Maintenance Technician

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

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As part of the maintenance team, this person will be responsible for the day‑to‑day maintenance in a manufacturing facility. Responsibilities will include mechanical facility maintenance, preventive maintenance (PM), equipment upgrades, and new system installations.

• Perform daily maintenance and preventive maintenance tasks on all facility equipment and systems.
• Monitor outside contractor maintenance and new equipment/system installation activities.
• Assist in monitoring and controlling spare component inventories.
• Assist in the implementation of TPM initiatives and follow all Corporate Environmental Health and Safety programs and initiatives.
• Perform preventive maintenance and basic inspections on facility auto‑blasters and manual grit blast systems, including ductwork, system hoses, compressed air supply regulators, hoses, blast guns, system tables, and mechanical motion systems.
• Inspect and maintain facility dust collection systems, including photohelics, magnehelics, pulse solenoids, and cartridge inspection and replacement.
• Perform furnace inspections on components such as fire eyes, argon panels, furnace cooling systems, and combustion air filters.
• Perform Met Lab equipment inspections and preventive maintenance on components such as closed‑loop water systems, sample polishing, and cutting equipment.
• Perform inspections on all roof heating, facility exhaust, and HVAC fan and filter systems.
• Perform EHS inspections of GFCIs, emergency lighting, power cords/strips, and fire extinguishers.
• Perform daily inspections of facility part washing systems, air compressors, compressed air dryers, holding tanks, and evaporators.
• Locate the source of equipment issues with maintenance supervision and work with guidance to rectify those issues to minimize production interruptions safely.
• Report potential circumstances surrounding equipment failures and recommend measures for their correction and future prevention.
• Maintain maintenance logs and other required records for weekly, monthly, and quarterly inspections.
• Assist in developing PM and equipment repair tool kits.
• Perform PMs on low‑temperature furnace doors and tracks.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools as required to perform repairs and PMs.
• Work with the maintenance team to develop work instructions for standard and non‑standard maintenance activities (B4s and JSAs).
• Monitor and document maintenance and PM actions in the maintenance database.
• Some additional duties might include preparing and performing furnace surveys, monitoring and controlling the thermal couple needs of furnaces, and assisting in specified calibration assignments.
• Perform preventive maintenance inspections of furnaces and support systems to identify issues and malfunctions of standard mechanical equipment.
• Estimate time and materials needed to repair issues or breakdowns.
• Recommend changes in PM procedures and practices to reduce equipment downtime.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Two (2) years of experience in general maintenance with an emphasis on mechanical, electrical and/or plumbing.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

• Five plus years of experience as a general maintenance technician in a factory environment with a broad knowledge in mechanical, electrical and/or plumbing.
• Experience with Environmental Health and Safety training in Lock out/Tagout/Verify, scissor lift certification, NFPA
  70E, and electrical.