Maintenance Technician - Capacitor Manufacturing

Salary Range: 25 to 30 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-hour-wage)

Troubleshooting and Repair

• Respond to equipment breakdowns and production equipment issues in a timely manner to minimize manufacturing downtime.

• Prioritize the vacuum drying and impregnation systems. Their multi-day cycles and limited tank count mean an unplanned stop there costs more output than anywhere else on the line.

• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, vacuum, thermal, and electromechanical equipment and systems.

• Diagnose equipment failures using drawings, schematics, manuals, diagnostic equipment, and systematic troubleshooting techniques.

• Identify failed or degraded components and perform appropriate repairs or replacements.

• Maintain and troubleshoot equipment control systems and industrial components within the technician's training and qualifications.

• Perform equipment adjustments and repairs within approved equipment and process requirements.

• Verify proper equipment operation following maintenance or repair before returning equipment to production.

• Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering and Process Engineering when repairs or adjustments could affect process parameters, equipment capability, product quality, or validated process conditions.

Preventive and Predictive Maintenance

• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance (PM) on manufacturing equipment, tooling, and directly connected utilities according to established maintenance procedures and schedules.

• Perform equipment inspections to identify wear, damage, leaks, abnormal operation, or other conditions that could lead to equipment failure.

• Identify components approaching the end of their useful service life.

• Assist in developing and improving preventive and predictive maintenance programs based on equipment condition, failure history, manufacturer recommendations, and production requirements.

• Support development of equipment-specific maintenance procedures and checklists.

• Assist with predictive maintenance activities where appropriate, including vibration, temperature, pressure, vacuum, electrical, and other equipment-condition monitoring.

• Escalate overdue PMs, recurring failures, or equipment conditions that could affect safety, production, or product quality.

Documentation and Records

• Document completed preventive maintenance, repairs, equipment failures, parts replaced, and other maintenance activities in Boltline, Xcimer's manufacturing execution system.

• Ensure required PM activities are completed and properly documented.

• Maintain accurate equipment maintenance history and records.

Reliability and Continuous Improvement

• Identify recurring equipment failures and work with Manufacturing Engineering and Process Engineering to determine and implement appropriate corrective actions.

• Support root cause investigations involving equipment failures or equipment-related manufacturing problems.

• Support installation, commissioning, relocation, and modification of manufacturing equipment.

• Assist Manufacturing Engineering with equipment upgrades and reliability improvements.

• Support continuous improvement activities focused on increasing equipment reliability, availability, maintainability, and production uptime.

Spares, Tools, and Suppliers

• Maintain appropriate spare parts and consumable inventories for critical production equipment.

• Identify critical spare components and recommend appropriate stocking levels based on equipment reliability and lead time.

• Work with suppliers and equipment manufacturers to troubleshoot problems, obtain replacement components, and coordinate specialized repairs when necessary.

• Maintain tools, maintenance equipment, work areas, and spare-parts storage in an organized and serviceable condition.

Safety

• Follow applicable Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), electrical safety, chemical safety, PPE, and other workplace safety requirements.

• Treat stored electrical energy as a primary hazard: verify that capacitors, high-voltage test equipment, and power supplies are discharged and grounded before work begins, and follow the controls for high-voltage test areas.

• Handle the oils, solvents, and resins used on the line in accordance with Xcimer's hazard communication program.

• Identify unsafe equipment conditions and remove or recommend removal of equipment from service when continued operation presents a safety or equipment-damage risk.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent.

• Experience: 3+ years of industrial maintenance, equipment repair, or manufacturing equipment experience.

• Strong mechanical troubleshooting and repair skills.

• Working knowledge of industrial electrical systems and electrical troubleshooting.

• Experience troubleshooting pneumatic and electromechanical systems.

• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, pneumatic diagrams, equipment manuals, and technical documentation.

• Experience using electrical and mechanical diagnostic tools, including digital multimeters and common precision measuring equipment.

• Ability to troubleshoot motors, pumps, valves, sensors, switches, heaters, relays, contactors, power supplies, and similar industrial components.

• Ability to perform systematic troubleshooting and determine root causes of equipment failures.

• Strong organizational and documentation skills, and comfort recording work in a manufacturing execution system. Xcimer runs Boltline; training will be provided.

• Ability to communicate effectively with technicians, engineers, supervisors, equipment suppliers, and other personnel.

• Ability to work independently while recognizing when engineering or specialized technical support is required.

• Strong commitment to workplace safety and equipment reliability.

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

• Must be able to satisfy Xcimer's pre-employment background check.

Desired

Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:

• Associate degree, technical certification, or trade-school training in industrial maintenance or a related field

• Advanced manufacturing or R&D production environments

• Capacitor or electrical-component manufacturing equipment

• Precision winding equipment

• Vacuum pumps and vacuum systems

• Oil or fluid processing and impregnation systems

• Industrial ovens and temperature-control systems

• Pneumatic and hydraulic systems

• Pumps, motors, gearboxes, and mechanical drive systems

• PLC-controlled manufacturing equipment

• Sensors and industrial instrumentation

• Electrical control panels

• Variable-frequency drives (VFDs)

• Machine alignment and precision mechanical systems

• Preventive and predictive maintenance programs

• Maintenance planning in a CMMS or MES such as Boltline

• Equipment installation and commissioning

• High-voltage equipment, stored-energy hazards, or electrical test stations such as HiPot

• NFPA 70E or equivalent arc-flash and electrical safety training