Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician – Mt. Airy, NC

Are you a detailed individual that wants to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? This position installs, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs electrical and mechanical systems, apparatus and electrical and mechanical components of industrial machinery and equipment. Will also use shop machinery, such as band saws, lathes, and mills to fabricate, repair, or rebuild parts.

Insteel Industries, established in 1953, started from humble beginnings, embraces strong values, and has its Home Office in Mount Airy, NC. We are the nation s largest manufacturer of steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications. We manufacture and market prestressed concrete (PC) strand and welded wire reinforcement, including engineered structural mesh, concrete pipe reinforcement, and standard welded wire reinforcement for concrete reinforcement applications.

The company operates eleven manufacturing facilities in nine states.

The person we are looking for is dynamic, driven, motivated, and has a firm attention to detail. You are a valuable member of the team and a key player in the success of the business.

A Maintenance Technician is commonly expected to know and must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. To be successful in this role you will:

• Visually inspect and test machinery and equipment.
• Listen for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discuss machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine.
• Conduct equipment inspections for proper operation and mechanical integrity.
• In-depth knowledge of safety guidelines and safety related work practices such as Lockout/Tagout
• Demonstrates proficiency in basic multimeter functions (i.e., fuses, conductivity)
• Troubleshoots and repairs machinery and components including but not limited to, electrical circuits-relays, contractors, motors, starters, AC/DC drives, PLCs, hydraulic systems, pump/valve failures, cooling systems, gear boxes, and pneumatic systems.
• Lubricates and maintains all equipment during normal operations and planned/scheduled preventive maintenance work
• Repairs auxiliary components
• Changes bearing and wear components, replaces and adjusts belts, pulleys, and drive components
• Understands thread terminology, tap drill sizes, fastener terminology, drill sizes, bit sizes & types
• Understand and demonstrate competencies in lathe and milling machine operations.
• Reads blueprints, schematics, installation and arrangement drawings, basic components, electrical diagrams and symbols and install wire machinery to manufacturer’s specifications
• Solders electrical and electronic components
• Creates and modifies work orders within the MAXIMO CMMS system to include recording logs, entering time and follow-up work to be performed
• Adheres to the company safety policies and related guidelines, including PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) usage
• Other mechanical/electrical duties as assigned

• Broad Technical training (high school plus 1 to 2 years of apprenticeship/applied trades training). Training requires a basic knowledge in the use of shop mathematics together with the use of complicated drawings, specifications, charts, tables, PLC programs, DC drive motors, AC drive motors and various types of precision measuring instruments are required
• 3-5 years of electrical experience preferred
• 5-7 years of industrial or Maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred
• An equivalent combination of education and work-related experience may be acceptable.

INSTEEL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you are qualified individual with a disability or a disabled…