Equipment and Maintenance Technician I - Nights

Accu-Mold Corp • Ankeny, IA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Equipment and Maintenance Technician I supports maintenance of equipment and machinery throughout the facility to help maintain production and make needed improvements. The role assists with injection molding machines and other manufacturing equipment, performs preventive maintenance, and helps troubleshoot equipment issues to prevent production, tooling, or building equipment breakdowns. The technician works with production, toolroom, and maintenance staff to complete tasks and may perform welding, fabrication, equipment rebuilding or overhauls, basic electrical wiring and troubleshooting, and repairs to motors, pumps, and pneumatic systems. Other duties or general labor may be required to support production or office personnel.

The position requires frequent movement throughout the facility and may involve climbing, bending, stretching, crouching, grasping items, and moving or transporting up to 55 pounds. Work is mostly in climate-controlled areas, though occasional work may involve extreme outdoor or non-climate-controlled temperatures. Noise is usually moderate and varies by location. The employee may encounter steel chips, grinding dust, EDM smoke, cutting oils, and coolants; safety glasses are required.

Requirements

• High school education coursework or GED required.
• Ability to operate a personal computer and knowledge of Windows-based programs.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and use instructions and short correspondence.
• Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations, including to employees and salespeople or during telephone conversations.
• Ability to perform arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to read and understand complicated designs and drawings.
• Ability to interpret instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to use experience to troubleshoot and solve problems.
• Willingness to attend conferences, classes, or training to enhance and update knowledge and skills.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of frequent facility movement, including climbing, bending, stretching, crouching, grasping, and potentially moving or transporting up to 55 pounds.
• Normal or corrected-to-normal vision, including good color and close vision.

Nice To Haves

• Two-year technical degree in manufacturing or industrial technology, or equivalent experience and education.

Responsibilities

• Assist with maintenance of injection molding machines and other manufacturing equipment to support timely production of quality plastic parts.
• Assist with equipment troubleshooting to prevent breakdowns involving production, tooling, or building equipment.
• Complete routine preventive maintenance on equipment as needed.
• Communicate equipment and supply needs to maintenance staff to support timely installation or repair.
• Work with production, toolroom, and maintenance staff to complete tasks in a timely manner.
• Perform duties that may include welding, fabrication, rebuilding, or overhauling equipment.
• Perform basic wiring and troubleshoot electrical projects.
• Repair motors, pumps, and pneumatic systems, and perform basic metal fabrication.
• Perform other duties or general labor as required to support production or office personnel.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED