Conveyor Maintenance Technician

ServiceMax Corporation•Memphis, TN

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Tech troubleshoots, diagnoses, and repairs complex mechanical and electrical issues in conveyor systems. The role also contributes to the design, proposal, and implementation of material-handling systems, ensuring that solutions meet client specifications and applicable codes and standards. The position collaborates with clients, engineers, estimators, and other staff to develop practical, innovative, efficient, and cost-effective designs, while accounting for project schedules, lifecycle costs, testing, acceptance, and risk. The position is based in an in-person warehouse setting and has a 40–50 hour work week that includes evenings and weekends. Travel of 50% is required.

Requirements

Driver's license required.
Willingness to travel 50% required.
Strong, diverse knowledge of material-handling equipment, including mechanical aspects, controls, and software.
General understanding of common building support systems, such as egress and safety systems.
Knowledge of industry-recognized codes, standards, and specifications used in material-handling systems.
Understanding of testing and acceptance methods and rationale, with the ability to influence and implement them in system design.
Ability to conceptualize creative system designs and implementation strategies that provide cost and technology advantages.
Ability to recognize client-specific specifications and keep current with changes.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to make significant presentations to senior management and clients.
Ability to multitask, meet deadlines, and solve problems individually and as part of a team.
Strong management and leadership skills, including the ability and willingness to sponsor growth initiatives and change.
Intellectual capacity, appropriate academic background, and substantial practical experience.
Collaborative, caring, self-confident leadership style with a low ego.
Results-driven approach and ability to focus oneself and others on key initiatives and targets.
Ability to take a broad view of issues, manage competing forces, and understand stakeholder motivation and value.
Holistic strategic thinking and ability to manage multiple goals and deadlines in the context of the broader picture.

Nice To Haves

Three or more years in the conveyor or material-handling industry is preferred.
Exposure to structural design and electrical system design.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair complex mechanical and electrical issues within conveyor systems.
Ensure systems meet client specifications and standards, as well as applicable local, state, and national codes.
Evaluate material-handling processes and consider innovations in technology, materials, methods, and controls software.
Influence the conceptual configuration of major equipment and controls elements based on client-provided layouts and contract requirements.
Develop system general arrangement drawings and preliminary manifests for cost-estimating input.
Assist estimators in establishing project costs and timelines during the proposal phase.
Support the Engineering team during subsequent project phases to maintain system integrity.
Anticipate and, when required, support project installation, testing, and debugging.
Develop plans that can be transferred to Engineering after an order is won.
Collaborate with clients, engineers, and staff to understand material and conveyance, transport, or handling needs.
Recommend innovative, efficient, and cost-effective material-handling solutions within project schedule constraints.
Define testing and acceptance steps and ensure systems meet customer requirements and applicable regulatory rules.
Draft sketches, examples, and written analyses of proposed designs or improvements to handling systems, packaging, and related elements.
Draft or assist with drafting technical documentation, specifications, and lists.
Actively identify and mitigate risks related to overall project design and implementation.
Estimate lifecycle costs of material-handling systems to identify long-term solutions.
Support growth initiatives and change, and help drive behavioral change and stakeholder understanding.