Maintenance Technician

Essential Responsibilities

• Perform highly diversified duties to maintain plant equipment
• Provide emergency/ unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service
• Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments
• Perform regular preventative maintenance on machines, equipment, and plant facilities
• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties
• Participate in the maintenance On-Call system with qualified Technician.
• Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situation to proper supervision
• Comply with MSHA regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must be able to perform duties in a safe manner
• Must have strong welding hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and industrial skills and experience.
• Must be able to work 8-16 hour shifts, weekends, overtime, and holidays as needed
• Strong communication skills

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• All duties require outside assignments and require periods of work in all weather conditions-heat, cold, wet or dry and dusty
• Safety-sensitivity position
• Ability to climb stairs, climb ladders, reach, stoop, squat, tolerate prolonged standing/walking, balance, bend, twist, crawl, kneel, push and pull objects
• Ability to operate hand controls with both hands
• Ability to operate mobile equipment, foot pedals with both feet
• Ability to perform sustained overhead reaching
• Ability to work in cramped quarters
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and carry up to 150 feet
• Ability to tolerate working at heights up to 150 feet
• This job description should not be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities or as an employment agreement between the employer and employee. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification and is subject to change as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. Any essential functions of this position will be evaluated as necessary should an employee/applicant be unable to perform the functions or requirements due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the employee/applicant when possible.
• We are an equal opportunity employer and do not make employment decisions based on a person’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.