Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician

About the role

The Multi-Craft Maintenance Technician plays an integral part in the safe and successful production of refractory brick products at HarbisonWalker International Fulton plant. This role is responsible for the installation, repair, and preventative maintenance of electrical fixtures and control equipment within the plant to ensure that equipment and wiring are to code and optimal levels of quality and safety are met. It also ensures production equipment and machinery function properly through routine preventative maintenance, and maintains a clean, safe work environment and professional working relationships with co-workers.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing and troubleshooting electrical malfunctions in equipment and related components, diagnosing, and correcting the problems quickly to avoid production delays.
• Performing electrical preventative and corrective maintenance on plant equipment.
• Troubleshooting and modifying ladder logic programs on Siemens and Allen Bradley PLCs.
• Troubleshooting various VFDs, motor controls, and hardwire relay logic electrical processes.
• Reading blueprints to analyze and troubleshoot hydraulic and pneumatic systems, diagnosing, and correcting problems quickly to avoid production delays.
• Performing mechanical and electrical preventative and corrective maintenance on plant equipment.
• Performing preventative maintenance or repairs on all production and facility equipment (packaging equipment, conveyors, mixing machines, etc.) adhering to published PM schedules; utilizing OEM and technical literature to coordinate preventive, systematic, predictive maintenance, and critical spares.
• Working on encoders, motors, and variable frequency drives.

Requirements

• High school diploma or G.E.D equivalent.
• Strong computer skills: ability to enter data into a computer and navigate software.
• Knowledge of Arc Flash.
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical circuits, including 480 V.
• Knowledge of pneumatics and repair skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot and program PLC ladder logic.
• Demonstrable knowledge and skills for electrical installation, maintenance and repair of electrical systems and equipment.
• Strong math, analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong understanding of Lean manufacturing principles.
• Understanding of basic safety/OSHA standards.
• Strong interpersonal skills in dealing with coworkers, contractors, and vendors.
• Strong track record of maintaining technical competency and five plus (5+) years of industrial manufacturing maintenance experience in a highly automated, batching environment, including experience working on PLC (Siemens S5 and Allen Bradley Prologic).
• Physical activity: requires more than 2/3 of time reaching, climbing, balancing; 2/3 of time standing, kneeling, crawling, speaking/hearing; less than 1/3 of time sitting.
• Lifting: requires lifting up to 100 pounds less than 1/3 of the time.
• Vision: requires accurate close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to focus.
• Environment: requires 2/3 or more of time working near moving mechanical parts and less than 1/3 working in high, precarious places, exposed to fumes or airborne particles, vibration, toxic/caustic chemicals, outdoor weather, and/or extreme heat; risk of electrical shock.
• Noise: requires exposure to very loud noise.