At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.
Consider applying here, if you want to:
- Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.
- Develop lasting relationships with great people.
- Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.
We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.
Engineering Technician IV (Aseptic Blow Molding)
The Engineering Technician will be working on the production floor with plant Maintenance Technicians at Niagara facilities around the country. We are seeking a skilled Blow Molding Technician with strong hands-on experience supporting Sidel/Krones Aseptic Blow Molding. This role is responsible for ensuring sterile integrity, equipment reliability, and optimized performance of high-speed Aseptic bottling lines.
Essential Functions
- Providing Plant Support for Niagara Facilities
- Provide aid and expertise to plant maintenance teams and internal Engineering Technicians
- Aid in any needed repairs on production machinery, as necessary
- Provide information on needs for long term success of facilities, including but not limited to the Focus Line Process
- Diagnostic Visits
- Identify problems and wear & tear on machine centers for every line.
- Perform root cause analysis for corrective actions
- Develop suggestions for parts and labor needed during annual rebuilds/overhauls
- Annual Rebuilds/Overhauls
- Work with OEM’s, peers and along with plant maintenance teams
- Prepare machine centers to repair/rebuild problems found during Diagnostic Visits
- Attend machine center specific master class training as a baseline
- Assist with evaluation of Maintenance Technicians skills on machine centers via a written assessment
- Assist with the training of Maintenance Technicians thru an OJT style format
- Suggest machine center specific training modules for the Maintenance Technicians that are needed above and beyond the OJT system
- Assist with the further development and implementation of the OJT style training for Technical Engineering group
- Travel Requirements: Approximately 75%+ of the year
- Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list 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 prior notice.
Qualifications
- Minimum Qualifications:
- 4 Years – Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
- 4 Years – Experience with High-speed blow molding
- 2 Years – Experience in PET Bottle Processing
*experience may include a combination of work experience and education
- Preferred Qualifications:
- 6 Years– Experience in Field or similar manufacturing environment
- 6 Years – Experience with High-Speed Aseptic Blow Molding. Sidel and/or Krones
- 4 Years – Experience managing people/projects
- Participation in overhauls, SATs, or OEM training programs
*experience may include a combination of work experience and education
Competencies
- Proficiency in, but not limited to:
- Microsoft Office Applications – Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, etc.
- Able to work with others
- Often placed in teams of 4, or occasionally more.
- Often working in conjunction with plant maintenance staff and OEM technicians.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Self-Motivated with a proven record of taking the initiative
- Able to work with minimal supervision
- Must exhibit leadership capability when working both alone and with teams in order to complete projects safely and in a timely fashion.
- Detail-oriented with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to execute tasks in a very dynamic and ever-changing environment
- Exercise sound judgment and ability to work effectively with a diverse workforce
- Required to be considered an SME (Subject Matter Expert) in a given machine center that is pertinent to Niagara Bottlings business needs.
- Must be capable of working safely in an environment that may provide exposure to corrosive chemicals and forms of stored energy (electrical, steam, potential, etc.). LOTO certification is required.
Education
- Minimum Required:
- HS Diploma and evidence of formal training in industrial maintenance.
- Preferred:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or other related field
Certification/License:
- Required: N/A
- Preferred: N/A
Typical Compensation Range
Pay Rate Type: Hourly
$35.41 - $50.46 / Hourly
Benefits
Our Total Rewards package is thoughtfully designed to support both you and your family:
Regular full-time team members are offered a comprehensive benefits package, while part-time, intern, and seasonal team members are offered a limited benefits package.
- Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time
- Paid parental and caregiver leaves
- Medical, including virtual care options
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k) with company match
- Health Savings Account with company match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members
- Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements
- Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan
- Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.
- Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities
- And more!
https://careers.niagarawater.com/us/en/benefits
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