Inland Packaging is a local label and packaging manufacturer seeking a Full-Time Lead Electromechanical Technician to join our growing team. Here at Inland, we print labels for brands like Kraft Heinz, New Glarus Brewing, Sprecher’s, Leinenkugel’s, and Coors Light. Inland is a family-owned business (78 years- to be exact) that invests in cutting edge technology and provides endless career advancement opportunities.

Job Summary :

While performing the job duties of their regular position in Maintenance, the Lead Electromechanical Technician will serve as the maintenance primary contact reporting to the Maintenance Manager. This position is responsible for directing employees and making decisions in the absence of Maintenance Manager to ensure that safety, quality and productivity goals are achieved during their assigned shift.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.

In addition to performing the job responsibilities of an Electromechanical Technician position, the following job responsibilities will be performed:

• Leads employees and resolves problems to ensure employee safety and quality and productivity goals and standards are achieved (i.e. breakdowns, P.m.’s, projects, scheduling downtime, etc.)
• Provides guidance and training to new and existing employees to maintain current knowledge relative to production and quality standards.
• Coordinates maintenance/material actions necessary to retain or restore equipment or components to a serviceable condition with a minimum expenditure of resources in the most efficient practical manner.
• Assist Maintenance Manager in assigning work orders and maintenance activities, monitoring job status and ensuring labor reporting is accurate.
• Performs process and follows schedules to reduce downtime on the equipment.
• Leads cost reduction projects, working with vendors/contractors and scheduling.
• Informs the Maintenance Manager of safety, quality and productivity concerns and employee performance issues/problems and recommends improvements.
• Liaison between employees, Maintenance Manager and Human Resources regarding any safety, quality, productivity and other employment concern.
• Works as a leader and a member of the Maintenance Team
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Core Competencies:

• Building Partnerships
  • Developing and leveraging relationships within and across work groups, as well as outside the organization, to achieve results
• Earning Trust
  • Gaining others; confidence by acting with integrity and following through on commitments while disclosing own positions/ treating others and their ideas with respect and supporting them in the face of challenges
• Driving for Results (Self)
  • Setting high goals for personal accomplishment that align with organizational projects and expected outcomes; tenaciously working to meet or exceed goals while deriving satisfaction for that achievement and continuous improvement.
• Essential skills and experience:
• High school diploma or general education degree
• 3 – 5 years of work experience within a manufacturing environment, Preferred
• Understanding of open and closed loop controls, drive systems
• Ability to troubleshoot and perform basic programming.
• Should have basic knowledge of PLC theory of operation and be able to use multimeter to troubleshoots
• Understanding of Windows Operating System.
• Good math skills
• Detail oriented
• Analytical and Problem solver

Nonessential skills and experience:

• An associate degree as an Electromechanical Technician

Work Environment:

Operates in a demanding, fast-paced, people-oriented manufacturing environment with frequent changes and interruptions, and multiple project assignments. Works with a variety of people including vendors, customers, employees, managers, and executives.

Required Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday: 6am-2pm

Physical Requirements:

Must meet physical requirements identified in work screen protocol (Pod D); ability to work near EMI and electro-static devices; visual acuity corrected to 20/40; must pass Ishihara Color Assessment and receive a minimum of average/normal color vision score on the Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hues and D-15.