Maintenance Tech

The Maintenance Technician roles is required to plan and perform all maintenance and repair operations necessary to keep plant property, equipment, machinery, and tools in good operating condition; diagnose problems and work in many varied and diversified capacities required in general maintenance, overhaul, and repair of plant equipment processes and facilities. Periodically perform or assist others in routine to moderately complex repairs or installation of automatic electrical and electronic controls.

• Work involves a complete range and wide variety of duties involving diversified and difficult work using technical electronic diagnostics, computer equipment, and a variety of precision instruments; requiring much care to effectively and efficiently diagnose, dismantle, repair, lubricate, reassemble or otherwise work on general maintenance.
• Diagnose causes of malfunctions by sight, sound, or actions of machinery and equipment.
• Start, observe, operate, or otherwise activate equipment to detect or verify correction of malfunction.
• Inspect, adjust, clean, or lubricate equipment as preventive maintenance. Tear down, replace, repair, install, and assemble equipment, parts, components, and accessories.
• Adjust mechanisms such as feed, speed, power input or output.
• Operate various mechanical and electronic test equipment.
• Specific knowledge of pumps, conveyer systems, motors and drives is required in the performance of regular or assigned duties.
• Remain current in technical changes or equipment designs by attending classes as needed
• Work rotating shifts, holidays, weekends and overtime as scheduled or required.
• Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment and completing all required training.

• Minimum High School or GED required
• Experience with precision alignment of motors, couplings, bearings, and pumps required
• Experience troubleshooting issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors required
• Experience reading blueprints required
• Three (3) years or more of experience installing, troubleshooting, and repairing heavy equipment required
• Experience with fabrication, cutting with a torch, and welding with an arc welder required
• Experience in a manufacturing environment required
• Experience troubleshooting & repairing hydraulics & pneumatics systems and reading hydraulic schematics preferred
• Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) preferred
• Experience performing lubrication preventative maintenance and troubleshooting lubrication related failures preferred
• A combination of higher education and experience will be taken into consideration

Minimum qualifications required to successfully perform these roles. These are the qualifications that are necessary for someone to be considered for the position. A reasonable accommodation may be allowed for some aspects of the role as determined by Human Resources.

• Eligible to legally work in the United States without employer sponsorship
• High School diploma or equivalent education
• Willing and able to work a 12-hour rotating schedule which will include nights, weekends and holidays
• Willing and able to work on an emergency call-in basis as required
• Ability to work as part of a team and deliver value to the team
• Willingness and ability to cross-train to learn new jobs and skills
• Consistent, predictable attendance

• Ability to maintain all equipment in assigned area
• Ability to enhance or improve processes and procedures
• Ability to pass a respirator fit test and pulmonary function test

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