2nd Shift Maintenance Technician

About the Role

This position is responsible for the efficient operation, upkeep, and repair of equipment, facilities, and systems. The role involves performing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting mechanical and electrical issues, and responding to maintenance requests to minimize downtime and ensure a safe working environment.

Responsibilities

• Hold self-accountable to create and maintain a safe working environment.
• Perform routine and preventive maintenance on manufacturing equipment and facility infrastructure.
• Diagnose malfunction or failure of operational equipment and perform corrective maintenance.
• Perform changeovers and adjust machines to ensure proper operation.
• Maintain maintenance records for individual work in CMMS.
• Plan and install new electrical connections for manufacturing equipment.
• Mechanically capable of diagnosing and repairing manufacturing equipment.
• Modify electrical prototypes to correct functional deviations under the direction of an Electrical Engineer.
• Plan, direct, and record periodic electrical testing.
• Troubleshoot electrical control systems via online connection to PLCs and understanding of ladder diagram language to identify inputs and outputs.
• Adhere to 5S responsibilities.
• Comply with all company Procedures, Policies, and Work Instructions.
• Perform electrical, mechanical, welding, plumbing, and carpentry duties as needed for the facility.
• Read and interpret drawings and schematics to locate problem areas and suggest methods for corrective action.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school.
• 2-5 years of related experience.
• Proficient with basic PLC troubleshooting and programming.
• Experience with operating a forklift.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Effectively communicate in a professional demeanor with the public or any level of employees.
• Ability to safely work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Ability to work in a team environment or independently.
• Ability to work overtime.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, talk, hear, and smell.
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to sit, stoop, or crouch.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 45 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration.
• Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• May be exposed to extreme heat and risk of electrical shock.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.