Maintenance Technician 1

Futaba Corporation of America•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Technician I is part of the Maintenance Engineering team and repairs and maintains machinery, mechanical equipment, and building facilities. Equipment includes electric motors, pneumatic systems, tools, conveyor systems, and production machines. The role performs preventative maintenance, repairs and installs equipment, supports manufacturing improvements, and helps maintain production equipment and spare parts.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
3–5 years of experience and/or training in maintenance of electronic assembly equipment, particularly surface mount assembly, and a general working knowledge of facility maintenance.
Intermediate MS Office skills, specifically Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; write routine reports; and communicate effectively with coworkers and management.
Intermediate math skills, including computing rates, ratios, and percentages and performing arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
Ability to follow detailed but straightforward written or oral instructions and address problems involving a few concrete variables in standard situations.
Ability to work well in a team environment.
Ability to read basic wiring diagrams, locate breakers, and identify basic electrical components such as switches, fuses, and relays.
Understanding of safe use of a digital multimeter to test voltage, continuity, and resistance.
Basic hands-on experience using standard hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring instruments such as wrenches, sockets, and calipers.
Exposure to or understanding of basic mechanical systems, including belts, pulleys, chains, sprockets, and bearings.
Basic awareness of how pneumatic or hydraulic valves and cylinders operate.

Responsibilities

Perform and document preventative maintenance on production equipment, including lubricating and cleaning.
Adjust control parameters to maintain optimal machine performance.
Repair or replace defective parts and return equipment to full functioning capability.
Install and assemble new equipment.
Set up and operate machines and tools to make and repair parts.
Assist with operator training.
Maintain spare-part inventories for production equipment and generate purchase requisitions as necessary.
Identify and organize tools required to perform maintenance functions.
Provide input on streamlining equipment and improving tooling and equipment, and assist with engineering experimentation and prototypes.
Create simple fixtures and tooling to improve the manufacturing process or quality.
Follow proper safety practices while performing tasks.
Perform other duties assigned by management to support the success of Futaba.