Lead Manufacturing Technical Associate - Switch4 LLC
Sumter, SC 29153
About the Job
Role: Lead Manufacturing Technical Associate
Location: Sumter, SC
Type: FTE/Permanent
Essential Functions:
Additional Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Ideal Candidate
Location: Sumter, SC
Type: FTE/Permanent
Essential Functions:
- Operates, sets-up, adjusts, changeovers/troubleshoots and repairs/maintains all departmental production equipment.
- Responsibilities include production, quality, downtime and waste levels of machine operation.
- Provides leadership in a team environment.
- Trains and advises TA and fellow associates on proper set-ups and repairs of equipment.
- Trains TA's in methodical problem solving techniques.
- Collaborate with engineering and Manufacturing Technicians (MT's) to direct completion of required projects.
- Uses available resources: engineering, machine shop, production and maintenance departments as required.
- Organizes and directs improvement projects to increase equipment utilization.
- These are to be done in conjunction with area engineer, production supervisor and other resources that may be required.
- Audits preventative maintenance (PM) procedures and activities of TA's and fellow associates.
- Documents electronically PM audits to supervisor for corrective actions.
- Analyzes equipment failures for frequency of failure in order to modify/update PM work order.
- Sets up and debugs equipment to documented specifications.
- Deviations from these specifications must be cleared with the supervisor or Engineering.
- Maintains equipment in working order to produce product within specified quality and quantity limits, adjusting, trouble shooting, cleaning and repairing as necessary.
- Maintains equipment logs for each piece of equipment, recording pertinent information about downtime and maintenance problems.
- MUST have clear and legible handwriting.
- Repairs equipment and reports major problems to supervisor.
- Coordinates maintenance activities with Maintenance Department, Engineering, or other technical resources, as needed for major repairs/production issues.
- Performs preventative maintenance on the equipment as specified in the PM program or as needed for smooth operation.
- Tracks and audits PM's to ensure they are completed and closed out in the SAP system.
- Turns on machines and ensures proper functioning of machines and control panels.
- Makes certain safety guards are in position and working properly.
- Verifies that part tracks/rails are clean to ensure free travel of all component parts.
- Monitors production machinery as needed to ensure top performance.
- Able and willing to work any shift including 12 hour day and 12 hour night shifts
Additional Responsibilities:
- Supports all upstream and downstream operations.
- Maintains toolbox and surrounding area neat and clean.
- Verifies that equipment-surrounding areas are clean during the shift.
- Performs other duties as required.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Associates Degree (Major: Advanced Mechatronics Technology) preferred
- Mechanical Proficiency and Experience required
- Proficient with basic hand tools.
- Knowledgeable of feeler gauges and other tools to measure tolerances, torque, and clearances.
- Minimum of 2 years as Set-up, Technical Associate role or equivalent.
- Familiar with trouble shooting cams, cam-followers, rod-ends, bushings, chain drives, conveyors, gearboxes, vacuum systems, pneumatic systems, and ball-valves.
- Basic electrical knowledge and experience with PLC's and pneumatic systems preferred
- Previous leadership roles or supervisory experience preferred
- Completed coursework in following subjects preferred (relevant experience may be substituted for individual courses):
- Schematics
- Basic Principles of Mechanics
- Industrial Electricity
- Problem Solving for Mechanical Applications
- Introduction to Industrial Technology
Ideal Candidate
- The candidate have experience in mechanical/machine repair experience.
- They could fix if there is a defect in a machine or mechanical equipment.
- Can disassemble and reassemble machinery as well.
- (Must be familiar with troubleshooting cams, cam-followers, rod-ends, bushings, chain drives, conveyors, gearboxes, vacuum systems, pneumatic systems, and ball-valves.)
Source : Switch4 LLC
