Maintenance

About the role

A growing and vital company, Flex-N-Gate provides a great opportunity for hard-working and skilled individuals.

Responsibilities

• Performs Preventive maintenance, fabricates and repair to all equipment and facility to ensure safe and efficient operation of machinery, hydraulics and electrical equipment and electrical components
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Awareness and understanding of Environmental Policy (ISO 14001) and Quality Policy (IATF 16949) guidelines and how the position’s responsibilities impacts on environment and quality.
• Shows leadership to the workforce by his/her decision-making skills, motivational efforts, fairness and consistency so that employees are well aware of their performance and individual importance in the department.
• Ensures personnel performing work affecting product quality shall be competent on the basis of on-going training, appropriate education, skills and experience.
• Performs other duties as required by Manager/Supervisor to keep pace with changes in the scope of work.
• Provides assistance to other skilled trades in the event of production or staffing emergencies.
• Works with supervisors, engineers, management to provide most effective maintenance solutions in the facility.
• Aid with production difficulties related to Roll form process, setup and operation.

Specific Responsibilities

• Rebuilds production equipment including, air motors, hydraulic pumps, water pumps, coolant pumps, diaphragm pumps.
• Maintains, fabricates and repairs all production, support and facilities as needs.
• Performs all preventative maintenance, responds to production breakdowns throughout the facility moves and installs standard equipment.
• Dismantles and assembles complicated machines to determine cause of problem.
• Completes preventative maintenance requirement on Roll Mills, Roll mill support equipment, conveyer systems, air compressors, Ventilation systems and troubleshooting malfunctions.
• Locates sources of problems by observing, using precision measuring of testing instruments, micrometers, calipers, tape measure.
• Lift equipment and dies using cranes and lift trucks.
• Installs new equipment and assists supplier with testing.
• Prepares work report at the end of each shift.
• Receives work orders, performs the repairs and writes a completion report and notifies the supervisor.
• Makes purchase requests to the supervisor for required parts.
• Maintains all equipment, and support equipment using grease gun, oils, and replacement parts, welding using MIG, Stick, and occasional TIG.
• Use of shop equipment lathes, mills hand grinders.
• Reading and understand electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic prints.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in industrial maintenance.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: Industrial maintenance, mechanical, electrical hydraulic and pneumatic.
• Required Training: Lockout/Tag out, Forklift safety, Crane safety, Spill Response, required in house training listed is not fully inclusive of all the requirements.
• Recommended Training: Knowledge of methods, tools and equipment used in designing, repairing and /or fabrication.

Skills & Competencies

• Seek a team approach perspective when required.
• Strong mechanical, troubleshooting and organizational skills.
• Strong knowledge of hydraulic components and systems.
• Ability to work safely.
• Ability to comprehend and make references from written material and work orders.
• Ability to read and interpret blue prints.

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, prescription, vision, life and disability insurance; and a flexible spending account.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Extensive safety training, new hire orientation, continuous learning and development programs and tuition reimbursement.
• Paid holidays and vacation time.

Company Culture

Not just a job—a great place to work!

Flex-N-Gate is an equal opportunity employer. EEO/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled.