Maintenance Tech I

Our Opportunity

Chewy is seeking a Maintenance Technician I to join our Fulfillment Center in Reno, NV. This role involves maintaining, solving, and optimizing operations to ensure peak efficiency and support the e-commerce industry.

What You'll Do

• Perform Maintenance and Repairs: Carry out maintenance, repairs, housekeeping, plumbing, metal fabrication, and carpentry to support high-speed operations.
• Ensure Equipment Functionality: Monitor and ensure fulfillment center equipment runs efficiently and maintains a safe work environment.
• Implement Maintenance Tasks: Complete scheduled and ad-hoc maintenance tasks efficiently and effectively.
• Inspect Systems: Conduct daily inspections of conveyor systems, shipping, and packing equipment areas to identify and address potential issues.
• Handle Equipment Accountability: Coordinate maintenance and accountability of assigned equipment and gear, ensuring zero loss, damage, and defects.
• Apply CMMS: Use the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to supervise labor utilization and handle parts inventory.
• Tackle Issues: Diagnose and resolve mechanical and electrical problems by visually inspecting, testing, and evaluating components, equipment, and circuits.
• Follow Procedures: Enforce company procedures and protocols to ensure consistent and reliable operations.

What You'll Need

• Experience: Minimum 36 months in facility maintenance, with background in mechanics, construction, engineering, aviation, or transportation repair.
• Electrical Skills: Proficiency or proven understanding of electrical systems.
• Tool Proficiency: Experience using maintenance tools and equipment effectively.
• Physical Stamina: Ability to lift up to 75 pounds and frequently stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, and turn.
• Manual Dexterity and Balance: Critical for working at ground level and at elevations up to 35 feet.
• Technical Interest: Strong curiosity about math, electricity, shop mechanics, electric motors, and appliances.
• Exposure Awareness: Knowledge of potential exposure to high voltage, welding equipment, and various lubricants and solvents.
• Flexible Schedule: Willingness to work nights, weekends, and/or a floating schedule.
• Fire Systems Experience: Familiarity with fire systems and fire alarm electronic devices.
• Technical Reading: Ability to read, understand, and interpret electrical, pneumatic, and plumbing schematics.
• Mechanical Systems Knowledge: Experience with conveyor systems (belts, drives, tracking valves) and VFD motor controllers, motor starters, and control cabinets.
• PLC Skills: Basic knowledge of PLCs, including input/output solving and some programming.
• HVAC Experience: Understanding or experience with HVAC systems.
• Communication and Decision-Making: Ability to communicate preventative maintenance and repair needs, bring up issues outside normal hours, and make sound decisions under pressure.
• Proactive Maintenance: Skill in identifying and addressing potential issues before they lead to equipment breakdown.

Pay and Benefits

The hourly range for this role is $16.10 - $24.27. We offer a 20% Chewy.com Discount, Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA and HSA, Life and Disability Insurance, 401(k) with company matching, Wellness benefits through Wellbeing @Chewy, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Paid Time Off, Subsidized child, adult, and pet backup care through Care.com, Discounts on many items through the LifeMart Discount platform, Payactiv’s Earned Wage Access program, Referral Bonuses, and more. We also offer different types of insurance, parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, and employee assistance program. Non-exempt hourly team members accrue paid time off (PTO) subject to manager approval. Non-exempt hourly team members in Fulfillment Centers and Customer Service are also eligible for additional unplanned unpaid time off (UTO). Team members receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations. We are an equal opportunity employer.