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Job Description
Position summary:
Provides maintenance of large production machinery in a manufacturing environment. Responsible for keeping equipment lines operating and repairing any problems when they are discovered for determining real time solutions preventing further damage and lost work time. The ideal candidate is required to perform a wide range of repair tasks within the Maintenance department. Troubleshooting and diagnosis are key elements to the success of this position.
Education and experience:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Some technical or college level coursework preferred
- Mechanical and repair experience
- Maintenance experience preferred
- Electrical experience preferred
- Welding experience preferred
Physical requirements:
50-pound lifting requirement
Visually inspect machinery
Prolonged standing and walking on concrete surfaces
Bend, stretch, push, pull, and move as needed to reach, clean and service machinery
Competencies:
- Knowledge of mechanical techniques
- Knowledge of tools and parts
- Knowledge of repair
- Knowledge of electrical (i.e. three phase)
- Knowledge of effective working techniques
- Skills in problem-solving
- Skills in communication techniques
- Skills in shop math
- Skills in follow through
- Skills in hard work
- Skills in safety awareness and wearing correct personal protective equipment
- Ability to work well independently and with others
- Ability to organize work
- Ability to have attention to detail
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and stressful environment
- Ability to read a tape
- Ability to work in a Maintenance environment
- Ability to listen carefully
- Ability to use test equipment
- Ability to dependable and maintain adequate attendance
- Ability to be on time
- Ability to work a shift schedule (i.e. four 10 hour or three 12 hour)
- Ability to be professional
- Ability to have a grateful attitude
Duties and responsibilities:
- Performs preventive maintenance inspections and service on machinery
- Thoroughly cleans machinery and machine parts, removing parts and reinstalling as necessary
- Oils and lubricates moving parts on machinery to ensure consistent and effective performance
- Records and reports damaged, worn, or broken parts
- Identifies areas of development and communicates ideas to supervisor and leadership
- Orders replacement parts for machinery
- Identifies the causes of unexpected breakdowns of machinery
- Repairs broken machinery quickly and efficiently
- Prepares reports documenting work performed
- Cleans, organizes, inventories, stocks, and otherwise maintains shop areas, parts, tools, and supplies
- Coordinates with managers to schedule regular maintenance on machinery
- Collaborates with Maintenance manager regarding new products being added and modifications that will be suggested and or required
- Makes necessary modifications and implements tests runs; confers with Maintenance manager regarding test results and makes additional alterations to machinery as required
- Learns and understands electrical repair and overall safety in a Maintenance environment
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $26.00 - $32.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
Experience:
- Industrial maintenance: 2 years (Required)
Qualifications
Salary : $26 - $32