Maintenance Tech

Metal Exchange•Wellsville, PA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Tech repairs and maintains production and facilities equipment at Pennex’s Wellsville, Pennsylvania location. The role requires diagnostic ability and repair skills across mechanical, welding, hydraulic, pneumatic, combustion, and electrical disciplines. This is a night-shift position from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. with a rotating weekend schedule. The technician responds to equipment breakdowns, diagnoses faults, performs repairs and preventive maintenance, inspects plant systems, and installs or modifies equipment to improve reliability, operation, and safety. The role also includes completing maintenance paperwork, following company safety and work policies, and maintaining orderly work areas.

Requirements

Five or more years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience should include welding competency; hydraulic and pneumatic circuit components; relay logic and PLC logic components; bearings; gear reducers; equipment alignment; and piping installation.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to use measuring devices such as rulers and micrometers.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to read maintenance blueprints, hydraulic schematics, ladder diagrams, and bills of materials.
Ability to interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and work with abstract and concrete variables.
Must pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and not require employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future.
Regular attendance is required.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school.

Responsibilities

Respond to service calls from all departments, diagnose equipment breakdowns, and make repairs as required.
Prioritize repairs with input and direction from leadership.
Diagnose malfunctioning equipment and discuss issues with other maintenance technicians, including the Maintenance Supervisor.
Diagnose, repair, or replace faulty hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, combustion, and electronic components.
Perform scheduled preventive maintenance on plant equipment, including extrusion presses and auxiliary equipment, melting and homogenizing furnaces, casting units, and billet saws.
Inspect the air compressors and compressed-air system daily, including oil levels, air filters, and dryer operation.
Inspect the caster cooling-water system daily, including water level, quality, and filtration.
Inspect extrusion press operations daily, including oil levels, leaks, billet heater, cutoff saw, transfer, and stretcher operation.
Install or modify equipment with leadership to improve reliability, simplify operation, or improve safety.
Complete paperwork promptly, including daily work sheets assigning work to jobs or equipment in quarter-hour increments.
Follow company rules, regulations, and policies regarding work and safety practices.
Maintain a neat and orderly work area and perform general housekeeping after repairs.
Assist with housekeeping in the Maintenance area and plant.
Perform other duties as assigned.