Maintenance Technician

About the role

Join a team where employees are appreciated and rewarded for their work. Maintenance Technicians repair and maintain machinery and mechanical equipment such as printing presses, saddle stitcher/trimmers, cutters, folders, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, heating/air conditioning systems, compressed air systems, and related binding/finishing and prepress production machines and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Observe mechanical devices, equipment, and machinery in operation and listen to their sounds to diagnose machine malfunction and determine need for adjustment, repair, or replacement.
• Study blueprints, sketches, machine parts, or specifications.
• Dismantle machinery or equipment to gain access to and remove defective parts.
• Examine form and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
• Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.
• Adjust functional parts or devices and control instruments.
• Repair or replace defective parts.
• Install special functional and structural parts in devices.
• Assemble and test operate machinery and equipment to verify correction of malfunction.
• Coordinate with manager and assist production operators with timely preventative maintenance and predictive parts replacement and repair.
• Set up and operate drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
• Repair electrical equipment or replace faulty wiring, switches, or relays, as qualified to perform.
• Coordinate for outside services when needed.
• Initiate purchase orders for parts, repairs, or replacement equipment or pieces.
• Monitor paper recycling operations, perform minor repairs, and coordinate outside service with manager for major repairs and operation malfunctions.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable OSHA and EPA federal and state rules, regulations, policies, and guidelines, and company safety rules in the plant.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• One-year certificate from college or technical school and three to five years of related experience and/or training, or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Demonstrated skills in leadership, organization, and communication.
• Ability to anticipate problems and implement appropriate preventative measures.
• Ability to develop new techniques for work processes.
• Must be able to give technical direction to others and project leadership over multiple safety teams.
• Ability to redirect focus to issues as they emerge and reprioritize based on current business conditions.
• Must possess excellent communication skills and be able to multi-task.

Physical Requirements

• Requires use of proper body mechanics with pushing, pulling, reaching, lifting, squatting, kneeling, and bending.
• Pushing/pulling and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Requires fine motor hand and arm movement, manual dexterity, and coordination.
• Requires near visual acuity.
• Requires working around and operating departmental equipment.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department in the facility.
• Requires the ability to function in a professional manner under stressful circumstances.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life and AD&D Policies
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• 401K with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Volunteer Time Off