Maintenance Technician

About the role

As a Maintenance Technician, you will be a critical part of keeping our manufacturing team operating at full capacity. The Maintenance Technician responds to and troubleshoots electrical and/or mechanical problems, dismantling, repairing, rebuilding, and maintaining existing machinery and equipment to keep our equipment at its optimal condition.

Responsibilities

• Dismantle, rebuild and reassemble machinery using hand and power tools
• Installs wiring of electronic devices
• Installation of a wide range of new and used equipment
• Wiring new electrical panels by following electrical drawings/prints
• Installation of both water and electrical plumbing
• Support required ISO documents/records associated with this department
• Observe and listen to operating machinery or equipment in order to diagnose machine malfunctions and determine the need for adjustments or repairs
• Maintains the preventive maintenance on equipment, as scheduled
• Complete yearly RCRA Hazardous Waste and DOT Initial Training/Annual Review

Qualifications

• Completion of High School, GED or equivalent
• 2-5 years of experience working as a Maintenance Technician or Electrical Technician, maintaining and repairing mechanical and electrical problems
• Knowledge of OSHA and EPA requirements (examples: Lock Out/Tag Out, Pinch Points, electrical codes, HMIS/MSDS requirements, waste disposal)
• Must comply with all company rules and policies

Skills and abilities

• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Knowledge of electrical wiring and components
• Experience with 120V, 240V, 480V 3 phase and low voltage controls
• Ability to read and interpret maintenance manuals, diagrams and blueprints (German equipment)
• Ability to work independently; self starter
• May be requested to perform over-time activities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Forklift driving experience desired

Work environment

While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee operates within a plant environment. The employee is exposed to loud continuous noise from surrounding operating machinery.

Physical demands

This is an active role as the employee will work in a manufacturing environment. While performing the essential functions of the job the employee will be required to stand, balance or walk on a consistent basis and may on a frequent basis be required to twist, turn, stoop, squat, kneel, bend or reach. The employee must use safe lifting techniques when lifting objects up to 50 pounds and carry out repetitive hand/wrist movements to include forearm rotation. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• 401(k) match
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance (company paid)
• Voluntary Life/AD&D
• Voluntary Life/AD&D (child)
• Short-term disability (company paid)
• Long-term disability (company paid)
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Tuition reimbursement
• Referral program
• Production bonus

Pay and schedule

• Competitive pay
• 7am-3pm = 1st Shift (No Differential)
• 2pm-10pm = 2nd Shift (10% Differential)
• 10pm-7am = 3rd Shift (15% Differential)