Maintenance Technician - $1,000 Sign-On Bonus! - Relocation Assistance May Be Available

About the Role

Join a team where employees are appreciated and rewarded for their work. As a Maintenance Technician, you will repair and maintain machinery and mechanical equipment such as printing presses, saddle stitcher/trimmers, cutters, folders, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, heating/air conditioning systems, compressed air systems, and related binding/finishing and prepress production machines.

Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates, depending on experience and location.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• $1,000 Sign-On Bonus: Earn $250 after your first month, another $250 after three months, and $500 after six months.
• Hands-On Impact: Work on a variety of established and evolving systems, troubleshooting and upgrading legacy equipment to keep production strong and efficient.
• Growth-Focused Culture: We invest in our people through training, development, and opportunities to advance your career.

Responsibilities

• Observe mechanical devices, equipment, and machinery in operation and listen to sounds to diagnose malfunctions and determine need for adjustment, repair, or replacement.
• Study blueprints, sketches, machine parts, or specifications.
• Dismantle machinery or equipment to access and remove defective parts.
• Examine form and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
• Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.
• Adjust functional parts or devices and control instruments.
• Repair or replace defective parts.
• Install special functional and structural parts in devices.
• Assemble and test operate machinery and equipment to verify correction of malfunction.
• Coordinate with manager and assist production operators with timely preventative maintenance and predictive parts replacement and repair.
• Set up and operate drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
• Repair electrical equipment or replace faulty wiring, switches, or relays, as qualified to perform.
• Coordinate outside services when needed.
• Initiate purchase orders for parts, repairs, or replacement equipment.
• Monitor paper recycling operations, perform minor repairs, and coordinate outside service for major repairs and malfunctions.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable OSHA, EPA, federal, state, and company safety rules and regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• One-year certificate from college or technical school and three to five years of related experience and/or training, or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Demonstrated skills in leadership, organization, and communication.
• Ability to anticipate problems and implement appropriate preventative measures.
• Ability to develop new techniques for work processes.
• Must be able to give technical direction to others and project leadership over multiple safety teams.
• Ability to redirect focus to emerging issues and reprioritize based on current business conditions.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to multi-task.

Physical Requirements

• Requires use of proper body mechanics with pushing, pulling, reaching, lifting, squatting, kneeling, and bending.
• Pushing/pulling and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Requires fine motor hand and arm movement, manual dexterity, and coordination.
• Requires near visual acuity.
• Requires working around and operating departmental equipment.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department in the facility.
• Requires the ability to function in a professional manner under stressful circumstances.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life and AD&D Policies
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• 401K with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Volunteer Time Off

Competitive compensation and robust benefits plans are offered.