distinguish colors and shades.

Experience/Education Requirements:

• Preferred but not required - Associate's degree or equivalent experience in electrical or mechanical systems.
• Maintenance experience in similar field.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must be able to do basic addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication.
• Computer knowledge and data entry skills.

Other Requirements:

• Must be able to operate a lift truck.
• Overtime is required on occasion.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.
• All accidents must be reported immediately.
• Normal mobility, no abnormal fear of heights or confined spaces.
• Valid driver's license.