Industrial Maintenance Technician

Job Title: Manufacturing Maintenance Technician

Overview: The Manufacturing Maintenance Technician is responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient completion of all service requests related to facility and production equipment. This role plays a critical part in meeting customer on-time product delivery expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain production equipment, HVAC systems, and facility infrastructure to ensure optimal performance.
• Identify and resolve errors before equipment or products are damaged.
• Disassemble equipment to repair or replace parts as needed.
• Utilize electrical, electronics, hydraulics, and pneumatics knowledge to repair complex machinery.
• Conduct tests on machinery post-repair to ensure smooth and accurate operation.
• Perform equipment tear downs, rebuilds, and routine preventive maintenance.
• Assist in training and developing Maintenance Technician I employees.
• Work flexible hours, including overtime, in response to production demands.
• Follow and enforce Health, Safety, and Quality policies, including the use of PPE.

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Enrollment in a certification program related to maintenance, mechanics, or electrical disciplines.
• 3 years of related experience or training.
• Forklift certification.
• Self-motivated, reliable with a strong attendance record.
• Proficiency with basic computer operations and maintenance management systems.
• Ability to safely operate and use standard shop equipment.
• Understanding of continuous improvement, Six Sigma, or Lean Manufacturing principles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Completed or in-progress technical certification in maintenance, mechanics, or electrical disciplines.
• Knowledge or experience in blow molding, injection molding, or extrusion molding.
• Experience in processing or troubleshooting plastics manufacturing equipment.
• Familiarity with pneumatics, hydraulics, and electronics.

Skills & Abilities:

• Advanced communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate across various levels of the organization.
• Adaptability in managing priorities and handling crises professionally.
• Ability to read blueprints, electrical schematics, hydraulic diagrams, and ladder logic.
• Capable of training Maintenance Mechanic I personnel.

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach, and communicate effectively.
• Frequent climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
• Occasionally required to sit and use taste or smell senses.
• Must be able to regularly lift/move up to 10 lbs, frequently lift/move up to 50 lbs, and occasionally lift/move over 100 lbs.
• Vision abilities include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
• Frequent exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Occasional exposure to wet/humid conditions, heights, toxic chemicals, and outdoor environments.
• Noise levels in the work environment are typically loud.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $33.00 - $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Night shift

Experience:

• Industrial maintenance: 2 years (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Overnight Shift (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Buena, NJ (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $33 - $45