Minimum 7 years of industrial maintenance experience that includes injection molding machinery; experience with blow molding or extrusion is an acceptable alternative. Traceability: Maintain precise logs—PM schedules, installs, structural repairs, work orders, and operating reports.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Houston, TX
Description
Your Mission
Safeguard production by preventing failures, resolving issues fast, and documenting everything that keeps our plastics molding operation reliable.
Outcomes You’ll Own
Uptime & Utilization: Partner with the Maintenance Manager to keep equipment running at peak effectiveness.
PM Systemization: Create, standardize, and record preventive maintenance for injection molding machines, granulators, dryers, water tower, and chiller.
Smart Capital Decisions: Draft specifications and recommend auxiliary/other equipment purchases.
Rapid Recovery: Diagnose and repair production and facility equipment across mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic domains.
Field Mobility: Safely use skid loaders, scissor lifts, and forklifts to access and service equipment.
Traceability: Maintain precise logs—PM schedules, installs, structural repairs, work orders, and operating reports.
Budget Stewardship: Monitor parts inventory and expenses to meet budget targets.
24/7 Readiness: Be on call around the clock for issues that could jeopardize customer commitments.
Process Capability: Calibrate molding machine controls; verify screws and barrels meet minimum requirements.
Facilities Expertise: Provide technical assistance for electrical systems, building construction elements, and plumbing.
Continuous Improvement: Lead upgrades and sustain a clean, orderly work environment and grounds with strong 5S.
Industrial electrical: reading schematics and troubleshooting complex control wiring.
Controls familiarity: understanding of logic controls (preferred).
Documentation: engineering drawings; electrical and hydraulic schematics.
What You Bring
Education
High School diploma or GED.
Experience
Minimum 7 years of industrial maintenance experience that includes injection molding machinery; experience with blow molding or extrusion is an acceptable alternative.
Proven track record troubleshooting and repairing mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical systems.
Ability to find root causes and deliver on-time, on-budget fixes.
Attributes
Self-driven, positive, and collaborative communicator.
Judicious, fact-based decision-maker.
Independent finisher who can also lead improvement projects.
Key Performance Indicators
Reduced machine downtime.
PM program execution and documentation completeness.