When Alfred Fain founded a small Rhode Island tire store in 1924, at the time no one could have predicted how Teknor Apex would become an international custom compounder sought out by companies around the world. After a nearly hundred-year journey that’s carried us through acquisitions and expansion, we now have nine U.S. locations, as well as operations in Belgium, Singapore, Germany, and China.

Throughout this global expansion Teknor has remained a privately held company, and today Fain’s grandson sits at the helm, maintaining the family’s tradition of fostering deep employee and customer relationships. These relationships are what allow us—together—to deliver customized compound solutions and help our customer’s create better products.

“Manufacturing is a team sport and we work together to achieve our goals.”  ~Jon Fain 

Join the team behind our custom compounds. 

Essential Functions: 

• On a daily basis, responsible for ongoing and continuous awareness to health and safety.
• On a daily basis, analyzes or troubleshoots machinery or equipment.
• On a daily basis, maintains production equipment. 
• On a daily basis, maintains accuracy of the scale, gauge, and instrument calibration.
• On a daily basis, analyzes or troubleshoots the machinery or equipment and orders appropriate parts to complete the job.
• On a daily basis, interacts with other managers, supervisors, and production workers on maintenance problems.
• On a daily basis, coordinates with vendors for services to be performed in the facility.
• On a daily basis review and assigns tasks for employees. 
• On a daily basis, ensures that housekeeping procedures are followed. 
• On a daily basis, ensures that tasks are done in a timely manner.
• On a daily basis, ensures that all spare parts used are replaced. 
• On a daily basis, evaluates forklift inspection sheets for any repairs or services needed.
• On a daily basis, works with department manager on maintaining labor and material costs within budget.
• Manage work orders and PMs through Limble (CMMS).
• Performs additional duties and responsibilities as assigned. 
• Implement and enforce systems, policies and procedures. 

Customer/Supplier Relationships: 

• Works with Corporate Engineering on Equipment Installation and department activities as needed from weekly to occasionally.
• Works with Corporate Maintenance Vendors for spare parts as needed from daily to occasionally. 
• Works with Vendors for spare parts as needed from daily to occasionally. 

 Scope of Responsibility:

• Position provides direct supervision for a functional area within a department.
• Position has budget responsibilities from $0 to $1,500,000 and no revenue responsibilities. 
• Some travel is required for this role - less than 10%. 

Skills:

• Work is substantially complex and varied and requires the selection and application of technical and/or detailed guidelines.
• Moderate analytical ability is needed to gather and interpret data where results/answers can be found after analysis of several facts.
• Ability to problem-solve when repetitive downtime occurs on equipment.
• Ability to change types of material and/or look into a redesign or replacement. 
• Ability to troubleshoot PLC’s.
• Ability to manage performance. 

Experience and Education:

• Position requires at least 7 years of maintenance experience. 

• Knowledge of mechanical/technical or business field, which can be acquired through up to eighteen months of education or training beyond the high school level.