About the Company
Fiber Global is a manufacturing and climate technology company focused on advancing building materials. Our mission is to reclaim abundant global waste streams to create sustainable, high-performing building materials. Fiber Global creates products that are both sustainable by design and higher performing than existing products on the market. Please visit www.fiberglobal.com to learn more.
About the Role
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.
Requirements
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