Facility Maintenance Technician

Pay: $25 - $31 Hourly

Monday
- Friday, some Saturdays. Day/Evening Shifts, 10-12 hour shifts depending on production and demand.

Facility Maintenance Technician installs, maintains, and repairs machinery, equipment, physical structures, and pipe and electrical systems in industrial establishments.

Pay: $25 - $31 Hourly

Monday
- Friday, some Saturdays. Day/Evening Shifts, 10-12 hour shifts depending on production and demand.

Summary

Facility Maintenance Technician installs, maintains, and repairs machinery, equipment, physical structures, and pipe and electrical systems in industrial establishments.

• Visually inspect and test machinery and equipment
• Listen for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine
• Dismantle defective machines and equipment and install new or repair parts
• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery
• Lay out, assemble, install, and maintain convey pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repair and replace gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment
• Repair and maintain physical structure of establishment using welders, cutting torches, hammers, chop saw, drills, wrenches, and impact guns
• Operate cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts
• Responsible for the preventative maintenance for all the equipment in the plant, including building preventative maintenance, such as drives, belts, filters, Motors and Bag houses.
• Troubleshoot and replace defective electrical apparatus, such as switches, relays, motors, and electrical and electronic components of machinery equipment
• Responsible for ordering and/or notifying the designated person to order the parts related to maintenance
• Comply with all safety protocols, including lock out/tag out

• Regular attendance and physical presence at work is an essential function of this position
• This job may require additional duties not listed above and the employee may be asked to perform those duties to meet business needs such as operate loading/unloading equipment as needed

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Welding, cutting torch, and fabricating experience with metal required
• Possession of a Class A or B CDL preferred
• Basic electric wiring abilities preferred
• Use of an air compressor, other power tools, and some minor construction equipment
• Completion of a company DOT physical examination and applicable drug testing

• Mechanical experience preferred

• Must be willing and able to climb up, and work at 100 feet above ground; such as on top of silos, or in a manlift bucket
• Ability to communicate with multiple individuals, including management
• Work independently and with the assistance of others
• Familiarity with tools and how things work
• Promote, demonstrate, and abide by all safety procedures

• Operation within a fast-paced environment
• Exposed to moving mechanical parts, vehicles, heavy construction equipment, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions
• Noise level is usually moderate, but can be high and requires personal hearing protection on occasion at job sites, plants and laboratories – proper usage of PPE for certain jobs may be required
• Must be able to work through stressful situations while maintaining professionalism and composure
• Travel occasionally

• Regularly required to talk or hear; frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Must be able to operate buttons, levers, and other controls located on various equipment
• Must be able to work long and flexible hours as necessary, weekends as needed
• Must be able to maneuver in and around…