Maintenance Tech I

Medline Industries, LP•Katy, TX

6d•$26 - $38•Onsite

About The Position

Under minimal supervision, this role is responsible for setting up, adjusting, performing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining assigned equipment with a focus on production and quality. The position involves performing routine inspections and ad-hoc repairs on conveyors, automation, robotics, and ancillary equipment. It also includes troubleshooting out-of-service equipment, acting as an escalation point for junior technicians, and documenting all maintenance activities in the CMMS and ticketing systems. The role also requires maintaining operating logs for facility systems, mentoring maintenance personnel, assisting mechanics, and performing facility/building project work such as lighting, door repairs, furniture installation, and plumbing. Additionally, the role involves assembling and testing equipment, analyzing production delays and spoilage causes, certifying on industrial lift equipment, and overseeing projects including space renovations and contractor management. The technician will also provide guidance and training to junior engineers.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
3 year of experience with a forklift, conveyor and general equipment repair and maintenance
Experience troubleshooting complex equipment.
Fundamental understanding of machinery/equipment
Basic skill level in multiple computer software packages including Microsoft Excel
Willing to travel at least/up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).
Must be willing to learn new equipment as it is brought on-line.
Ability to bend, twist, reach, push, lift for extended periods daily
Frequently move, lift, carry supplies/equipment up to 50 lbs and may have to occasionally lift up to 75 lbs
Must be able to stand for minimum of 8 hours and up to 12 hours for up to 6 days a week
Ability to continuously ascend and descend from ladders and stairs, work at heights and/or from a ladder, work from a lying down position, work with your hands above your head.
Willing to operate material handling equipment (i.e. fork truck).
Write documents and reports using writing instruments and computers
Read information, often in small print (drawings)
Follow appropriate safety procedures such as Lock Out/Tag Out, Arc Flash, etc. and use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while maintaining equipment, and ensure a safe work environment by eliminating potential equipment safety hazards
Ability to work overtime and must be available for on-call requests as needed

Nice To Haves

Associates Degree in Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, HVAC, or equivalent.
Graduate of an apprenticeship program or hold current trade certification.
Experience working with inputs, outputs, and PLC logic systems and ability to troubleshoot these systems

Responsibilities

Perform preventive maintenance, routine inspections, and ad-hoc repairs on assigned conveyors, automation, robotics and ancillary equipment as needed.
Perform routine troubleshooting of assigned out of service equipment and correct issues, act as an escalation point for lower level technicians, and escalate to leadership and/or more senior technicians as needed.
Record all maintenance issues in maintenance log for each line.
Document all work in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and ticketing systems as appropriate and maintain accurate records of all operating logs for fire pumps, generators, HVAC equipment, and other facility systems that are tested on a routine basis.
Mentor all maintenance personnel in developing appropriate skillsets and knowledge of equipment.
Assist maintenance mechanics in work that requires two people or when operational needs demand.
Perform facility/building project work as assigned. Tasks include, but are not limited to, light bulb/ballast replacement, door repairs, furniture installation, ceiling tile replacement, carpentry duties, plumbing repairs and maintaining operation logs.
Assemble and test equipment to verify correct operation and production.
Analyze and record cause of production delays on daily production reports and initiate procedures to solve equipment malfunctions.
Examine defects and analyze spoilage causes and, where possible, take corrective action and verify the corrective action has eliminated the problems.
Ability to certify on all industrial lift equipment. Pickers, Reaches, Skates, Booms, Scissor lifts, etc.
Oversee projects as assigned. Projects will include minor space renovations, inventory management, contractor oversight, and building efficiency improvements.
Oversee, inspect, and monitor the routine maintenance provided by junior engineers. Will also provide guidance and training as needed.