Maintenance Technician

About the role

As a Maintenance Technician at Alfa Laval, you’ll play a key role in keeping our facilities and equipment running safely and efficiently. This is a safety-sensitive position that involves operating heavy equipment such as overhead cranes and forklifts, requiring a strong commitment to safe work practices.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in keeping our facilities and equipment running safely and efficiently.
• Perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot down equipment, and resolve incoming problems.
• Use proper Lock-Out Tag-Out processes and procedures to maintain a safe working environment.
• Notify management and/or the HS&E specialist of any safety risks or repairs required.
• Understand and prioritize work plans to complete assignments with high quality and timeliness.
• Select and safely use a variety of hand, power, and specialty tools for maintenance tasks.
• Maintain equipment, parts, and supplies inventories by monitoring stock levels and anticipating needs.
• Conserve maintenance resources by using equipment and supplies efficiently to achieve job results.
• Avoid overtime and minimal local travel.
• Assist contractors as needed to support team success.
• Mentor Maintenance Technician I.
• Keep the workplace organized during tasks and ensure it is returned to its original condition after work is completed.
• Perform welding and fabrication when necessary to support maintenance and repair activities.

Requirements

• High School degree or GED equivalent with relevant experience.
• Valid Driver’s License required.
• Basic math skills required including ability to read a tape measure.
• Prior maintenance experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Hydraulic, electrical, and mechanical troubleshooting preferred.
• Electrical or mechanical technician experience or education preferred.
• Forklift and scissor lift operation experience preferred.
• Overhead crane experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Must wear Personal Protective Equipment: steel toe boots, safety glasses, and ear plugs.
• Must have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment.
• Must have mobility & posture: standing, walking, crouching, stooping, kneeling, and balancing on varied surfaces.
• Must have manual dexterity: reaching, grasping, pushing, pulling, and lifting objects using upper body strength.
• Must have fine motor skills: repetitive motions involving wrists, hands, and fingers for precision tasks.
• Must communicate effectively through speech and hearing.
• Must be able to operate in confined spaces such as narrow aisles or passageways.
• Must be able to communicate effectively through speech and hearing.
• Must be able to operate in environments with various weather conditions, hazardous materials, and exposure.

Skills

• Proactive problem-solving skills.
• Strong sense of responsibility and teamwork.
• Ability to prioritize work plans to complete assignments with high quality and timeliness.
• Ability to use a variety of hand, power, and specialty tools for maintenance tasks.
• Ability to dismantle devices, use hoists, cranes, and tools, and examine parts for wear or damage.
• Ability to adjust functional parts and control instruments using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, and straightedges.
• Ability to locate sources of mechanical problems by observing devices in operation, listening for issues, and using precision measuring and testing instruments.
• Ability to remove defective parts by dismantling devices.
• Ability to understand and prioritize work plans to complete assignments with high quality and timeliness.
• Ability to conserve maintenance resources by using equipment and supplies efficiently to achieve job results.
• Ability to assist contractors as needed to support team success.
• Ability to mentor Maintenance Technician I.
• Ability to keep the workplace organized during tasks and ensure it is returned to its original condition after work is completed.
• Ability to perform welding and fabrication when necessary to support maintenance and repair activities.

Benefits

At Alfa Laval, we offer a challenging position in an open and friendly environment where we help each other to develop and create value. Your work will have a true impact on Alfa Laval’s future success. Our benefits-eligible associates enjoy healthcare, dental and vision plans, a robust wellness program, generous 401(k), paid holidays, paid time off benefits, and more.

Pay

The base salary for this role is typically $24.00 - $28.00.

Schedule

No climate-controlled environment. Work near hazards: moving machinery, vehicles, electrical currents, and chemicals. Encounter atmospheric conditions: fumes, dust, gases, odors, and poor ventilation. Operate in confined spaces such as narrow aisles or passageway. Communicate effectively through speech and hearing.