Maintenance Technician - 1st shift (West Bend)

Responsibilities

• Perform repairs, preventative maintenance and troubleshooting for all electrical, mechanical and pneumatic systems to support both production and non-production related equipment in accordance with established standards.
• Manages equipment calibrations, programmable device configurations and systems hardware to resolve maintenance issues, improve equipment reliability, minimize equipment downtime and support improvement activities for productivity and yield enhancement.
• Recommends and enforces maintenance safety requirements.
• Under general supervision, coordinates the maintenance of inventories of commonly used items to maximize maintenance storage and prevent stocking of seldom used goods.
• Develop and manage outside contractor and vendor relationships.
• Perform preventive maintenance, including but not limited to: lubricating machines.
• Work closely with the Maintenance Supervisor to assign work orders to Maintenance Technicians.
• Generates daily work logs to track work orders and status of ongoing project assignments to ensure department resources are appropriately utilized.
• Recommends and enforces maintenance.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• 10 years of maintenance experience, ideally in a metal fabrication shop.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude and abilities to analyze a wide variety of equipment, troubleshoot problems, and assess maintenance needs.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of electrical, mechanical and controls aspects of robotic equipment.
• Working knowledge of electrical circuits, PLC troubleshooting, repair and programming.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical P&ID drawings, and applied knowledge operating systems up to 3Ph and 480Vac.
• Demonstrated detail orientation, self-motivation skills, and ability to multi-task.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats.

Preferred Qualifications

• A degree in Industrial or Mechanical Technology or related field.
• Previous experience working within a highly technical environment.
• Journeyman certification, preferably from a field involving electrical systems, heating systems, plumbing, machine repair, hydraulics, and/or pneumatics.

Job Expectations

• Equipment Operated: Forklift, measurement devices, wrenches, screwdrivers, AWP, and various other hand and power tools.
• Physical Demands: Moderate to heavy physical effort required to perform the basis essentials of the job. Frequently required to bend and stoop.
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Climb: X
• Squat/Bend/Kneel: X
• Sit: X
• Stand: X
• Walk/Move: About