Equipment Maintenance Technician at Flex in LIBERTYVILLE, Illinois

Job Description:

Flex is the manufacturing partner of choice that helps a diverse customer base design and build products that improve the world. Through the collective strength of a global workforce across 30 countries and responsible, sustainable operations, Flex delivers technology innovation, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions to various industries and end markets. Create the extraordinatry: https://flex.com/careers. 

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  Industry: Electrical / Electronic Manufacturing


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  Type: Public Company


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  NASDAQ: FLEX


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  Headquarters: 2 Changi South Lane, Singapore, 486123


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  Company Size: 10,001+ employees


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  Website: flex.com
  

At Flex, we welcome people of all backgrounds. Our employees thrive here by living our values: we support each other as we strive to find a better way, we move fast with discipline and purpose, and we do the right thing always.

Through a respectful, inclusive and collaborative culture, a career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your career growth and join our purpose -- to make great products that create value and improve people’s lives.

Job Summary

The 1st Shift Injection Molding Equipment Maintenance Technician will be based in Libertyville, IL. In this position, you will be responsible for machine installations, maintaining and repairing injection molding machinery and auxiliary equipment such as robotics, material handling, central drying system, conveyor systems and other associated production equipment within a 70,000 square foot facility with 30+ molding machines.

Here is a glimpse of what you’ll do:

• Through troubleshooting, identify machine malfunctions and isolate the failure mechanism


• Repair the failure mechanism in the most cost-effective manner


• Perform preventive maintenance at specified intervals and schedules


• Perform calibrations and re-qualifications on equipment at specified intervals and schedules


• Read blueprints, ladder logic, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic schematics to troubleshoot machines


• Work on mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic or computerized systems


• Assist process technicians and engineers with the installation and removal of process equipment


• Analyze and implement corrective action reports and process tracking mechanisms


• Record times and problems in equipment logs


• Provide daily equipment functioning activity information


• Set up standard and special purpose laboratory equipment to test, evaluate and calibrate other instruments and test equipment


• Disassemble instruments and equipment and inspect components for defects


• Align repairs, replaces and balances component parts and circuitry

Here is some of what you’ll need (required):

• Minimum 1-2 years of equipment maintenance experience


• Experience with material handling, automation and/or robotics equipment


• Troubleshooting experience

Here are a few of our preferred experiences:

• Computer skills


• Strong experience in the plastics industry maintaining and repairing injection molding machines


• Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel & Power Point)

Here are a few examples of what you’ll get for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision


• Life Insurance


• Matching 401K


• PTO


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Employee discounts at local retailers

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Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the recruitment process. Please advise us of any accommodations you may need by e-mailing: accessibility@flex.com.