Maintenance Technician

As the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, H.B. Fuller’s (NYSE: FUL) innovative, functional coatings, adhesives and sealants enhance the quality, safety and performance of products people use every day. Founded in 1887, with 2023 revenue of $3.5 billion, our mission to Connect What Matters is brought to life by more than 7,000 global team members who collaborate with customers across more than 30 market segments in over 140 countries to develop highly specified solutions that enable customers to bring world-changing innovations to their end markets.

Position Title: Maintenance Technician

Position Overview:

Under the responsibility of the Maintenance Manager, the current position is in charge of checking, maintaining & repairing equipment & buildings and ensuring sustainable work function. The current role also involves performing & contributing to the preventive maintenance plan, following & analyzing performance indicators to further increase equipment availability specifically in the field of mechanics, pneumatics, and basics on automation.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Contribute to manufacturing performance & production output by diagnosing, repairing & continuously improving electromechanical installations & automation devices.
• Plan for external supplier(s) intervention to bring in relevant skills to further improve equipment in his/her area of expertise (mechanics & pneumatics).
• Support the Electrotechnician on automation issues.
• Apply & contribute to the deployment of structured methodology for preventive maintenance and KPI follow-up to monitor maintenance performance & continuous improvement processes to further improve equipment availability rate.
• Contribute to the monitoring & execution of periodic plans for equipment regulatory conformity.
• Attend & contribute to CAPEX plan build-up & execution for equipment installation & cost monitoring of projects.

Area of Responsibility:

• Ensure that safety rules and norms for operating equipment & operator protections are implemented & followed.
• Check periodically the installation status & operating mode & plan for maintenance works if needed.
• Follow, update and write maintenance processes for his/her area of expertise (electromechanical/automation).
• Perform repairing works in his/her area of expertise (mechanics, pneumatics, & automation) and support other areas like mechanical & hydraulic tasks if trained.
• Record any activity performed in Maintenance software tool to ensure proper monitoring of Maintenance department performance.
• Manage & ensure that technical documentation is properly set up & recorded.
• Be an active promoter of continuous improvement processes by submitting improvement solutions.
• Follow safety rules & promote high standards for housekeeping & environmental standards.

Minimum Requirements:

• Graduate in mechanical & pneumatics with basic automation skills (minimum 2 years of university/engineering school).
• Professional experience of at least 2 years.
• Familiar with maintenance performance monitoring & TPM.
• Teamwork oriented.
• Results-oriented, analytical mindset, ready to learn new/different technologies/environments, open to change.
• Self-organized, focused on priorities, willing to improve & open-minded.

Preferred Qualifications:

• French recognized qualification for driving forklifts & elevators: CACES 3,5, CACES PEMP 3B (“Nacelle”), and French recognized permit to work on electrical installations H0V, B2V, B2C.

Physical Environment:

Daily shift, but in some specific cases may work, depending on need, on shift (night or morning). Technical on duty on weekends, rotating within the maintenance team. Requirement of wearing PPE at any time as being working in the plant mainly.