Senior Facility Technician (Second Shift)
FuelCell Energy · Torrington, CT · Yesterday
ManagementFull-time
Essential Functions/Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of equipment supporting building systems, utilities, and critical facility assets.
- Perform advanced diagnostics and root cause analysis on mechanical, electrical, plumbing, pneumatic, hydraulic, and process support systems.
- Document all predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance activities on building assets and ensure maintenance records are accurate and complete.
- Serve as a senior technical resource for troubleshooting, repair planning, and execution of complex maintenance work.
- Support, train, and provide day-to-day guidance to facility technicians and contractors to ensure safe and effective work practices.
- Read and interpret work orders, specifications, blueprints, schematics, and equipment manuals to determine required repairs and maintenance.
- Dismantle, repair, rebuild, and reassemble machines, equipment, and facility components using appropriate tools, lifting devices, and safety procedures.
- Inspect and test damaged equipment, identify defective areas, and recommend repair, replacement, or improvement actions to supervision.
- Start up, monitor, and adjust equipment and support systems to verify proper operation, efficiency, and compliance with operating parameters.
- Cook up and coordinate with operations, engineering, EH&S, and external vendors to complete repairs, upgrades, shutdowns, and facility improvement projects.
- Perform regular inspections of plant infrastructure, safety systems, and process support equipment to identify risks and maintain operational readiness.
- Inventory and requisition maintenance parts, tools, and supplies to support uptime and preventive maintenance schedules.
- Support continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency, safety, and maintenance processes.
- Perform all assigned tasks in a professional manner, following all work instructions, regulatory requirements, and company procedures.
- Work to industry-standard best practices, specifications, and applicable codes in a safe and efficient manner and perform other duties as required.
Qualifications and Experience
- Education: HS Diploma or GED required; Trade School, technical certification, or an A.S. degree in Electro-Mechanical Technology or a related field preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of 6+ years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing facilities or industrial maintenance environment, including advanced troubleshooting and repair of building systems and facility equipment. Prior experience serving as a lead technician, mentor, or senior team member is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge: Knowledgeable with experience in Mechanical systems, machine repair, and maintenance techniques, including advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis. Building systems including HVAC support equipment, plumbing, electrical distribution, compressed air, pneumatics, hydraulics, and general facility infrastructure. Production and processing environments, including quality, safety, and operational requirements within a manufacturing setting. Repairing, rebuilding, maintaining, and installing facility and manufacturing support equipment. Reading and interpreting layout plans, blueprints, operating and repair manuals, schematics, and technical drawings. Safe use of machine shop tools and equipment as well as tools used for electrical, plumbing, pneumatic, and hydraulic maintenance. Preventive maintenance systems, maintenance documentation, spare parts control, and continuous improvement practices.