Maintenance Technician

Duties and responsibilities

• Flexibility of work hours including mandatory overtime when business needs require.
• Able to safely work with and around moving equipment.
• Able to communicate in a concise, polite, and respectful manner with team members.
• Regular/dependable attendance consistent with attendance guidelines is required.
• Comply with safety, quality, and production requirements and procedures.
• Able to meet physical requirements of the job.
• Able to learn and perform tasks on different equipment.
• Perform basic preventative maintenance duties.
• Maintain good housekeeping.
• Capable of safely operating hand tools; wrenches, screwdrivers, tape measures, etc.
• Operate forklift and scissor lift.
• Wincore certification process will be implemented.
• Maintain equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
• Basic maintenance hand tools will be needed.
• General facilities maintenance/housekeeping required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Skills and Abilities

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Pass drug screen.
• Pass pre-employment tests.
• Pass pre-work ability/ modified functional capacity screen, if required for position.
• Successful completion of pre-screen testing (mechanical, following instructions, numerical computation), if required for position.
• Manufacturing related experience is preferred.
• Job specific experience is preferred.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Decision making / problem solving in a manufacturing environment with minimal supervision.
• Use of hand tools and machinery is required.
• Requires above average communication skills and the cognitive ability to learn the safety, quality, and productivity standards.
• Familiarity with American units of measure for weight, time, and distance.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
• Use of measurement devices.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Adaptability

Developmental Competencies

• Identify and differentiate between individual parts.
• Have some electrical background.
• Have a mechanical background.
• Have some computer background.
• Willing to work any shift.
• Willing to travel.
• Willing to take LOTO training.

Working conditions

• Drug free workplace.
• Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses/side shields, gloves, safety shoes.
• Noise level requires hearing protection in designated areas.
• Seasonal high temperatures and humidity.
• Work in a team environment.
• Frequent handling of plastic, vinyl, wood, metal, and glass.

Physical requirements

• Stand on a continuous basis and walk on a frequent basis during the course of each shift.
• Lift up to 45 lbs. at waist level and up to 15 lbs. at shoulder level on an occasional basis when moving products.
• Push or pull with up to 45 lbs. of force on an occasional basis when moving products.
• Generate up to 25 lbs. of grip strength on an occasional basis with each hand while handling products.
• Generate up to 15 lbs. of pinch strength on an occasional basis with each hand while handling products.
• Display average coordination eye-hand coordination while using both hands on a continuous basis while performing job tasks.
• Perform elevated work on an occasional basis when handling products.
• Scoop, kneel or squat on an occasional basis when handling products.
• Reach forward and to the side on a frequent basis when handling products.
• Stand on a continuous basis and walk on a frequent basis during the course of each shift.
• Able to stand and perform repetitive tasks up to 12 hours per day.