MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Maintenance Technician

Location: Charlotte, NC

Company:  J. R. Cole Industries, Inc.

Job description:

J. R. COLE INDUSTRIES is expanding our maintenance staff and searching for a Plant Maintenance Technician to repair and maintain production and facility equipment at its 100,000sf Manufacturing Plants. This position will provide Preventive Maintenance activities and troubleshoot equipment failures to minimize production asset downtime, as well as basic facility maintenance.

This will be a self-directed first-shift position providing the primary maintenance response to the plant site.

Position responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

· Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain all production assets, primarily consisting of:

o Web flexo and/or sheetfed offset printing assets

o Diecutting, slitting and other converting assets

o Carton, literature folding/gluing equipment

o Ancillary printing support equipment

o Coordinate repair activities with OEM technicians as appropriate/warranted

· Basic facilities maintenance activities

· Coordinate with external vendors for advanced facilities maintenance/repair including:

o Building HVAC

o Fire suppression systems

o Security and alarm systems

· Other technical duties as required.

Desired skillsets:

· Strong mechanical repair background

· Repair experience with flexographic printing presses a plus

· Experience with servo-driven machinery a plus.

· Basic electrical tasks (i.e. motor replacement, fuse changes, switch replacement)

· Strong troubleshooting skills

· Strong understanding/command of Preventive Maintenance systems

· Solid experience with a variety shop tools needed for repair of machine parts

· Good communication skills with production employees, contractors, and OEM repair staff.

· Organized, maintains a clean shop

· Ability to work overtime where production needs require.

In addition, must pass pre-employment physical, drug screen, and criminal background check.

Position located in Charlotte at one of our two plants just off Westinghouse Blvd. at either 10911 Granite St, or 10708 Granite St.

• J. R. COLE INDUSTRIES is a locally owned Charlotte-based manufacturer of pressure sensitive roll labels and folding cartons. We have been in business 46 years and ship our products all over the U.S. We are certified and verified as a (VOSB) Veteran-Owned Small Business through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• J. R. COLE INDUSTRIES’ commitment to excellence starts with our own full service in-house prepress. The excellence extends to our system for managing orders in our print facilities. It flows through to the technicians who operate the equipment that make every product we run reflect a quality image. Our hallmark is quality packaging, produced on time, at competitive prices.