Maintenance Specialist B

Company Description

M&H Valve Company is a world‑class manufacturer of water and wastewater materials including fire hydrants, resilient wedge gate valves, butterfly valves and check valves. Since 1854, M&H has developed a reputation for excellence and dependability. Our extensive facilities and innovative technologies have made us a business and community leader. From state‑of‑the‑art environmental upgrades to advanced training initiatives and community outreach, we’re working every day to make sure that M&H Valve is the best in the business.

M&H Valve Company is part of Birmingham, AL‑based McWane, Inc.

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Pay: $31.82 per hour

Type: Full‑Time

Multi‑craft position performing work involving the skills of two or more industrial maintenance areas. Follows detailed job‑specific instructions to ensure processes and procedures are followed in an efficient and productive manner. Works under limited supervision using standardized practices and/or methods.

• Electrical Path must possess intermediate to advanced electrical and PLC troubleshooting knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Mechanical Path requires in‑depth hydraulic and pneumatic troubleshooting knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• 1st Responsibility - Ensuring personal safety and the safety of your team members.
• Assists supervisors and managers in maintaining a safe and healthy work environment.
• Wear appropriate PPE which may include fall protection, respiratory protection, hearing protection, foot, hand, head and eye protection.
• Uses proper lifting and ergo techniques.
• Proactively promotes The McWane Way Principles.
• Inspects, operates, or tests machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunction.
• Plans and lays out repair work using diagrams, drawings, maintenance manuals, schematics, or other specification to determine repair or installation procedures.
• Requests equipment and supplies for maintaining inventory and ensuring availability of items required to complete the necessary installation and/or repair.
• Transports a variety of tools, equipment and supplies to ensuring the availability of materials required at job site.
• Diagnoses mechanical problems and determines how to correct them, referencing manuals, draws, or catalogs as needed.
• Dismantles machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, or power tools.
• Installs, replaces, changes or repairs machine parts and attachments, according to production specifications using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or testing equipment.
• Cleans or lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.
• Records production, repair, and machine maintenance information.
• Electronically completes CMMS work orders to identify problems and logging man hours for time worked per work order.
• Communicates with supervisor, team lead and/or other trades workers to coordinate installations and complete projects or repairs.
• Works with the team to reduce / eliminate bottlenecks to reach team goals.
• Works on continuous improvement projects.
• Understands and uses rigging in the use of cranes and hoists.
• Assists in root cause analysis and recommends actions to be taken.

• Reads and interprets more complex machine drawings and hydraulic and pneumatic schematics.
• Assembles, tests, and troubleshoots hydraulic, pneumatic equipment or systems.
• Cuts and welds components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.

• Replaces and aligns couplings.
• Troubleshoots, repair, and rebuilds hydraulic pumps, water pumps, intensifier pumps.
• Tracks and replaces conveyor belts.
• Troubleshoots, repairs, and rebuilds drive systems.

• Maintains, troubleshoots, and installs industrial control systems.
• Runs and bends conduit to NEC Code Standards.
• Pulls wires and makes wire terminations.
• Inspects electrical systems and their components to evaluate condition, identifying necessary repairs and recommending preventive maintenance.
• Diagnoses simple to intermediate causes…