Maintenance Technician

Job title: Maintenance Technician

About the Role

The Maintenance Technician supports the Plant Engineering & Maintenance department by performing mechanical and electrical maintenance on facility and manufacturing equipment. Responsibilities include corrective, scheduled, and preventative maintenance across a range of systems and high-tech automated equipment such as air compressors, pumps, piping, chillers, cooling towers, stamping presses, robotics, and more.

What You'll Do

• Visually inspect and listen to machines and equipment to locate causes of malfunctions.
• Dismantle machines and equipment to gain access to problem area, using hand tools and power tools.
• Repair and maintain mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic components of production machines and equipment; follow blueprints and specifications; use hand tools and power tools and precision measuring equipment to perform these functions with good workmanship.
• Inspect and measure parts to detect wear, misalignment, or other problems.
• Remove and replace worn or defective parts of drive mechanism or hydraulic system, using hand tools and power tools, following blueprints, diagrams, and service manuals.
• Realign and adjust components such as motors, gearboxes, clutches, and brakes and using hand tools and following diagrams.
• Locate damaged air and hydraulic pipes on machine, measure, cut, thread, and install new pipe.
• Repair broken metal parts, using cutting, brazing, soldering, and welding equipment grinders and hand tools.
• Modify computer-controlled motion of equipment including robots, applying knowledge of program commands, using PLCs, robot controller and teach pendant.
• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, layouts, and specifications in the performance of the duties to ensure system integrity is maintained.
• Assist maintenance specialists and management with sketches or computer-generated designs of machine components such as hydraulic system and drive mechanism, applying knowledge of shop mathematics, hydraulics, and mechanics, using computer keyboard and software programs.
• Set up and operate metal working tools such as lathe, drill press, or grinder to make repair parts.
• Start machines and equipment to test operation following repair.
• Operate various powered equipment according to HMMA standards.
• Position requires job rotation between different shifts and maintenance jobs within the plant.
• Position requires the ability to work overtime in excess of 40 hours per week.
• Administer, coordinate, and comply with all Business Management Systems and Environmental Management Systems requirements.
• Meet all other requirements as assigned.

What We're Looking For

• Education: High School diploma/GED; 2-year Technical Degree preferred in Industrial Technology, Industrial Electricity, or related field.
• Practical experience with mechanical and electrical maintenance, blueprints/schematics reading, and knowledge of PLCs and robotics is a plus.
• Strong troubleshooting skills, ability to use hand tools, power tools, precision measuring equipment, and read blueprints.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts and overtime; ability to work in a manufacturing environment.

Nice to Have

• 2-year technical degree preferred in Industrial Technology, Industrial Electricity, or related field.