HIL - Plant Maintenance

This is a night shift position.

Requirements

• Welding: Must be able to arc and heli arc weld.
• Electrical: Must possess extensive experience with 3-phase wiring, electrical controls, programmable controllers, and strong troubleshooting abilities.
• Refrigeration: Familiar with ammonia systems used for refrigeration.
• Must be able to work in both very hot (more than 100 degrees) and very cold (20 degrees below zero) environments, as well as in wet and humid conditions for extended periods.
• Must be able to bend, crawl, climb, squat, and work both above the head and at ground level during repair and maintenance operations.
• Must keep work area safe and clean and work in a safe and efficient manner.
• Must be able to follow both written and verbal instructions, blueprints, wiring diagrams, and service manuals, and fill out written reports.
• Will be required to work with and understand boilers, refrigeration, hydraulic, air, electrical, and other systems in the plant.

Responsibilities

• Repairs and maintains mechanical, air, electrical, and hydraulic components of various equipment such as processing, blow molding, filling, and material handling equipment, following blueprints, wiring diagrams, and specifications using hand tools, power tools, welders, and precision measuring instruments.
• Visually inspects and listens to machines and equipment to locate causes of malfunctions.
• Dismantles machines and equipment to gain access to problem areas, using hand tools and power tools.
• Inspects and measures parts to detect wear, misalignment, or other problems.
• Removes and replaces worn or defective parts of drive mechanisms or hydraulic systems, using hand tools and power tools, and following blueprints, diagrams, and service manuals.
• Re-aligns and adjusts components, such as spindles and clutches, using hand tools and following diagrams.
• Locates damaged air and hydraulic pipes on machines, and measures, cuts, threads, and installs new pipes.
• Starts machines and equipment to test operation following repair.
• Repairs broken parts, using brazing, soldering, and welding equipment and hand tools.
• May modify computer-controlled functions on various equipment.

Schedule

Start times may vary; normally 8½ hour shifts per day. Overtime may be required.

About the Company

Our mission is to continually strive to provide high-quality products that our customers desire at a competitive price. This goal will be accomplished by:

• Being better than we have to be — setting high standards in performance and quality control and meeting or exceeding those marks.
• Doing what is right — treating our greatest asset, our people, with dignity and respect.
• Attracting and retaining high-quality people by providing competitive compensation and continually training and upgrading the skills of our people.
• Providing a reasonable return to our owners — by keeping pace with the market in all areas of our business.