Maintenance Technician - Injection & Blow Molding at Semco Tank Holding – St. Louis, Missouri

Maintenance Technician - Injection & Blow Molding

Company Overview

Semco-Tank Holding Corporation has become the market leader and manufacturer of rotationally molded poly and welded steel bulk storage and material handling products in North America. Tank is growing rapidly and is always working to expand its capabilities and diversify product offerings consistent with the company values of growth and service to its customers.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Maintenance Technician to join the Semco Tank Holding team on second or third shift!

Primary responsibility is to maintain, repair, and improve injection and extrusion blow mold machines and support equipment for the production machinery to operate dependably. Included would be maintenance support for other departments and facilities. Support equipment examples included compressed air systems, chilled water systems, vacuum systems (pumps, loaders, blenders), grinders, conveyors, and robots.

This job is for you if

• You are detail-oriented and a master at troubleshooting.
• You look at the short term and the long term when it comes to fixing things.
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy getting things done, whether it be independently or as part of a team.

Key Responsibilities

• Must have understanding, experience preferred, of hydraulic, air, water, vacuum and resin systems.
• Experience preferred with reading and interpreting mechanical drawings and parts lists to locate machine components that may be required to be ordered for repairs.
• Experience preferred with reading and understanding assembly and part drawings to compare to actual components with measuring instruments such as tape measures, calipers, micrometers, and gauges.
• Must be willing to learn machinery operator and service controls to troubleshoot and repair equipment.
• Experience with reading and interpreting electrical schematics to identify electrical wiring and component issues is preferred. On the job training of these needed skills will be encouraged.
• Must have understanding and respect for high voltage electrical systems enclosures and disconnects.
• Experience with 24VDC control and wiring systems preferred. Must be willing to learn proper techniques to troubleshoot wiring and device failures effectively with use of schematics and proper electrical test devices and equipment such as multi meters, amp clamps, temperature scanners, and oscilloscopes.
• Experience with use of machining equipment such as mills, lathes, drill presses, band saws, and surface grinders preferred. Ability to weld mild steel, stainless steel, cast iron, and aluminum preferred.
• Performance of this responsibility will require use of hand tools, power tools, measurement instruments, machine tools, ladders, forklifts, cleaning agents, lubricants and a variety of equipment to keep the production machines and all supporting equipment running as intended.
• Maintenance work is scheduled through manager and IQMS. Once training, work orders will be assigned and are the responsibility of the technician until completion. Technician will enter new work order for new work. If WO requires parts, parts to be tied to WO correctly for issue from inventory or to generate purchase order. Technician is also responsible for providing purchasing correct part numbers, quantities, and work order number.
• Position requires dependability, overtime, flexible work hours, and weekend production support. Plant shutdowns also require maintenance staff for work not possible with production running.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Required experience (required or preferred): 2 Years (required)
• Education: High school diploma and a minimum of two years actual verifiable work experience in the field of manufacturing mechanical and electrical maintenance experience (required) OR a technical associate degree in the field of mechanical technology, general mechanics, electrical technology plastics, molding technology, or equivalent, from an approved technical school, college or university (preferred).

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Occasional, represents 1 to 33% or 1-2 hours of an 8-hour work day.
• Frequently, represents 34 to 66% or 2 1/2 to 5 1/2 hours of an 8-hour work day.
• Regularly, represents 67 to 100% or 6 to 8 hours of an 8-hour work day.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and peripheral vision.
• Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to hot, cold, wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals and outside.

AAP/EEO Statement

Tank Holding provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, creed, ancestry, sexual or affectional orientation, marital or veteran status, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, status with regard to public assistance or any characteristic protected under federal, state or local law.

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.