Industrial Maintenance Tech II

Position Overview

• The Industrial Maintenance Technician II will be the senior technician on shift, with their knowledge and skill set leading the maintenance team while fostering a positive partnership and working hand and hand with the Industrial Maintenance Technician I. This role will be responsible for the facilitation and leadership to install, repair, troubleshoot, and maintain commercial and industrial machinery on our bottling line at our manufacturing plant. The Industrial Maintenance Technician II will be heavily engaged in improving maintenance procedures and manufacturing processes for the improvement of safety, quality, delivery, cost, and culture. The Industrial Maintenance Technician II will report to the Maintenance Supervisor on duty.

Schedule:

The Industrial Maintenance Technician II is a full-time position. Waiakea Inc. is currently hiring for daytime and overnight positions that work with our 24/7 Production schedule.

Shift Differentials will be paid as outlined below:

Daytime shift receives an additional 5% hourly wage differential

Overnight shift receives an additional 10% hourly wage differential

Benefits:

• $1,000 sign on bonus
• $5,000 inter-island relocation assistance
• Waiakea Hawaiian Volcanic Water offers competitive pay that is direct-deposited weekly
• Annual sick, personal and vacation leave
• Paid volunteer hours through the Waiakea award winning Kokua Initiative program
• Employee + Dependent(s) HMSA health/vision/prescription/dental insurance
• FSA & Dependent Care FSA with $500 employer contribution
• Discounted gym memberships
• Discounted company water
• $300 monthly child care reimbursement
• 401k with up to a 5% employer match & more!

Essential Job Functions:

• Troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical systems on equipment.
• Demonstrate troubleshooting capabilities on control systems, servo drives, motors, HMIs, and PLCs on complex high-speed packaging lines.
• Perform various equipment preventive maintenance tasks as necessary, but routinely in cases requiring advanced technical expertise
• Review documentation for maintenance activity using the maintenance database, adequately communicate maintenance issues to appropriate employees (e.g., other maintenance techs, operators, engineers, supervisors, etc.), and properly utilize the maintenance inventory system.
• Repair and maintain items necessary to maintain equipment in optimum operating condition
• Lead process improvement initiatives in assigned areas by analyzing equipment maintenance history, identifying significant causes of waste, coordinating with appropriate employees to develop root cause analysis (RCA), and providing maintenance assistance as necessary.
• Assist in day-to-day support of operators for adjustments, setups, and change overs
• Assist other maintenance technicians as required
• Work with engineers and vendors on special projects
• Use machine tools, welding equipment, and measuring devices to modify machinery as needed
• Will assist in the training and coaching others on best practices.

Other Duties:

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice

• Must obtain lockout certification and be able to wear OSHA-approved safety gear
• Working knowledge of electrical, electronic controls, pneumatics, mechanical, and tooling
• Ability to attend and retain Internal and or External technical training
• Packaging operation and high-speed automation experience is preferred
• Ability to wear OSHA-approved personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Complies with all standard safety practices, safety rules, good manufacturing practices, and all other company rules and requirements
• Required to continuously stand, walk, reach with arms & hands
• Required to continuously use hands to handle product, materials, and machine
• Required to frequently twist, bend, stoop, lift, climb and balance
• Required to frequently lift and or move 10-20 pounds, lift and or move 20-30 pounds with reasonable accommodation, lift and or move 40-50 pounds with the aid of a co-worker and/or reasonable accommodations

Other Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to comprehend basic verbal and written instructions
• Ability to distinguish and identify different products by reading labels

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma/ GED required
• 5 years of mechanical or working with heavy machinery required
• 2 years of experience in an automated or semi-automated packing environment preferred
• Welding certification a plus
• Electrical certification or license a plus
• 1 year of maintenance experience required at Waiakea or equivalent education/training preferred

Core Values: The ideal candidate will align with our company core values:

• It’s a Kakou Thing- Works together with team members to find solutions.
• Live Aloha- Be positive, love unconditionally.
• Kulia i ka nuu- Constant improvement; Strive to reach the summit.
• Be Pono- To have integrity and find harmony within yourself, the Aina, your community and work.
• Ho'okuleana- An action or mindset “to take responsibility.” It is our individual and collective responsibility to: participate rather than ignore, prevent rather than react and preserve rather than degrade.