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The Maintenance Multi-Craft Technician maintains production equipment to ensure the daily production requirements at MBV are obtained.

• Perform repair work including necessary disassembly and re-assembly of production equipment

• Perform equipment PM tasks to ensure manufacturer recommended specifications are maintained

• Maintains repair and maintenance records

• Ability to properly size circuit conductors, circuit protector devices, ability to run conduit if needed, install electrical equipment, wire and unwire equipment as needed

• Must understand how to use VOM and other tested related equipment to identify electrical problems

• Identifying and analyzing errors and malfunctions such as to related items below:

  o   Intermittent/inconsistent electrical and mechanical failures on production equipment

  o   PLC's, 24v control circuits, 480v 3phase systems, 4-20ma circuits, VFD's, PC controllers, and fieldbus technology/control technology

o   Complex mechanical components such as pumps, motors, bearings, etc.

• Perform modernizations, extensions, and modifications according to specifications and/or sketches to electrical drawings. If necessary, adjust PLC programming and utilize PLC to troubleshoot issues. Independently construct or design equipment with use of PLC, BUS-Systems, Network Technology, Mechanical Components, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems and Cooling/Lubrication Systems

•  Daily equipment checks, monitoring production equipment performance

•  Optimizing resources and installations (idea generation and planning)

  o   Changing processes

  o   Changing process parameters

  o   Changing hardware

  o   Modification of software (PLC, PC, etc.)

  o   Perform cycle time analysis and optimize as needed

• Interact with and support associates within assigned production areas

• Procurement of operative materials, equipment, and service providers

• Travel and/or overtime may be required

• All other duties as required to support business needs

Knowledge and Skills

        Knowledge of industrial AC/DC electricity [24V - 480V], mechanical, hydraulics, and/or pneumatics required

        Experience changing out bearing and motors preferred

        Basic computer skills required (i.e. Microsoft Office, email)

        PLC/BUS system education and/or experience strongly preferred

        Robotics (Kuka, Durr) experience strongly preferred

        Oven and paint booth supply air maintenance experience preferred (i.e. Maxon Gas Train)

        Pumping system maintenance experience preferred

        Conveyor system maintenance experience preferred

        Strong communications skills (listening, speaking, writing)

• Siemens S7 PLC logic knowledge - preferred