Maintenance Tech - Nights - $27.88 - $36.00
About The Position
The Maintenance Tech I rotates among Electrician, Machinist, Mechanic, and Boiler Operator roles at a manufacturing plant as business needs dictate. Required training is provided before assignment to a role. As a Machinist, the employee fabricates, designs, and redesigns parts; repairs machinery parts; operates machine-shop equipment; modifies molds and hardware; welds as needed; and completes job-order paperwork. As an Electrician, the employee tests, installs, programs, assembles, maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, and replaces electrical and electronic equipment and components, including control systems, motors, and conduit systems. The role may also involve assisting with mechanical repairs and operating shop machinery. As a Boiler Operator, the employee maintains steam, air, and hydraulic pressure and supports tire curing, oil heating, plant heating, and equipment operation. Duties include inspecting logs, compressors, boilers, pumps, gauges, and lubricators; conducting chemical tests; monitoring boiler-water conductivity; and adding chemicals as needed. As a Mechanic, the employee performs maintenance, repairs, and rebuilds on plant machinery, provides floor coverage and preventive/predictive maintenance, records machine downtime and return-to-service information, rebuilds parts, and assists with electrical work. The work involves physical demands and working conditions that vary by assigned role, including lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling; standing, walking, and sometimes sitting; and exposure to machinery, noise, vibration, heat, cold, wet conditions, chemicals, electrical hazards, burns, dust, fumes, heights, and other plant hazards. Certain role assignments require passing company agility and drug tests; the Mechanic role also requires an in-house mechanical examination score of at least 70%.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED, or commitment to obtain a GED through the Carlstar-sponsored GED program within 12 months of hire.
- Forklift Operator certification.
- Three to five years of industrial experience.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while meeting production and quality goals.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a valid forklift or equipment license as needed or required.
- Ability to meet the ergonomic and physical base score for assigned roles.
- Pass company agility and drug tests where required for the assigned role.
- For the Mechanic role, pass an in-house mechanical examination with a score of 70% or better.
Nice To Haves
- At least one year of experience in a manufacturing or distribution operation is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Rotate among Electrician, Machinist, Mechanic, and Boiler Operator roles according to business needs, after receiving required training.
- Fabricate, design, redesign, repair, and modify parts, molds, and hardware; operate machine-shop equipment; weld as needed; and complete job-order paperwork.
- Test, install, program, assemble, maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and replace electrical and electronic equipment and components, including control systems, motors, and conduit systems.
- Maintain steam, air, and hydraulic pressure and support plant heating, oil heating, tire curing, and equipment operation.
- Inspect boiler and compressor systems, pumps, lubricators, gauges, and logs; conduct chemical tests; monitor boiler-water conductivity; and add chemicals as needed.
- Perform mechanical maintenance, repairs, rebuilds, floor coverage, and preventive/predictive maintenance on plant machinery.
- Record machine downtime and log machines back in when repairs are complete.
- Assist with electrical work and repair or rebuild parts for plant machinery.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
