Maintenance Technician - Nights (REQ914)

About the role

The Maintenance Technician is a vital part of a team. Responsible for safely completing maintenance assignments to build, repair and/or maintain all equipment in good operating condition as accurately as possible, while keeping associated costs to a minimum to help meet plant goals. The maintenance team is multi-skilled and able to contribute to plant maintenance activities in a variety of craft disciplines. This position reports to the Sheboygan Falls Maintenance Manager.

Responsibilities

• Completes projects with minimal guidance showing a proactive attitude to minimizing equipment down time and lost production capability.
• Troubleshoots mechanical devices in operation.
• Dismantles and examines devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
• Adjusts, repairs, or replaces defective parts.
• Effectively communicates to fellow technicians and production staff verbally as well as email.
• Sets up and operates shop machinery such as drill press, grinders, band saws, cutting torch, welder, etc.
• Uses hand tools and pneumatic tools to modify or repair parts and equipment.
• Installs new or repairs/modifies electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment as needed.
• Works to improve reliability and up-time of all equipment.
• Operates forklift and aerial lift platform as needed.
• Researches supplies, parts and tools needed to efficiently complete work orders.
• Assists in identifying and maintaining an accurate inventory of parts by effective utilization of a CMMS.
• Contributes to upkeep and updating of required paperwork such as records, maintenance logs, documents, manuals, drawings, PM logs, etc.
• Supports the vision, mission, and guiding principles of the company.
• Follows applicable Safety, Health and Environmental rules and guidelines while performing job duties.
• Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic computer skills: MS Office, Windows.
• Ability to navigate electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics and blueprints for planning and troubleshooting.
• Math skills: add, subtract, multiply, divide; ability to perform these operations using units of weight, volume, and distance.
• Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.).
• Ability to reason and address complex problems.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a wide variety of hand tools, hand trucks, forklift, mechanical platforms and lifts, bench tools, welders, saws, drills, etc.
• Industrial electrical experience including working with 3‑phase motors, 480 V and below.
• 5 years of prior experience in industrial maintenance, electrical, mechanical, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Specific craft certification/licenses a plus.
• Technical education a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, incentive, and benefit programs.
• Most benefits start day one.
• Medical, dental, & vision.
• Company‑paid life and long‑term and short‑term disability programs.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) with a strong matching program.
• 120 hours Paid Time Off (pro‑rated based on hire date).
• 11 paid holidays.