What are the responsibilities and job description for the Industrial Maintenance Technician position at Founders Brewing Co.?
SUMMARY
Maintains production and quality by ensuring safe operation of mechanical and electrical machinery and equipment by performing the following duties:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Completes preventive maintenance requirements and provides technical feedback on electrical systems, pneumatics, hydraulics, instrumentation, handling systems, and other manufacturing machines.
- Inspects, installs, programs, troubleshoots, and repairs electrical and mechanical equipment, instrumentation, and related information systems.
- Locates sources of problems using sensory skills, experience, historical data, measuring tools, and test equipment.
- Maintains continuity among work teams by documenting and communicating corrective actions, irregularities, and continuing needs through email and the eMaint CMMS system.
- Repairs and replaces defective components and systems with hand and power tools.
- Determines changes in dimensional requirements and tolerances of components by inspecting used parts by using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments.
- Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments by using a combination of hand tools, power-tools and computers.
- Works with operations personnel to control downtime by informing production workers of routine preventive maintenance techniques and procedures; monitors compliance.
- Maintains equipment, parts, and supplies inventories by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipates needed equipment, parts, and supplies, and verifies receipt of parts.
- Conserves maintenance resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
- Builds capability in operating personnel by providing maintenance information to answer questions and requests.
- Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviews technical publications; establishes personal networks.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, regulations, and all GBP (Great Brewing Practice) standards.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Initiates work orders pertaining to equipment and information systems as needed; ensures work orders are accurate and complete; performs record-keeping functions.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Ability to work rotating, off, or weekend shifts, as scheduled to cover production needs and demands; schedule will be dictated by workload and company needs.
- Good candidates must fit in with our enthusiastic and hardworking team environment.
- Must be a great communicator.
- Possessing hand tools, multi-meters, sockets, and wrenches is a plus.
- Experience with equipment maintenance is a must.
- Must possess technical understanding of mechanical and electrical controls systems and equipment, with experience and capability for troubleshooting both.
- Experience using eMaint or similar CMMS is a plus.
- Must show flexibility and be able to deal with uncertainty.
- Demonstrated knowledge of general safety rules and safety equipment.
- Ability to follow equipment diagrams, P&ID’s, sketches, operations manuals, manufacturer's instructions, and engineering specifications.
- Knowledge of and capability for programing with ladder logic and relay logic; operation of PLCs, VFDs, and associated inputs/outputs.
- Boiler Operators Certificate or Engineering License is a plus.
- Two year certificate to a trade school or two to three years’ experience in a comparable industry; or a combination of both.
