Maintenance Technician

JOB TITLE:                Maintenance Technician

DEPARTMENT:         Manufacturing

LOCATION:             Elgin

TRAVEL:                   N/A

Red River Brick is the premiere brand of the General Shale network in the Southwest U.S. Drawing its name from the Red River of the South, Red River Brick includes eight production sites across key brick markets in Texas and Oklahoma, with more than 70 unique residential and commercial design offerings distributed through eight direct retail centers.

Candidates must be able to perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or structure of an establishment in repair. Duties may involve pipe fittings; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; repairing building, floors, or stairs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:       

• Responsible for trouble shooting and repair of any electrical systems plant wide.
• Inspecting equipment, structures, or material. 
• Performing general physical activities (climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, and handling materials)
• Servicing, repairing, adjusting and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical principles
• Perform all types of plaint maintenance with working knowledge of all types of hand and power tools.
• Trouble shoot and repair machines.
• Can be assigned other tasks by supervisor when necessary. 

EDUCATION:                    

• High school diploma or GED
• Post high school technical training or equivalent preferred
• Industrial maintenance experience preferred. 

WORK EXPERIENCE:      

• 3-4 years’ experience preferred. 
• Able to communicate, cooperate and work well with others
• Must be able to do work according to current safety regulations                                       

SKILLS REQUIRED:         

• Excellent communication skills both internally and externally (customers)
• Ability to learn full plant operations in a reasonable length of time and follow detailed instructions.
• Able to work according to current NEC regulations, able to design basic electrical prints fluently
• Must have good vision.
• Must be dependable; excellent attendance required.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Committed to working in a zero-harm workplace

General Shale Brick offers a comprehensive benefits package, including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Life Insurance and Vacation plans.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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