Setup Technician (3rd Shift)

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We are currently seeking a Set Up Technicianat our Chaska location. This non-exempt, Sunday-Thursday nighttime role will report to the Maintenance-Set Up Manager and establish and maintain a world-class stability program that generates optimum product stability data that exceeds customer needs.

• Effectively disassemble, re-assemble, adjust, program, and set up equipment as needed to produce the customers' products within the desired specifications as called out on the Apex Product Specifications.
  
• Effectively coordinate and perform tasks as they relate to productions needs for change parts.
  
• Coordinate clean parts room and help maintain the tank farm and sanitation room in a clean and organized manner.
  
• Ensure communication, training, and process improvements are taking place.
  
• Understand and maintain a culture of "lean action" within the department so that we live lean better than any organization.
  
• Perform other work as assigned.
  

• 1 2 year of prior relevant experience in in a manufacturing environment required
  
• High school diploma (or equivalent) is preferred
  
• Prefer 1-3 years of experience in a maintenance/repair/set up position, ideally with high speed mechanical or electromechanical equipment and systems.
  
• Prefer 1-2 years Vo-tech or equivalent in an associated field (mechanics, auto repair, machine repair, etc.)
  
• Demonstrated mechanical and electromechanical skills.
  
• Has demonstrated working knowledge of how to recall, run, and store existing PLC programs (e.g. REB machine and Shorewood) or possesses the skills to learn this task.
  
• Demonstrated working knowledge of all hand tools in both metric and English.
  
• Demonstrated working knowledge of all fasteners, metric and English or possesses the skills to learn this task.
  
• Must possess solid communication skills and read and write at the 6th grade level, 12th grade level preferred.
  
• To be effective, this position requires an ability to follow directions and written processes and procedures.
  
• Basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and able to work with fractions and decimals is a plus.