Maintenance Technician - L1 - 3rd Shift

Hourly pay: $32.55

About the role

This position is responsible for repairing and installing production/manufacturing equipment. Inspects equipment for proper functioning and performs preventative maintenance duties per manufacturer's specifications. Diagnoses equipment malfunctions and makes repairs or adjustments as needed. Must have own hand tools.

This position requires continuous work near heat, noise, gas, and chemicals. The role involves frequent lifting, climbing, standing, walking, crouching, squatting, bending, and kneeling. Weekend and/or holiday work may be required.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance on production equipment
• Repair all production equipment as needed
• Perform breakdown analysis
• Perform general housekeeping
• Upgrade production lines with new equipment/technology
• Work with outside contractors working on assigned line
• Change line for package changeovers
• Comply with GMP, safety, and audit standards
• Work independently under limited supervision (self-management)
• Documentation of work schedule and work tasks completed

Requirements

• 18 years or older
• Pass technical assessment addressing job-critical maintenance knowledge areas
• Experience with mechanical systems (e.g., gear boxes, chains, sprockets, motors, seals, bearings)
• Experience with product manuals (e.g., reading and applying knowledge to make repairs)
• Experience with troubleshooting mechanical breakdowns (pinpointing and fixing breakdowns)
• Experience with reading mechanical drawings (e.g., hydraulics, pneumatics)

Skills

Helpful Experience:

• Basic electrical systems (e.g., starters, fuses, contacts, relays)
• Compressors/ammonia systems (e.g., refrigeration systems)
• Conveyers and airveyors (air cylinders, diverters, sensors, motor/speed controls)
• Electrical systems (installation, frequency drive, troubleshooting)
• Electronics (e.g., level probes, flow meters, drives/VFDs, etc.)
• Gearing and gear boxes (rebuilds, ordering parts, machining parts)
• Hydraulic systems (high pressure cylinders, pumps, valves, troubleshooting)
• Kinematics (e.g., line speed/sprocket size ratios, etc.)
• Packaging/high speed production (e.g., bottling, consumer products, etc.)
• PLC (e.g., industrial maintenance, computer control systems, etc.)
• Pneumatics (solenoids, cylinders, motor brakes, reading, troubleshooting)
• Pneumatics/air compression (e.g., valves, cylinders, etc.)
• Preventative maintenance (computerized preventative charts/data)
• Pumps (e.g., troubleshooting, replacing seals/motors, understanding specs)
• Schematics (e.g., electrical blueprints with switches, starters, maps, relays)
• SERVO (e.g., intelligent/robotic motors, in-coders, etc.)
• Troubleshooting (e.g., diagnostics, problem solving, etc.)
• Working in team-based environments (working together with others)