Maintenance Technician (Night Shift)

Troubleshooting and Repair

The Maintenance Technician conducts, maintains, tests and repairs electrical/electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems and components. The position applies knowledge of electrical and mechanical principles in determining equipment malfunctions and applies skills in restoring equipment to operation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Troubleshoots and repairs mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical/electronic equipment, including programmable controls, numeral controls, power supplies, drives, gauges and test equipment.
• Plans and performs work requiring a thorough knowledge of electrical/electronic and mechanical theories and principles, writing specifications, local and national electrical codes, properties of various materials, and principles of operation and application of electronic equipment.
• Installs, starts up and shuts down equipment in accordance with company safety procedures for machine activation and shutdown and in line with OSHA requirements.
• Advises operators and line mechanics of operation procedures and requirements for working safely with electrical/electronic and mechanical equipment and components.
• Informs appropriate management and line mechanics of potential electrical/mechanical problems and inherent dangers involved.
• Maintains company-required performance and maintenance records for identified equipment.
• Performs preventive maintenance functions as directed.
• Assists maintenance personnel with technical troubleshooting.
• Assists and trains other maintenance and other technical-level employees.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Competencies: Technical Skills, Language Skills, Computer Skills, Mathematical Skills, Communication, Reasoning Ability.
• Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Use advanced trades mathematics together with complicated drawings and specifications involving thorough technical skill knowledge and application of basic theory; considerate judgment required to plan and perform unusual and difficult work where only general methods are available; basic electrical skills such as checking/replacing fuses, checking/replacing heaters, checking/replacing motors, replacing electrical contractors, repair wiring; experience and ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment; thorough knowledge of electrical/electronic components and equipment, including the use of special instruments for diagnostic purposes.

Physical Demands

• Some heavy lifting and considerable moving of equipment required.
• Lifting of objects up to 50 lbs.

Pay Range

$28 per hour