Maintenance Technician I - 1st Shift

Readerlink Distribution Services • Romeoville, IL

10d • Onsite

About The Position

This role assists senior mechanics with daily tasks including machine troubleshooting, light plumbing, carpentry, electrical work, and forklift maintenance. The position also involves moving furniture, watering batteries, and changing light bulbs. Additional duties may be assigned as needed. The job requires the ability to stand for up to 10 hours and walk for up to 8 hours daily, with frequent bending, stooping, reaching, crouching, kneeling, and pushing/pulling. Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently and up to 75 pounds occasionally is also required. The role involves continuous reaching up and out, occasional climbing, and repetitive hand/arm movements. Specific vision abilities are necessary, including close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment. The employee must be able to wear gloves occasionally and communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, with the ability to read safety rules, instructions, and manuals, and write reports and use email.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent preferred
• Must possess valid driver’s license.
• Previous experience in warehouse environment and 1- 3 years work experience in general repairs
• Experience with using hand tools: drills, Saws, hammers, and wrenches.
• Operation of electric forklifts
• Must be able to stand up to 10 hours in a day.
• Must be able to walk up to 8 hours.
• Will continuously reach up and out.
• Will occasionally climb.
• Will occasionally push/pull from 11 to 75 pounds.
• Will frequently bend, stoop, reach up and out, crouch, kneel, and push/pull from 35 to 50 pounds.
• Will frequently lift to 50 pounds and occasionally lift to 75 pounds.
• Will occasionally have repetitive foot movement.
• Will frequently have repetitive hand/arm movements for simple reaching, simple and firm grasping and/or fine hand manipulation.
• Specific vision ability required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects; and reach with hands and arms.
• Must be able to wear gloves occasionally.
• Must have communication skills in English, both written and verbally.
• Ability to read documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and communicate via email system.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Responsibilities

• Assists Senior mechanic with day-to-day duties such as machine troubleshooting, light plumbing, carpentry, electrical, and forklift maintenance.
• Moves furniture, waters batteries, changes light bulbs.
• Assist with company related functions.
• Other duties may be assigned, directed, or requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED