Maintenance Tech 1st Shift

LeeBoy was established here in North Carolina in 1964 by B.R. Lee and has become a world market leader in the manufacturing of asphalt paving and road maintenance equipment. With nearly 30 high quality product offerings, LeeBoy brings value to its customers and partners through delivery of superior, total, integrated quality products and services.

Are you a self-starter seeking a career with a well-established company? Would you like to take your maintenance skills to the next level? Do you work well in an individual as well as a team environment? Our products are designed with the paving professional in mind, and we are looking for your expertise!

Summary: Supports production staff by installing, maintaining and repairing machinery and equipment, physical structures, pipe and electrical systems in a commercial or industrial establishment.

Must Have Skills:

• Tooling knowledge,
• Diagnostic knowledge - troubleshoot/diagnose equipment, electrical, and mechanical issues
• Must be able to work in small or tight spaces, work in lifts or climb ladders

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.
• Troubleshoots machines or equipment to detect malfunctions and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machines.
• Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
• Performs preventative maintenance on shafts, bearings, gears, knife blades, and other parts of machinery.
• Installs and repairs minor electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, electrical and electrical components of machinery and equipment.
• Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs/replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators and related equipment.
• Maintains physical structure of establishment through repair or coordination of repair through sub-contractors.
• Supports operation of machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill and milling machine by repair of machine parts, jigs, fixtures and tools.
• Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
• Trouble shoot and complete repair of welders, hoists, and cranes while coordinating major repairs of equipment.
• HVAC experience a plus
• Willingness to cross train and assist where needed.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, bend, use hands/fingers, reach with arms/hands, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk and hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Some overhead lifting is required with a 15-pound limit.
• Specific vision abilities are required by this job, they include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places and risk of electrical shock.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• The employee is exposed to dust and fumes common to the welding environment.

Requirements/Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or GED (General Education Degree)
• Three (3) to ten (10) years of experience and/or training

Electrical and welding experience a plus