Maintenance Technician - 1st Shift

About the role

Location: Houston, TX. Reports to: Maintenance Supervisor. Cooperates with: Production, Accounting, Sales, Shipping, Vendors. Primary Responsibility: Maintaining high on-line availability of custom automated equipment used to assemble substrates that will become catalytic converters; automated & manual equipment and systems used to apply catalytic coatings to those substrates; and other production equipment.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on mechanical troubleshooting and service of automated production equipment including: hydraulics, pneumatics, pistons, bearings, gear reducers, and pumps
• Fit bearings, align gears and shafts, attach servo motors and connect couplings to precise tolerances; mechanical overhaul and adjustment of machinery.
• Assist in day-to-day support of operators for adjustments, setups, and change overs; demonstrates a willingness to help other team members
• Provide electrical troubleshooting and service of AC & DC motors, variable speed drives, electrical panels and wiring
• Provide electronic troubleshooting and service of actuators and sensors
• Provide facility repairs such as, plumbing, carpentry, light electrical repairs, machine PM's, lubrication of production equipment
• Equipment repairs on welding machines, forklifts, shears and plate rollers.
• Review assigned maintenance work orders and complete maintenance and repair records in a timely manner
• Guide and work with service contractors while transitioning repair, routine preventive maintenance and inspection work to in-house.
• Manage the spare parts and preventive maintenance programs
• Participate in new manufacturing equipment projects from initial concept, through the design and development stage, to the testing of one or more prototypes, to final manufacture, installation and commissioning
• Observe, evaluate and suggest operational/design changes or maintenance needs based on performance and quality control limits to maintain or increase efficiency of manufacturing equipment.
• Collaborate and provide information/feedback to engineering group while working to resolve issues
• Eventual training of maintenance technicians as staff size grows
• Chiller system; catalyst washing equipment; process pumps, valves and hoses; air compressor/dryer systems (secondary)
• Pumps (optional)
• Blowers (optional)
• 3 phase motors, low voltage up to 3-phase 480V (optional)

Requirements

Education and/or Licensing:

• High school diploma or GED (required)
• Formal training in mechanical systems, electronic systems and controls, PLC programming/troubleshooting, electric power and electrical motors