Maintenance Apprentice

Nokian Tyres•Dayton, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Apprentice will participate in installations and start-up assistance for new installations and equipment modifications. This role involves discovering methods for improving efficiency and ensuring quality standards, both individually and as part of a team. The apprentice will assist QA with finding and implementing corrective actions from customer rejections and communicate with other shifts, operators, and technicians to exchange updates on equipment status. Key responsibilities include interpreting blueprints and schematics, performing preventive, predictive, project, and reactive maintenance, and conducting routine diagnostic checks on automated systems. The apprentice will react quickly to equipment downtime, troubleshoot issues, determine root causes, and execute repairs to restore equipment to operational status. They will also maintain accurate service records, input data into the maintenance management system, rebuild and repair machines, and communicate spare parts needs. The role requires maintaining required certifications and engaging in personal performance to achieve high standards, along with other assigned duties.

Requirements

Must possess good communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
Excellent visual skills for accessing functionality of equipment
Above basic mathematical skills and reasoning ability
Knowledge of OSHA Requirements to include Electrical Safety, Machine Guarding, confined space and Lockout/Tagout Procedures
Basic working knowledge of computer software and MS office
Ability to operate with speed and accuracy
Demonstrates team spirit, shows flexibility and positive attitude as an active team contributor
Demonstrates the ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
Demonstrates problem solving skills, is able to recognize and appropriately escalate issues when situations arise
Ability to successfully pass pre-employment background check, physical exam and drug screening
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Responsibilities

Participates in installations and start-up assistance for new installation and equipment modifications
Discovers methods of improving efficiency and ensure quality standards, as an individual and part of a team
Assists QA with finding and implementing corrective actions from customer rejections
Communicates with other shifts, operators, and technicians to give and receive updates on equipment status
Interpret blueprints and schematics, implement methods, practices, and techniques of maintaining production facilities, systems and equipment
Performs Preventive, Predictive, Project and Reactive maintenance as required
Performs routine diagnostic checks on automated systems and equipment collecting equipment performance data for early diagnosis of potential system and/or equipment malfunction
Reacts quickly to equipment down condition, evaluates specific nature of trouble through effective troubleshooting and analysis of data, determines root causes of trouble, determines necessary repair, and executes/expedites repair and recovery to restore equipment to safe and efficient operational status
Communicates specific nature of equipment repair and recovery, along with causes, to appropriate management and operations personnel
Maintains accurate service records so that the performance of equipment can be monitored
Inputs appropriate work order and equipment repair data into the maintenance management system, as appropriate to assigned tasks
Rebuilds, repairs and reassemble machines and equipment
Communicates required supply of essential spare parts
Maintains certification as required to perform exception personal maintenance performance
Engage personal performance to achieve and retain high-performance standards
Other duties as assigned