Service Technician Level 3

Service Technician Level 3 - Amherst, NY (Oerlikon)

We are looking for a Service Technician for our Amherst, NY facility. The Service Technician level 3 will play a key leadership role in directing and improving the performance of equipment that directly impacts the overall production output within a facility. The core mission in this role will be centered around these efforts while working within the production facility daily. The individual will be responsible for supporting and assisting the Plant Manager to ensure all service-related task are performed, documented, and scheduled so all maintenance tasks are routinely completed on time. The individual will also assist with supervising the work of others while providing mentoring and coaching tips to teammates along the way. The Service Technician will not only be expected to lead the facility’s efforts, but to also be able to personally perform all maintenance as defined in our manuals and per our standards. The Service Technician will directly report to the Plant Manager with a dotted line to the Operations and Regional Management.

We offer:

• Aside from a dynamic global culture and leading market position, we are proud to offer our employees development opportunities, competitive salary and a robust benefit program ALL available on first day of employment!
• The perks and benefits of working at Oerlikon include the following:
• Comprehensive medical and prescription drug plan with low premiums, company sponsored HSA contributions and without cumbersome waiting periods to keep you going strong.
• Excellent Dental and Vision coverage.
• Employee Assistance, Financial and Wellness programs to help improve all aspects of your life journey.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with significant company match and financial planning and education options to help you achieve your retirement goals.
• Tuition reimbursement and internal education resources to satisfy your love of learning so you can continue to grow with us!
• Generous paid time off to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• 12 paid company holidays to occasionally extend your weekends or time off.
• 100% company paid life insurance and disability insurance
• Employee Referral Bonus program because why not to bring your friends to work every day!

Your Responsibilities:

• Hold daily meetings with production staff to ensure all preventative maintenance is being performed on time (Based on MES).
• Perform and document the preventive maintenance on all equipment within the facility according to standard process.
• Provide emergency equipment repairs to keep production always running.
• Comply with all equipment standards set in place by the equipment manufacturers.
• Check the equipment for shutdowns and process interruptions and create an action plan to resolve the issues.
• Make sure equipment reliability is within target and data is always up to date on the server.
• Plan, purchase and maintain proper inventory levels required to minimize downtime, yet control inventory dollars as requ