Maintenance Technician
Position Overview
Maintenance Technician oversees the facility and manufacturing equipment. This position requires a strict adherence to safety of all personnel and property. The candidate should be decisive, trustworthy, a clear communicator, and resilient. This should also include collaborative decision making with key personnel done with integrity, honor, while possessing strong ethical values to drive the individuals’ choices. Candidate must lead by example, set the bar high for all subordinates.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules and regulations while using company resources in line with Health and Safety policies.
- Schedules repairs, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and support equipment to ensure continuous production operations.
- Evaluates maintenance work orders to determine priorities and assignments of using internal or external resources, based on technical expertise and availability.
- Confers with senior management to resolve maintenance issues and recommend measures to improve conditions of machines and equipment.
- Assists in developing preventive maintenance program in conjunction with internal or external maintenance staff to ensure optimum equipment uptime.
- Inspects operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards.
- Researches alternative suppliers, methods of technology to perform maintenance work with combination of cost and quality.
- Responds to emergency maintenance requests and determine cause and recommend solutions to site manager.
- Aids in developing capital expenditure budget and management.
- Requisitions tools, equipment, and supplies required for projects.
- Assists in training staff, ensuring that best practices are used on all shifts and by all technicians.
- Assigns and manages standard facilities duties in landscaping, office, janitorial, carpentry, painting, MEP, HVAC, roofing, and security using internal and external resources.
- Inspects building and equipment for repair and maintenance.
- Maintains accurate maintenance records and prepare reports for management review.
- Weekend and evening work required.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
Benefits
- Medical (HMO), dental, and vision insurance program.
- 401K plan, employer contributes 3%, up to 5%.
- Vacation and Sick Pay.
- Holiday Pay.
- Basic life insurance (25K).
About the Role
The Maintenance Technician position is non-exempt and reports to the Plant Manager. This role involves overseeing facility and manufacturing equipment, ensuring safety, and collaborating with management to improve operational efficiency.
Qualifications
- Technical or Vocational degree/certificate and 3+ years related experience in a manufacturing environment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Knowledge of advanced mechanical principles including electrical theory and practice, hydraulic theory and practice, pneumatic theory and practice.
- Basic to advanced troubleshooting of mechanical operated machinery.
- Ability to troubleshoot PLC controlled machinery and ancillary equipment.
Skills
The ideal candidate should have a strong background in mechanical principles, troubleshooting skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with management and staff.
Benefits
- Medical (HMO), dental, and vision insurance program.
- 401K plan, employer contributes 3%, up to 5%.
- Vacation and Sick Pay.
- Holiday Pay.
- Basic life insurance (25K).
Pay
DOEFLSA (Salary Determined by Federal Labor Standards Act)
Schedule
Weekend and evening work required.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to veteran status, disability, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or other protected characteristics.
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