Manufacturing Technician

The Manufacturing Technician works on various operations activities to meet productivity goals. Fiber Global has four (4) levels of Manufacturing Technician positions which are based on the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the employee in alignment with what is required for the areas and functions of responsibility. This may include preparing, staging, handling, and moving production materials and finished products around the factory. Additionally, performing preventative and recovery maintenance repairs involving mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and pneumatic equipment may be expected depending on the technician level. Technicians at the highest level will also be expected to be proficient in diagnosing and solving PLC faults, performing sensor replacements and adjustments, and are experienced in efficiently performing heavy repairs on automated equipment under pressure and short timelines.

What To Expect
You can expect to make a positive difference in the world with Fiber Global. However, doing that is not easy. It requires a lot of hard work, taking action with solutions to problems and challenges, and demonstrating unwavering resilience. Our core values - Purpose, Integrity, Progress, and Collaboration - are the baseline of how we do everything. You can expect to work with individuals and teams who are driven by a sense of purpose, and hold themselves and others accountable for positively contributing to the company’s mission.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Works in alignment with Fiber Global’s core values of Purpose, Integrity, Progress, and Collaboration

• Other duties as assigned

• Level 1 skill expectations

• Operate equipment, machines, vehicles, and hand tools in accordance with safety and standards

• Perform minor and preventative maintenance, such as lubricating bushings or adjusting conveyor belts

• Safely and efficiently use equipment such as forklifts to move materials between various production stations within the factory

• Stage materials that will be used for production, or finished products for outbound logistics

• Load raw materials into production equipment and machines, load finished goods into shipping containers and trailers, and unload raw materials into the factory

• Facilitate equipment maintenance and repairs partnering with senior manufacturing technicians

• Support with overall industrial cleaning activities of the factory

• Level 2 skill expectations

• All of level 1, plus the following:

• Perform downtime impactful preventative and recovery maintenance on mechanical equipment, such as motor diagnosis and replacement

• Troubleshoot equipment issues using technical manuals, schematics, and other sources

• Monitoring and adjusting temperatures, viscosity, metering scale, and sequencing for materials used in production

• Ensuring fluidity of material movement to prevent system and motor seizing

• Level 3 skill expectations

• All of level 1 and 2, plus the following:

• Perform preventative and recovery maintenance that may require extensive diagnosis and/or major overhaul

• Utilizing equipment such as scissor lift, ability to do rigging

• Ability to weld to industry standard (MIG)

• Ability to perform preventative and recovery maintenance on pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical systems

• Ability to visually and/or physically inspect equipment to predict remaining useful life

• Create and maintain documentation and user guides to support the production and engineering teams on maintenance requirements for equipment

• Support the training of production and engineering teams to identify, troubleshoot and/or address basic maintenance

• Level 4 skill expectations

• All of level 1, 2, and 3 plus the following:

• Diagnose and solve PLC faults, specifically with Siemens software

• Perform sensor adjustments to achieve desired readings

• Ability to deep dive into an HMI and solve faults

• Work with Ignition Data Visualisation software

• Address VFD faults and parameter adjustments

• Address industrial HVAC and plumbing needs

Minimum Qualifications

• Depending on position leveling, a minimum of 1 to 5 years of demonstrated and directly applicable experience in a manufacturing environment performing maintenance-related tasks on heavy equipment is required
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Experience and/or education in an applicable engineering field is a strong plus

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Operate equipment/machines in accordance with safety and standards
• Troubleshoot equipment using root cause analysis techniques
• Complete preventative maintenance and reactive repairs to manufacturing equipment
• Interpret and translate engineering designs and documentation
• Thorough understanding of or the ability to quickly learn production equipment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Must be willing to work weekends and rotating shifts to support troubleshooting and Implementing solutions in collaboration with production and engineering
• Demonstrated can-do, will-do approach
• Ability to work independently and with initiative

Work Environment And Physical Demands

• This position will be based in a heavy manufacturing environment with various large machines, equipment, and moving vehicles
• Prolonged periods of working on feet and using tools while evaluating manufacturing equipment
• Prolonged periods sitting or standing to operate equipment
• Periodic sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times
• Visual acuity to read instructions, operate machines, and inspect parts produced
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment as required for safety