Maintenance Mechanic

Maintenance Mechanic

This role is located in Elkhart, Indiana.

Family-focused, Friendly, Air-conditioned, Flexible environment!

Want to work in a family-friendly, clean, flexible, and work/life balanced environment, where you and your family matter? Do you want to be a part of an organization that cares about their employee's suggestions and the community? You will also love the people and their onsite Company Dog Mascots!

Then, TouchTronics has a place for you!

Who We Are:

TouchTronics, Inc. is a national leader in the design and manufacturing of PowerTouch remote controls and we are leading the way through our innovation and development of new products. Our success comes from our unique capability to take custom design ideas through each phase of the process and deliver an innovative, high-quality product to our customer. TouchTronics is a family-oriented company with a long history going back more than 30 years. Each day we are enhancing the lives of our customers - Learn how we can enhance yours!

What We Offer:

• Exciting and relaxed, collaborative, and family-oriented work environment with flexible work/life balance schedules
• Clean, friendly environment with individual work stations
• Challenging and progressive career development
• Competitive salaries & bonuses!
• Excellent Comprehensive Health & Wellness programs
• Best practice PTO policies and paid holidays
• Retirement program and company match!
• Employee Team Events!
• Open communication, informal recognition, and team-building events
• And much more to motivated, results-oriented individuals who want to make a real difference in their community and role!

What You'll Do:

As the Maintenance Mechanic, you will be responsible for performing various facility and general machine maintenance repairs to ensure a safe, continual operation that will meet or exceed customer and business goals.

Your Accountabilities In The Role:

• Prioritizes daily tasks and projects along with unforeseen challenges to ensure all necessary and committed tasks are complete, on time, and error free (OCE).
• Performs preventative and predictive maintenance safely with facility operations and production equipment (as needed), ensuring the operation is consistently maximizing up time.
• Sets up, troubleshoots, and repairs production equipment, as needed, efficiently and during appropriate times to minimize operation downtime.
• Performs basic programming and edits to machine programs to ensure optimal machine functionality.
• Coordinates outside vendors for facility and operational projects, as directed, to meet project goals.
• Responsible for procuring any maintenance tools, supplies, outsourced labor or other necessary items, as approved, in the most cost-effective manner.
• Maintains positive relationships and interfaces with a variety of personnel, customers, and vendors throughout the company to provide optimal support.
• Operates production machinery or performs assembly tasks, as needed, to support the area(s).
• Supports leaders and other team areas as needed to meet overall team goals.
• Assists in the pick-up and delivery of parts/products as needed to meet due dates.
• Keeps an eye on safety hazards and reports areas of concern to the Safety Manager or Coordinator.

Position Requirements:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED equivalency preferred. Will consider a combination of education and skill.
• Experience: 2 years of facility and general production machine maintenance experience in a production environment required. Willing to train and learn CNC program editing and setup.
• Certification(s): Forklift experience preferred. Valid Driver's License.
• Functional Skills: General to advanced understanding of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, carpentry, plumbing, and some PLC. Ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams, blueprints, dimensions, and production orders with basic math skills required. The position also requires a solid problem-solver/decision maker; someone who pays close attention to detail and has the ability to plan, prioritize & utilize time efficiently. Fundamental application of 5S, Continuous Improvement, and Lean concepts is also preferred. Good working knowledge and experience with AC and DC controllers, including setting and troubleshooting preferred. Able to perform editing to production machines, where required. Able to document and store information accurately and timely.
• Technology Aptitude/Skills: Solid PC skills with some experience with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and maintenance software.
• Language Skills: Solid verbal and written communication skills are required. Will work with internal team, customers and vendors on a regular basis.
• Leadership/Behaviors: Strong work ethic and values, focused on the customer and quality, able to relate to others well and stay calm in stressful situations; high level of accuracy with the flexibility to move to priorities throughout the operation areas, handling and following all Safety requirements.
• Culture Match: Respectful of team members and policies, goal and customer-focused; has the ability to stay focused on quality, as well as being efficient to produce a high level of output on the job. Requires an excellent work ethic with the ability to learn and problem-solve.

If this sounds like you, then you will enjoy this role!

Other Important Information:

Position Status & Salary: Hourly Position with OT Pay and year-end bonus; Pay is negotiable based on years of experience.

And, the compensation will grow as the team member grows!

Reports To: Manufacturing & Quality Engineer

Core Hours: 5:00 am - 4:30 pm (Mon -Friday; will work 8-9 hours per day within this timeframe with some weekend work)

Travel: Limited; Approx 20%

Work Conditions: Must have ability to operate assembly equipment, power and hand tools, screw guns, etc. and have the ability to stand, sit, bend, reach, squat, twist, and lift up to 50 lbs. regularly to move product. Must be able to see color.