Experienced Maintenance Technician - $2500 Sign-On Bonus - Nights

Essential Function

As an experienced Maintenance Technician, you’ll bring your skills and know-how to a fast-paced environment where your work keeps everything running smoothly. You’ll take on a variety of tasks—from maintaining and repairing mechanical and electronic equipment to assembling and testing systems and components. You’ll also perform electrical installations and connect distribution systems, all while following strict safety and regulatory standards.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a culture where workplace safety is a part of everything we do.
• Provide the safest possible workplace to our employees by modeling and following all company safety policies, reporting any incidents or unsafe conditions immediately to SILFEX management.
• Ensures operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements on engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines; following diagrams, sketches, operations manuals, manufacturer's instructions, and engineering specifications; troubleshooting malfunctions.
• Performs essential maintenance and PM’s on all equipment.
• Locates sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation; listening for problems; using precision measuring and testing instruments.
• Conserves maintenance resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Provides mechanical maintenance information by answering questions, requests and recording maintenance operations.
• Afford assistance to other team members on occasion in order to gain insight and the skills needed to advance in the maintenance tech role.
• Fabricate and install components for repair as needed on multiple pieces of manufacturing equipment.
• Maintains equipment, parts, and supplies inventories by checking stock to determine inventory level and updates the CMM accordingly.
• Safeguards production operations by determining work priorities, scheduling repair & maintenance.
• Completes maintenance activities on and modifications to plant equipment as needed.
• Solves maintenance problems by conferring with operators, management, engineering, and quality control personnel, outside contractors and service personnel.
• Protects employees and visitors by maintaining a safe and clean building. Recognizes and rectifies potential unsafe conditions.
• Follows all company safety policies, perform all work related tasks in a safe manner and report any unsafe conditions to SILFEX management.
• Displays a positive attitude and strong work ethic that reflects the Mission and Core Values of SILFEX.
• Resolves maintenance problems by conferring with operators, management, engineering, and quality control personnel, outside contractors and service personnel.
• Protects employees and visitors by maintaining a safe and clean building. Recognizes and rectifies potential unsafe conditions.
• Follows all company safety policies, perform all work related tasks in a safe manner and report any unsafe conditions to SILFEX management.
• Strives for continuous improvement in all aspects of job performance, education, processes, procedures and methods.
• Acts as a key member of the Emergency Response Team.
• Performs minor aspects of electrical installation.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or a General Education Degree (GED) is required.
• 3+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment with knowledge and understanding of industrial maintenance, electrical and mechanical systems.
• Understanding of pneumatics, hydraulics and electrical systems.
• Must possess a strong desire to learn.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Ability to read and understand electrical schematics.
• Carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
• Ability to troubleshoot manufacturing equipment.
• Basic understanding of how to troubleshoot CNC equipment.
• Capable of applying standard practices and techniques within their work.
• Quality and safety minded.
• Must be able to work effectively individually and in a team environment.
• Basic understanding of automation.
• Ability to manage multiple projects.
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical systems using various pieces of equipment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working toward or have completed an associate’s degree in maintenance/ engineering field.
• Completion of a certification from a Technical School or Trade School.
• Experience using Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of 5S and Lean manufacturing.