Industrial Maintenance Technician

Job description

· Ensures plant machinery and mechanical equipment are kept in working order.

· Diagnose part issues then dismantles machines, as needed, to replace defective parts. Reassembles machines and makes necessary adjustments to ensure efficient operation.

· Addresses any emergency equipment repairs.

· Alteration, maintenance, and repair of equipment and facilities.

· Assists in coordinating, maintaining and communicating preventative maintenance schedules and records

· Repairs and lubricates machines and equipment.

· Moves machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.

· Installs and assists in the installation of equipment.

· Promptly and accurately complete forms, records and reports used to document the status of department projects and tasks.

· Perform monthly test on all safety systems

· Operate within our preventative and predictive maintenance program

· Responsible for keeping Safety First for you and your co-workers

· Determine corrective action necessary to minimize downtime, increase productivity, and maintain continuity of operations.

· Possibly reading manuals, blueprints and schematics to determine repair needs for various equipment.

· Promptly notifies the appropriate resources (internal and external) in the event major repairs to equipment or facilities are needed and provides accurate communication/documentation to assist in the repair.

· Use of ladders and lifts to access the building equipment.

· Communicate with production operators to ensure changeovers and equipment process.

· Report and inventory parts used on the off shifts to ensure parts inventory.

· Works with machine vendors to assist in repairing machines and ordering parts.

Core Qualifications

· Able to push, pull or lift up to 50 lbs.

· The nature and pace of the work requires that an employee in this class be self-motivated, have a positive attitude and be highly ambitious.

· Have some knowledge of compressed air, vacuum, hydraulics, electronic controls, and their systems and related components.

· Skilled in use of a variety of tools; carpentry; plumbing; masonry work; mechanical and electrical repairs; minor welding; and preventative and scheduled maintenance.

· Capability to help troubleshoots, repairs, and performs preventive maintenance on buildings and production equipment, including mechanical, pneumatic, electrical systems, machining, welding, plumbing, and carpentry.

· Take accurate measurements, perform basic math, understand and apply industry regulations, policies and procedures.

· Follow verbal and written instructions, communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

· Maintain valid driver's license.

· Ability to plan and organize building maintenance and repair work, read, write and interpret blue prints.

· Contributes to team effort by accomplishing tasks to meet the needs of all staff

· Assists in developing and carrying out preventive maintenance program.

· Maintains effective and respectful working relationships with other associates.