Maintenance Mechanic

About the role

Quad in Winchester, VA is seeking an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic to perform skilled mechanical maintenance work including repair, inspection, modification and improvement on industrial printing equipment. The Maintenance Mechanic plays an essential role in helping the plant provide high quality product and efficient service to customers by minimizing operational downtime.

Responsibilities

• Safely perform mechanical preventive maintenance procedures and repairs on finishing machines and auxiliary equipment while maintaining accurate preventive maintenance (PM) records
• Troubleshoot, analyze and repair precision machinery and auxiliary equipment; read manuals and look up parts
• Perform all work efficiently with an understanding of the urgency of production downtimes
• Emphasize proactive measures to minimize reactive maintenance
• Maintain and repair components on systems such as bearings, shafts, couplings, gears, clutches, drives, gearboxes, sprockets, chains and pneumatic systems

Schedule

Our compressed work schedule is geared toward balancing work and family life. You will work 3 to 4, 12-hour days per week with opportunities for overtime (OT paid after 40 hours per week). Shifts rotate throughout the year and include days, nights, weekends, and holidays, either 7 a.m.–7 p.m. or 7 p.m.–7 a.m.

Requirements

• Must be able to work 12-hour rotating shifts (either 7 a.m.–7 p.m. or 7 p.m.–7 a.m.) including days, nights, weekends, and holidays, working 3–4 days per week
• Must provide, at minimum, a basic set of mechanical hand tools and be able to safely operate and maintain power tools
• Basic math, computer and good communication skills are mandatory

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in maintenance
• 2–3 years of related experience on bindery equipment including stitchers, binders and sitmas, folders and inserters
• Completion of a maintenance program at a vocational/technical school or a recognized apprenticeship program in general mechanical maintenance is a plus
• Previous mechanical experience in the printing industry or industrial maintenance setting is preferred

Benefits

We offer excellent benefits to eligible employees, including 401(k), holidays and vacation.

PAID Relocation may be available for highly qualified candidates with 100+ miles from the plant.