What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technician - Maintenance position at ASSA ABLOY?
Position Summary and Scope: Equipment technician in the Manufacturing Maintenance Engineering Department to troubleshoot, repair and sustain custom automation equipment. Perform hands-on preventive and corrective maintenance tasks to ensure maximum production output.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Carefully read manuals of equipment and interpret them to understand how to operate and maintain them properly
- Inspect newly acquired equipment upon arrival, checking every part to be sure that they are working and meet up with industry standards before they are put to use in the factory
- Read work orders to confirm the production task is within the capacity of the factory’s equipment in order to abide by manufacturers’ guidelines; make provision for alternate equipment to handle big production tasks to prevent wearing out
- Strictly abide by safety regulations during manufacturing activities, keeping equipment in check to avoid mechanical hazards that could cause harm to operators and workers
- Teach workers how to operate equipment to avoid pressing the wrong buttons that could trigger accidents, which could lead to casualties
- Carry out routine servicing of equipment as part of measures to prevent breakdowns and malfunctions, which could thwart production activities
- Keep record of maintenance activities to track the lifespan of equipment. When equipment breakdown continues too frequently after repeated fixing, it will need to be replaced
- Troubleshoot equipment to determine specific malfunctioning issues and tackle them accordingly
- Communicate with management or clients to inform them about equipment faults and best maintenance techniques to implement for maximum performance
- Prioritize daily work orders according to their level of importance
Skills and Abilities Required:
- Physically capable of lifting 50 pounds or more
- Must be able to stand for several hours
- Strong understanding of general maintenance processes and methods
- Have basic knowledge working with MS Office
- Must have solid understanding of interpreting manuals and schematics and have strong knowledge in mechanical alignment and the troubleshooting of automated mechanical, electrical and pneumatic equipment
- Inspect buildings, equipment, and systems to identify any issues.
- Repair faulty equipment units and damaged structures.
- Develop and implement preventative maintenance procedures.
- Plan and schedule repairs.
- Conduct periodic quality checks on equipment and systems to ensure everything is up to standard.
Minimum Experience:
- Machine guarding and machine control safety
- Lock out/tag out programs
- Electrical background
- Print/schematic reading skills
- Control systems training, PLC/prior experience
- Understanding of pneumatic control systems, valves etc.
We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.
As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.
As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.
