Maintenance Technician
About the role
Diagnoses and repairs production equipment and performs planned preventative maintenance on scheduled equipment. Assists production by ensuring equipment is running efficiently.
Responsibilities
- Acts as a technical resource, troubleshoots and diagnoses plant and production equipment issues using schematics and technical drawings.
- Performs preventative and required maintenance on production and plant equipment. Repairs equipment, systems, conveyors and/or other systems at the facility.
- Documents maintenance and preventive services performed, and actions taken to fix issues.
- Works with pneumatics, electrical, hydraulic and/or air compressor systems (varies by business unit).
- Provides production and physical plant maintenance support.
- Identifies and implements ideas for process improvements, safety, quality and waste management.
- May perform other various duties such as assembly, operating equipment, machining and welding.
- Promotes company safety policies, workmanship standards and operational procedures among team members while displaying strong quality consciousness at all times.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Education: Typically requires an associate/technical degree in a maintenance technology, a related certification, or equivalent.
- Experience: Typically requires 2 years of production maintenance experience.
Skills
- High mechanical aptitude.
- Ability to read and interpret schematics.
- Experience with pneumatics, electrical, hydraulic, and/or air compressor systems (varies by the business unit hiring).
- Proficient in using Microsoft Office.
- Ability to perform diverse tasks while requiring minimal supervision.
- Ability to attain forklift driving certification (requirement may vary by business unit).
Pay
Compensation range $25.00 - $35.00 per hour, depending upon experience.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary with additional earning potential through participation in the annual discretionary cash profit-sharing program.
- Eligibility for annual pay increases.
- Generous paid time off and holiday benefits.
- Health insurance and wellness plans.
- Training opportunities, including a tuition assistance program.
- 401k with company match and deferred retirement contributions.
- Sons & Daughters Scholarship program.
- Life and LTD insurance.
About Us
Johnson Outdoors is a leading global innovator of outdoor recreation equipment and technologies that inspire more people to experience the awe of the great outdoors. The company designs, manufactures, and markets a portfolio of winning, consumer-preferred brands across four categories: Watercraft Recreation, Fishing, Diving, and Camping. Johnson Outdoors' iconic brands include Old Town® canoes and kayaks; Ocean Kayak™; Carlisle® paddles; Minn Kota® fishing motors, batteries, and anchors; Cannon® downriggers; Humminbird® marine electronics and charts; SCUBAPRO® dive equipment; and Jetboil® outdoor cooking systems. Founded in 1970, the company has delivered double-digit compound annual growth over its history, evolving into a nearly $663 million global enterprise with around 1,300 employees across 20 countries.