What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Technician - 3rd shift position at Thompson Construction Group, Inc.?
Since its foundation in 1986, Thompson Construction Group, Inc. has grown from a small, local company into one of the largest privately held companies based in South Carolina. Our diverse services portfolio includes capital projects, power services, maintenance services, disaster recovery, hydro consulting and commercial construction. We believe in investing in our employees to help them reach their professional goals, as well as their personal goals. Thompson promotes a work environment that fosters learning, leadership, and development along with a safety culture that never waivers. Thompson is headquartered in Sumter, South Carolina with offices spanning the United States, primarily southeast and central United States.
Position Description
Responsible for the repair or maintenance of machines, equipment, plumbing, electrical, heating or air-conditioning systems to ensure optimal production.
Job Responsibilities
- Responsible for keeping a structure or building in working order through maintenance and repairs.
- Inspect, repair, and maintain functional parts of mechanical equipment and machinery.
- Inspect defective equipment and diagnoses malfunctions.
- Operate equipment to test its functioning.
- Perform routine maintenance to ensure equipment is performing at optimal levels.
- Perform repairs on equipment when necessary.
- Position requires versatile skills to include pipe fitting, insulating, boiler making, welding, carpentry, machining, repairing electrical or other mechanical equipment, installing new equipment, and repairs.
- Equipment may include:
- Distributed Control System (DCS) or Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
- Computer Numerical Control (CNC)
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Successful candidate must have the ability to operator equipment, understand key variables that influence raw material yields, quality, and reliability, and perform simple maintenance
- Prior manufacturing/production experience is a plus.
- May have several tasks in a single day at a number of locations, both indoor and outdoor, or may work within one building
- Must have good mechanical aptitude and ability knowledge of:
- Common machine components
- Sources of machine failures
- Inspection techniques
- Services and adjustments
- Assembly and installation
- Troubleshooting skills
- Pumping system skills
Essential Physical Job Functions
- Required to wear personal protective equipment consisting of a hard hat, safety glasses, steel toed boots, ear plugs, and gloves.
- Thompson s working conditions expose our workers to changes in temperature and humidity.
- All employees must be able to walk from the parking lot to their assigned work area. The distance is approximately 100-225 yards.
- Must be able to work a schedule of five 8-10 hour days per week or more as required.
- Lifts and carries equipment weighing up to 50 lbs. when setting up or breaking down a job;
- Walk across uneven surfaces as required to perform the task
- Climb without assistance, stairs/ladders/platforms & scaffolding;
- Work safely in environments that are noisy; utilizing Hearing Protection and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- May be required upon training to operate Scissor Lift or Boom Lift to reach elevated areas
- May be required to do any of the following tasks in the table on the next page during a single days work:
Benefits
- We strive to provide a competitive compensation and benefits package. This includes but is not limited to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), wellness programs and career development.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
