Maintenance Associate (6 AM-2:30PM M-F)

Tosoh Quartz, Inc.•Portland, OR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Provide entry-level maintenance support for manufacturing equipment while following all safety requirements. The role includes machine cleaning, non-daily upkeep tasks, and assisting maintenance technicians with preventive maintenance, repairs, and basic troubleshooting. Work should be coordinated to limit disruption to production. The shift is 6:00 am–2:30 pm, Monday–Friday.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Mechanical aptitude to understand equipment components and systems and recognize obvious defects or abnormal conditions.
Ability to use common hand tools, such as wrenches and hammers, safely and appropriately.
Ability to follow written and verbal work instructions, including interpreting maintenance and service manual steps.
Ability to read and understand work orders, logs, schedules, graphs, and similar shop documents.
Ability to observe instruments such as gauges, dials, and indicators and accurately record operating conditions and production-related data.
Ability to meet vision requirements for close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and color distinction to perform inspections.
Basic math skills to interpret technical instructions and perform routine calculations.
Ability to operate industrial material-handling equipment, such as a forklift, table lift, or overhead crane, in accordance with site procedures.
Working knowledge of basic computer tools to update maintenance records in CMMS or facilities tracking software and create or submit requisitions.
Proficiency with Outlook and Excel.
Ability to use safety boots, glasses, PPE, and other protective gear as required.

Nice To Haves

Experience working around industrial equipment and following lockout/tagout and chemical-handling practices.
Familiarity with preventive-maintenance concepts and basic troubleshooting methods in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Perform machine cleaning and non-daily industrial hygiene activities to maintain safe, orderly equipment and work areas.
Assist maintenance technicians with preventive maintenance and routine service activities, including setup, tool staging, and basic equipment operation for maintenance purposes.
Support assigned repairs and corrective maintenance by assisting with disassembly and assembly, parts replacement, and post-repair checks under technician guidance.
Assist with time-sensitive troubleshooting of down equipment by gathering information, observing conditions, taking basic measurements, and supporting safe restoration of service.
Coordinate and document maintenance activities by communicating status with shop-floor leadership, updating work orders and preventive-maintenance records, and confirming completion results.
Escort contractors and visitors as needed.