Industrial Maintenance Technician

At GE Appliances, a Haier company, we come together to make “good things, for life.” As the fastest-growing appliance company in the U.S., we’re powered by creators, thinkers and makers who believe that anything is possible and that there’s always a better way. We believe in the power of our people and in giving them the freedom to explore, discover and build good things, together.

About the role

Our Maintenance Technicians support manufacturing operations to ensure equipment reliability and uptime in support of safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. It is an essential industrial maintenance role involving machine setup, troubleshooting, repair, and preventative maintenance to mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment.

Location: USA, Selmer, TN

Responsibilities

• Follow safe work methods and procedures to avoid injury to self and co-workers or damage to company property, including use of all required personal protective equipment, following safety precautions (e.g. LOTO), ensuring machine guards, etc.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and mechanical equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance.
• Complete shop records and use reporting systems following established procedures.
• Provide quick response to maintenance requests and calls from maintenance leadership and manufacturing operations teams.
• Follow proper housekeeping standards to ensure clean and organized maintenance work areas.
• Operate motorized equipment, including but not limited to scissor lifts, JLGs, fork trucks, etc. (must pass Monogram’s certification program).
• Use a wide range of powered tools and hand tools and vibratory tools/equipment.
• Fill out shift report.

Physical demands of the position include:

• Frequent handling and lifting of parts and equipment; constant reaching at waist level; frequent standing, walking, reaching at shoulder level, reaching at knee level, pushing/pulling, grasping, pinching, fine motor dexterity, and wrist flexion/extension.
• Occasional sitting, reaching overhead, reaching at floor level, bending, stooping, squatting, crouching, kneeling, crawling, climbing stairs/ladders, pivoting, twisting, shoulder circumduction, and neck flexion/extension/rotation.
• Handling, lifting, and carrying parts/equipment – minimum of 50 lbs. lifting/carrying and 75 lbs. pushing/pulling.
• Ability to work with parts/equipment which may be hot and/or wet.
• Ability to work in a loud/noisy environment.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent.
• Certified Journeyman with 2-5 years of experience in Electrical/Industrial Maintenance or associate’s degree or equivalent in Electrical/Industrial Maintenance with at least 2-5 years of current hands-on working experience.
• Experience working with 480V, 220V, 120V, and low volt DC electrical controls and systems.
• Ability to read and understand electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic schematics.
• Mechanical aptitude – ability to understand basic mechanical concepts and relationships.
• Proven ability to work in a loud/noisy environment, change shifts, work overtime and weekends as required, work with parts/equipment which may be hot, cold, and/or wet, work outside in all weather conditions, work at heights, and use a wide range of powered tools and hand tools.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without accommodation, including prolonged standing, frequent handling of parts, walking, reaching, pushing/pulling, grasping, fine motor dexterity, and use of air tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• PLC experience, including understanding of PLC logic, performing minor editing and programming changes.
• Experience working with electrical diagrams: PLC logic, process flow diagrams, instrument flow diagrams, and/or P&ID drawings.
• Experience working with Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), analog and digital AC/DC drive systems, pneumatic/hydraulic systems.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot VFD’s and Servo Drives, setting and adjusting parameters, and replacement of such devices.
• Operate, monitor, and interpret machine operation and maintenance documentation.
• Perform machine maintenance procedures, equipment lubrication, and selection of proper hand tools for tasks.
• Move, handle, and store materials and equipment, and apply systems troubleshooting methodologies.
• Perform preventative maintenance.
• Prepare parts for welding, use an acetylene torch and SMAW welder, perform basic welding and pass inspection, use plasma cutter to cut flat stock.
• Use dimensional tools, align and adjust gear drives, install, align, and adjust pillow block bearings.
• Interpret basic fluid power schematics, start up and shut down hydraulic systems, adjust system pressure, adjust hydraulic actuator speed using a flow control valve, service hydraulic filters and fluid, install and test components in a basic hydraulic circuit.
• Use predictive maintenance devices (ultrasound/thermography).
• Adjust pneumatic system branch operating pressure using a regulator, adjust pneumatic actuator speed using a flow control valve, service pneumatic filters and lubricators.
• Start up and shut down a reciprocating air compressor, adjust operating pressure, install and test components in a basic pneumatic circuit, and troubleshoot.
• Interpret basic piping schematics, identify and select correct material, prepare, measure, and install piping systems.