Maintenance Technician
Key Skills for This Role
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Primary Duties and Tasks
- This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.
- ● Ensures safe work environment and practices.
- ● Completes Lock out tag out
- ● Supports & drives continuous improvement, 5S, and Lean Manufacturing
- ● Performs and maintains general PM’s, PDM’s, condition monitoring programs.
- ● Lubricates and cleans parts.
- ● Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments.
- ● Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
- ● Identifies and uses correct hand tools.
- ● Observes mechanical devices in operation and listens to their sounds to locate causes of trouble.
- ● Repairs or replaces defective parts.
- ● Start devices to test their performance.
- ● Troubleshoots and repairs basic mechanical drive systems, electrical circuits and basic plumbing.
- ● Repairs electrical equipment.
- ● Troubleshoots and repairs basic hydraulic and pneumatic circuits, including full understanding of line numbering and symbols used on prints.
- ● Sets up and operates drill press, grinder, and other metal working tools to make and repair parts.
- ● Repairs and replaces pumps, mechanical seals and heat exchangers.
- ● Operates oxy/acetylene torch for cutting and heating.
- ● Welds MIG.
- ● Plan, perform, layout, and execute maintenance project work.
- ● Maintain shop cleanliness.
- ● Order parts and supplies
- ● Notify production when equipment is back on line
Secondary Duties and Tasks
- ● Sets up and makes ready new cast aluminum molds.
- ● Make CNC fixtures from wood, epoxy, and other materials.
- ● Repairs or reworks damaged or broken tools & fixtures.
- ● Performs basic plumbing of tools, silver soldering and bending of copper.
- ● Make and repair assembly fixtures.
- ● Basic woodworking.
- ● Sets up and operates drill press, table saw, and other wood working tools.
Qualifications
- Education / Experience
- ● High School Diploma or GED.
- ● 3+ years experience in a similar role
- ● Average Computer experience (Word, Excel).
- ● Basic understanding and use of multimeters.
- ● Read basic wiring diagrams, including understanding wire numbering/coding and symbols used.
- ● Understand Metric and English descriptions for fasteners, torque, etc.
- ● Understand fastener markings for strength in ISO and English format.
- ● Able to read mechanical and assembly prints.
- ● Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, production schedules, purchase orders, maintenance instructions, and procedural manuals.
- ● Ability to write reports, procedural manuals, and correspondence.
- ● Able to communicate effectively with customers, vendors, and other employees.
Physical Demands
● The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and talk or hear.
● The employee is occasionally required to sit and use hands to handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls.
● The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, carrying and moving parts, materials, and product.
● Specific vision abilities required by this job included close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
About the Company
General Plastics, Inc. (GP) is a leading custom plastic thermoformer located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, certified under ISO 9001:2015 standards. With over 70 full-time employees and a 93,000-square-foot facility developed through multiple expansions, GP offers high-quality, cost-effective solutions tailored for Transportation and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Serving customers across the United States, Mexico, and Canada, GP specializes in markets such as transportation, medical, food & beverage, construction, and more. Committed to innovation and precision, GP delivers exceptional results to meet the diverse needs of its clients.
About General Plastics Inc
Private Milwaukee manufacturer providing custom thermoformed plastic parts, assemblies, and turnkey solutions to OEM and point-of-purchase customers.
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