Maintenance Technician - 1st Shift

Summary

Installs and repairs electrical systems, apparatus, and electrical and electronic components of industrial machinery and equipment and provide a variety of plant maintenance support for ongoing manufacturing operations by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Perform repair/preventative maintenance of equipment in a manufacturing environment.
• Diagnose and repair mechanic drives and power transmission equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair electric, air systems, and hydraulic mechanical systems.
• Perform pump repair and pipe fitting as required.
• Help set up new machines implement upgrades to support the manufacturing process.
• Maintain all plant electrical systems.
• Perform maintenance on forklifts, manlifts and various other gas and electrical motorized equipment.
• Maintain all maintenance related records.
• Perform general plumbing, and building repairs as required.
• Ability to work in a TEAM environment.
• Safely maintain various overhead cranes, forklifts, coil lifter, enerpac hydraulic system, and various hand held power tools.
• Maintain wire and stick welding equipment, brazing and cutting torches.
• Maintain cutting and other machine shop equipment.
• Knowledge of lockout/tagout, confined space, electrical safety and OSHA standards.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, effective team player.
• Perform preventative and predictable maintenance activities on all company equipment.
• Maintain and operate vacuum ovens, TTR tester, and manlifts.
• Operate the ABVAC oil system.
• Perform welding and brazing operations
• Support supervisors with various other plant assignments as needed.
• Ability to identify potential maintenance problems, and recommend potential solutions.
• Ability to interpret wiring diagrams and connections.
• Reading and interpreting repair instructions.
• Ability to read and complete various schematics.
• Provide emergency service when on call.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Analytical – Collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data.

Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with complex problems.

Oral Communication – Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; participates in meetings.

Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.

Technical Skills- Assesses own strengths and weaknesses. Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills. Shares expertise with others.

Written Communication – Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.

Attendance/Punctuality – Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Judgement – Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.

Planning/Organizing – Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; develops realistic action plans.

Motivation- Sets and achieves challenging goals. Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles. Measures self against standard of excellence.

Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.

Quantity – Meets productivity standards; completes work in timely manner; strives to increase productivity; works quickly.

Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) required

3 years’ experience in repairing and maintaining electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical systems and performing preventive maintenance programs; or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively between vendors, customers, employees or management of organization.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual shall have basic computer competence and the ability to work with common software such as MS Word, Excel and Outlook.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

N/A

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.