At Apex International , we pride ourselves on being a high-quality manufacturer of over the counter personal care, and household products. We create collaborative partnerships with customers ranging from global Fortune 100 companies to entrepreneurial start-ups. We are currently seeking a Set Up Technician at 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. Job Responsibilities 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. Job Requirements 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.