Engineering Technician

Engineering Technician

Job Overview

The Engineering Technician works with the engineering build group. Primary functions include leading technicians, training personnel, specifying and ordering parts, leading and managing projects, collaborating with engineers, and troubleshooting, repairing, installing, and modifying mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical equipment, including PLC, DCS, and multiple systems.

Responsibilities & Duties

Responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to:

Leadership

Set the tone for the team’s culture with an emphasis on Safety, Quality, Profitability, and people development. Model the right behavior through actions.

Work directly with engineering, plant leadership, and operations personnel on projects, repairs, scheduled PMs, SOPs, and related activities.

Manage plant projects, capital projects, and project budgets.

Communicate effectively with plant management, engineering, and operations about maintenance and capital project requirements.

Grow, sustain, and own a competent and complete engineering spares inventory.

Develop maintenance procedures and ensure implementation.

Safety

Keep Safety at the forefront of the team’s thinking and approach to work.

Maintain a clean, safe work environment and a well-organized department.

Ensure that the engineering team follows LOTO and other safety rules without exception.

Quality

Ensure the timely and correct execution of projects according to the project schedule.

Deliver fully functioning equipment that produces usable and qualified product according to Pregis and market expectations.

Achieve low levels of unplanned machine downtime through effective design.

Financial Management

Work with the plant capital list and CAR system.

Manage engineering spend and adhere to budget.

Customer Focus

Work with the engineering build group to safely, quickly, and effectively complete tasks with a customer-centered approach. The goal is to minimize downtime and manage negative impacts on service levels to customers.

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications and skills are outlined below:

Must possess advanced technical knowledge with strong mechanical aptitude.

Must have five or more years of applicable technical experience, or an Engineering Technician degree with three years of experience.

Must be willing to travel, typically 20% but up to 50%.

Must be proficient in electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic repair and troubleshooting.

Must be able to troubleshoot and repair problems with PLCs, AC, DC, vector, and servo drive systems.

Must be able to read, sketch, and understand mechanical, piping, and electrical drawings.

Must be able to interact cordially and communicate effectively with others.

Must be willing to update skills as needed.

Must be hands-on, with an eager desire to get dirty and lead by example.

Must be willing to work odd hours, overtime, and call-ins.

Must be able to stand for long periods, stoop, bend, climb ladders, crawl under or over equipment, and lift up to 60 pounds.

Must be proficient in the safe operation of a variety of power tools and hand tools.

Position is located in Granite Falls, NC. Must be willing to relocate.

Must be able to speak and understand English sufficiently for effective communication with supervisors, employees, beneficiaries, and customers, based on the assumption that these individuals can only speak and understand English.

At some sites, bilingual English/Spanish skills will be beneficial for effective communication with numerous plant employees.

Measurements of Success

Enter how the employee and manager will know the action steps are completed and successful. Describe how the employee will know the goal has been achieved, including metrics and target completion dates.

Engineering group culture will be positive, with an emphasis on Safety, Quality, and Profitability and high levels of employee engagement.

Machine builds and activities/programs will be well-defined and consistently followed.

Capital projects and maintenance projects will be executed efficiently, meeting or beating schedules and budgets.

Unplanned machine downtime will be low on delivered machines.

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