Maintenance Technician - WOL

Description

Non - Exempt

Full-time

8

Summary

The Maintenance Technician located at Wolcott, IN reports to our Plant Manager and is responsible for maintaining buildings, grounds, services, and equipment owned or under the control of the company.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Install and maintain services for the manufacturing operation. This includes electrical drops, water, gas, compressed air, and sewer connections.
• Repair various equipment including pumps, compressors, production machinery, benches, and material handling devices. Troubleshoot and repair CNC machine tools, injection molding machines, compression molding machines, automated and semi-automated assembly machines, robots and various manufacturing machine tools. These duties require a working knowledge of electrical power/motor control circuits, electrical logic circuits, hydraulic and pneumatic circuits. Utilize outside vendors when appropriate.
• Maintain building facilities, including utilities, air conditioning and heating equipment, lighting, water/sewer, painting, etc. Utilize outside vendors when appropriate.
• Rearrange plant layout by moving machinery and fixtures, plumbing, and rewiring as necessary making material chutes, trays, etc. Develop details from measurements as required.
• Maintain an inventory of general maintenance supplies such as tubing, pipe fittings, electrical wire and conduit fittings, which includes specification and ordering of repair parts and original parts for authorized projects.
• Construct mechanical fixtures, design devices for improving manufacturing operation. Interpret electronics blueprints and make modifications to equipment, etc..
• Use correctly and maintain maintenance department machinery, such as pipe dies, pipe cutters, jacks, and tools, burning and welding equipment, etc.
• Assemble new benches, machinery, carts, and other fixtures or equipment requiring assembly upon receipt.
• Maintain grounds, including lawn care, snow removal and walkway salting, cultivate plantings, and pick up yard trash as necessary.
• Clean up spills; gather soiled shop towels, and empty dust collectors as instructed.
• Develop and maintain a documented preventative maintenance program for all critical production equipment.
• Manage the storage and disposal of hazardous material. Provide project support to the safety committee.
  
  

Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)

• Install and maintain services for the manufacturing operation
• Repair various equipment including pumps, compressors, production machinery, benches, and material handling devices
• Rearrange plant layout by moving machinery and fixtures, replumbing, and rewiring
• Maintain an inventory of general maintenance supplies
• Construct mechanical fixtures, design devices for improving manufacturing operation
  
  

Requirements

Required Skills / Experience / Competencies:

• Subject to hazardous or disagreeable working conditions.
• Should have at least five years of prior maintenance experience and multiple trades training.
  
  

Physical/Mental Essential Functions

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business documents and manuals
• Ability to interact / communicate effectively with customers, employees, and external personal
• Ability to identify, communicate, and help prevent potential problems
• Must be efficient with strong attention to detail
• Ability to follow a set of procedures or set sequences
• Ability to follow a set of procedures or set sequences
• Ability to work in a fast pace environment
• Must be efficient with strong attention to detail
• Ability to meet frequent project deadlines
• Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time
• Ability to reach above shoulders
• Ability to walk back and forward thought-out facility
• Ability to use ladder / step stool
• Ability to kneel, climb, and / or squat
• Ability to control operation of hand or foot
• Ability to lift / carry up to 10 pounds
• Occasionally subject to hazardous and/or disagreeable working conditions.
  
  

Work Conditions

• Work in an office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Some areas are narrow and difficult to maneuver. Work hours are from 8:00 am until 5:00pm with minimal flexibility. No elevator access to the second floor.
  
  

Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice as assigned by the Manager. The job description does not constitute a contract of employment and the position remains at-will.

Dwyer Instruments Inc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.