Maintenance Mechanic

Talent Acquisition Team•Warwick, RI

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About The Position

Herff Jones is hiring a Maintenance Mechanic in Warwick, with a starting pay of $25 per hour. The role maintains manufacturing and facility equipment by diagnosing electrical and mechanical malfunctions and performing preventive and corrective maintenance. The mechanic adjusts, calibrates, aligns, modifies, assembles, and installs equipment and components using trade tools. Duties may also include plumbing repairs and building maintenance or carpentry, such as repairing floors, roofs, doors, windows, and fixtures. The employee maintains tools and machinery, handles them carefully, and wears appropriate personal protective equipment. This is an on-call role that requires responding to emergencies at night and on weekends, including Sundays, for equipment malfunctions, snowstorms, or other unforeseen events. Herff Jones is an Indianapolis-based provider of graduation and educational products and services, including class rings and jewelry, caps and gowns, diplomas, announcements, and motivation and recognition programs. The company describes a nationwide network of more than 1,400 employees and sales partners and more than 100 years of serving the student experience.

Requirements

At least 3–4 years of experience in a similar role in a manufacturing setting.
Experience troubleshooting mechanical breakdowns, such as problems with high-speed manufacturing lines.
Experience with hydraulic systems, including high-pressure cylinders, pumps, valves, schematics, and troubleshooting.
Experience with pneumatic systems, including solenoids, cylinders, motor brakes, schematics, and troubleshooting.
Experience with electrical systems, including frequency drives, motor testing, troubleshooting, or panels.
Experience with PLCs, such as understanding instructions, editing documentation, or navigating Allen-Bradley PLC-5 and SLC-500 systems.
Experience performing preventive maintenance, such as computerized maintenance check-ups or reading SPC charts and data.
Ability to regularly lift or move up to 25 pounds.
Ability to perform physical activities including lifting, carrying, sitting, grasping, reaching, standing, kneeling, walking, bending, and twisting.
Ability to read, communicate, and perform simple math.

Nice To Haves

Experience troubleshooting high-speed manufacturing line breakdowns.
Experience working with hydraulic systems and reading schematics.
Experience working with pneumatic systems and reading schematics.
Experience with electrical systems, including frequency drives, motor testing, troubleshooting, or panels.
Experience with Allen-Bradley PLC-5 and SLC-500 systems.
Experience conducting computerized preventive maintenance check-ups or reading SPC charts and data.

Responsibilities

Diagnose electrical or mechanical causes of operational equipment malfunctions or failures and perform preventive and corrective maintenance.
Adjust, calibrate, align, and modify equipment and components.
Assemble and install mechanical components and systems using trade tools.
As needed, assemble, install, and repair pipes, fittings, and fixtures related to heating and water systems, and clear clogged drains.
As needed, perform carpentry and building alteration, repair, and maintenance, including work on floors, roofs, stairways, partitions, doors, windows, screens, scaffolding forms, wood fixtures, and furniture.
Operate hand and power tools, which may include saws, planers, joiners, shapers, drills, sanding machines, routers, and lathes.
Maintain tools and machinery in good condition, use tools carefully, and wear appropriate PPE.
Respond on call at night and on weekends, including Sundays, to emergencies involving equipment malfunctions, snowstorms, or other unforeseen events.

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