Maintenance Technician

Duties And Responsibilities

• Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain all machines and the plant facility’s equipment.
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of all equipment as required to maintain production and performs scheduled maintenance or repairs of equipment during machine service intervals.
• Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities (benchwork as needed).
• Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of all machines and tools.
• Read and interpret manuals, prints, schematics, and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Diagnose problems, replace, or repair parts, test and adjust as needed.
• Learn to use and implement the current Asset management/Maintenance program software (i.e. CMMS).
• Perform regular and scheduled preventive maintenance on machines, equipment, and plant facilities as needed.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Detect faulty operations, defective material, safety issues and report/repair those and any unusual situations to proper supervision upon discovery or repair.
• Completes assigned duties in accordance with safety policies and practices.
• This includes regard to individual safety, the safety of other employees, and the safe use of equipment in the workplace while maintaining a clean and orderly work area.
• Wears approved personal protective equipment such as safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, and other task specific PPE.
• Performs other duties as assigned by a supervisor, lead person or management.

Working Conditions

• Working conditions may consist of loud noise, vibratory tools, repetitive motions, airborne particles such as metal dust and chips and exposure to chemicals such as soaps, oils and detergents.
• Physical requirements include continual standing, walking, lifting, twisting with periodic bending, climbing, stooping, crawling, and crouching.

Knowledge, Abilities, Skills

• Previous maintenance experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Knowledge of fabrication equipment including saws, press brakes, lasers, plasma equipment, and material handling systems is preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret basic blueprints, wiring diagrams, and equipment manuals.
• Ability to safely operate hand tools, power tools, and maintenance equipment.
• Ability to safely operate overhead cranes with related equipment and forklifts is preferred.
• Basic welding and fabrication skills are a plus.
• Ability to perform math including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions as well as converting fractions to decimals or vice versa.
• Ability to lift and move up to seventy-five pounds, as well as lift and move heavier objects with the assistance of equipment or another employee.
• Knowledge of general shop procedures and rules including safety precautions.
• Ability and willingness to cooperate with co-workers and work as part of a team.