Maintenance Tech A

International PaperFort Smith, AR
Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance A position is an hourly full-time role responsible for performing preventative and emergency maintenance on plant equipment. This involves a wide range of mechanical and electrical tasks, troubleshooting, and ensuring the safe and efficient operation of machinery. The role requires adherence to all safety rules and practices, product safety, and maintaining organized work areas. Accurate record-keeping and teamwork are also essential components of this position.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of detailed mechanical equipment drawings and ability to use detailed blueprints in carrying out troubleshooting and equipment repair.
  • Ability to use measurement and test equipment.
  • Knowledge of types of pitch, diameter of gears (spur, bevel, right angle, herringbone and rack and pinion).
  • Ability to install and check for backlash and wear and maintain gears.
  • Knowledge of all tools and proficient with scales, tape measures, micrometers, dial indicators, calipers, torque wrenches and pullers.
  • Ability to read and interpret pneumatic and hydraulic schematics and diagrams.
  • Ability to design, build and install simple pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
  • Knowledge of mechanical drives and their function and troubleshooting.
  • Knowledge of rigging (coma longs, port-a-power, blocking, chain falls, slings, chokers, hydraulic jack, machine dollies, booms and spreader bars).
  • Proficient in all types of welding (torch, stick, mig and tig).
  • Identify types of bearing and class of fits (roller, ball, tapered & cylindrical and spherical).
  • Identify proper sizing of belts, sheaves, sprockets & chains.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems.
  • Ability to maintain teamwork with other associates.
  • Ability to keep supervision informed of problems and/or unusual situations.

Nice To Haves

  • Knowledge of preventative maintenance activities such as lubricating, measuring wear, measuring positions, repositioning components, and observing operations, vibrations, and noise levels.
  • Experience performing emergency / break down maintenance.
  • Experience contacting and working with vendors and subcontractors.
  • Experience operating a boiler and maintaining adequate operation steam pressure (greater than or equal to 180 PSI).
  • Experience utilizing a maintenance computer system to enter notifications, time, research parts, manuals, drawings, etc.

Responsibilities

  • Following all safety rules and practices.
  • Ensuring product safety.
  • Performing preventative maintenance activities such as lubricating, measuring wear, measuring positions, repositioning components, and observing operations, vibrations, and noise levels.
  • Performing emergency / break down maintenance as necessary to support plant operations.
  • Referencing equipment manuals and other technical literature; knowledge of detailed mechanical equipment drawings and ability to use detailed blueprints in carrying out troubleshooting and equipment repair.
  • Contacting and working with vendors and subcontractors to achieve desired results.
  • Accurately using measurement and test equipment; knowledge of types of pitch, diameter of gears (spur, bevel, right angle, herringbone and rack and pinion); ability to install and check for backlash and wear and maintain gears; knowledge of all tools and proficient with scales, tape measures, micrometers, dial indicators, calipers, torque wrenches and pullers.
  • Performing electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, steam system, and other repairs and installations as needed; read and interpret pneumatic and hydraulic schematics and diagrams; ability to design, build and install simple pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
  • Safely operating the boiler, and maintaining adequate operation steam pressure (greater than or equal to 180 PSI).
  • Knowledge of mechanical drives and their function and troubleshooting.
  • Knowledge of rigging (coma longs, port-a-power, blocking, chain falls, slings, chokers, hydraulic jack, machine dollies, booms and spreader bars).
  • Proficient in all types of welding (torch, stick, mig and tig).
  • Identify types of bearing and class of fits (roller, ball, tapered & cylindrical and spherical) identify proper sizing of belts, sheaves, sprockets & chains.
  • Maintaining clean and organized work areas, and cleaning up work areas as part of completing assigned tasks.
  • Accurately and completely preparing and maintain maintenance records and other paperwork.
  • Utilize maintenance computer system to enter notifications, time, research parts, manuals, drawings, etc.
  • Troubleshooting and solving problems.
  • Maintaining teamwork with other associates.
  • Keeping supervision informed of problems and/or unusual situations.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Life insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Short-term and Long-term Disability
  • 401(k)
  • Company-funded retirement contributions
  • Paid Time Off
  • Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement)
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance
  • Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets
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