What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Apprentice position at Palram Americas?
The Maintenance Apprentice is responsible for supporting the maintenance technicians in servicing all mechanical equipment throughout P2000 and troubleshooting of production equipment along with mechanical infrastructure needs. This position is responsible for routine preventive maintenance of equipment, learning to maintain production equipment, performing shop duties, and construction projects as required. This position is training to become a maintenance technician.
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Technical Maintenance Supervisor
Production Manager
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
· Shadow and learn from maintenance techs to perform regular and preventive maintenance on dust collector, mixers, extruders, gearboxes, equipment, rollers and bearings, and other facility repairs.
· Assures absolute safety of working conditions and environment while performing housekeeping tasks.
· Be available for training on troubleshooting to determine simple electrical problems
· Responsible to perform other duties and activities as directed
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.
· High school graduate or GED recipient with 1-3 years maintenance experience
· Must have some familiarity with blueprints and schematics.
· Reasonably developed mechanical/electrical background desired.
· Must be willing to expand current knowledge by possibly attending training programs both locally and possibly will include some travel
· Ability to perform the physical aspects of maintenance work
o Continuous standing, occasional bending
o Ability to operate moving fork trucks and scissor lifts
o Climbing ladders up to 50 feet
o Occasional overhead lifting
o Occasional lifting up to 100 lbs. knee to waist
o Working with temperatures in excess of 500 degrees
o Vision ability including close, distance, and peripheral
· The maintenance apprentice must be willing to be promoted into a maintenance technician role on whatever shift an opening occurs, day or night, whenever an opening becomes available.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $25.00 - $28.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
Work Location: In person
Salary : $25 - $28