Maintenance Technician (REQ854)

About the role

The Maintenance Technician at the Spartech Greenville Facility plays a crucial role in ensuring that all equipment is in good operating condition. This position is essential for minimizing equipment downtime and maintaining production capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Completes projects with minimal guidance, showing a proactive attitude to minimize equipment downtime and lost production capability
• Troubleshoots mechanical devices in operation, dismantling and examining devices to gain access to and remove defective parts
• Adjusts, repairs, or replaces defective parts
• 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
• Improves reliability and uptime of all equipment with a preventive maintenance mentality
• Operates forklift and aerial lift platform as needed
• Researches supplies, parts and tools needed to efficiently complete work orders
• Aids in identifying and maintaining an accurate inventory of parts by effectively utilizing 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
• Fulfills safety, health and environmental responsibilities
• Maintains departmental housekeeping standards
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Strong Industrial Electrical experience required
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Basic computer skills: MS Office, Windows, SAP (desirable)
• Ability to safely operate a wide variety of tools such as hand tools, power tools, drill press, band saw, welder, cutting torch, etc.
• Knowledge of mechanical systems including gear boxes, motors, air compressors, pumps, AC, DC, drive troubleshooting, etc.
• Ability to navigate electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics and blueprints for planning and troubleshooting
• Ability to read, communicate and comprehend written and oral instructions in English; read and comprehend safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, equipment files, etc.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing form through letters and email
• Ability to do research on the Internet or company Intranet
• Ability to implement, enforce and maintain guidelines set by the Company or management
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Strong organization skills and self-starter motivation
• Prioritization skills in alignment with Plant priorities
• Continuous Improvement mindset and results oriented
• Math skills to add, subtract, multiply and divide and the ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
• Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.)
• Ability to reason and address problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a wide variety of hand tools, hand trucks, forklift, mechanical platforms and lifts, bench tools, welders, saws, drills etc
• Strong Industrial Electrical experience including troubleshoot and repair PLC's, electronics experience, DC drive units, programmable logic, working with 3 phase motors, 480v and below, MA current signals
• Years of experience: 5 years of prior experience in industrial maintenance, electrical, mechanical, or in a related field; or a combination of education and experience deemed equivalent
• Specific Craft Certification/Licenses a plus
• Technical education a plus

Benefits

We offer competitive salary, incentive, and benefit programs. Most benefits start day one! Benefits include: 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 of Paid Time Off (pro-rated based on hire date), and 11 paid holidays. Spartech LLC, headquartered in Maryland Heights, Missouri, is a leading manufacturing organization in the Custom Sheet & Roll Stock and Packaging industries with numerous locations throughout the United States. We have a broad customer base with extensive product offerings. Many of our materials are used in products you might see every day— for example, if you start your morning with a yogurt or your child eats a single serving peanut butter, you may have already seen some of our materials. More unique uses of our materials can be seen in Military or security applications, for example, with bulletproof materials. From routine daily-life to life-saving applications—we make a difference. Our broad scope of products and services keep our environment interesting and challenging with a culture focused on success. Spartech, LLC provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status, or other legally protected classification in the state in which a person is seeking employment. Spartech will use E-Verify to ensure employment eligibility of newly hired employees where required.