Maintenance Technician

Eastern Shipbuilding Group•Panama City, FL

19h

About The Position

Responsible for preventive and corrective mechanical and electrical maintenance. The technician troubleshoots and repairs production equipment, including conveyors, dust collectors, motors, gear reducers, variable frequency drives, and programmable logic controllers. The role also involves reading electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics to perform repairs and installations; documenting work and production downtime; and maintaining a range of shipyard production equipment. Duties may change and may include other work as assigned. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. The employee must be able to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays, and comply rigorously with safety procedures and personal protective equipment requirements. Work takes place in a heavy industrial shipyard environment, with potential exposure to electrical shock, moving mechanical parts, vibration, fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, continual loud noise, and other hazards.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalence.
Three to five years of mechanical and electrical maintenance experience desired; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Knowledge of ship terminology, safety, and OSHA regulations.
Effective troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Basic to intermediate experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present information and respond to questions from management, supervisors, and employees.
Ability to follow written, oral, or diagram-based instructions using common-sense understanding.
Ability to read and understand blueprints.
Knowledge of safe operation and use of hand and power tools.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic across units of measure and read a tape measure.
Integrity, ethics, flexibility and adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, safety-consciousness, and multitasking ability.
Ability to maintain the confidential integrity of information pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.
Ability to communicate and perform the stated physical demands, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, climbing, and frequently lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Must be physically and medically qualified to wear required personal protective equipment under OSHA standards.
Must be able to work at heights of at least 50 feet, on scaffolding or man-lifts while working with machinery, in confined spaces, and in extreme heat and cold.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge and experience operating overhead cranes.
Welding experience.

Responsibilities

Perform preventive and corrective mechanical and electrical maintenance.
Troubleshoot and repair production equipment, including conveyors, dust collectors, motors, gear reducers, variable frequency drives, and programmable logic controllers.
Read electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics and make repairs and installations based on them.
Complete reports on work performed and track production downtime and repair times.
Troubleshoot and repair Ethernet and DeviceNet systems.
Repair overhead cranes and hoists.
Repair tools and ancillary production equipment, including presses, band saws, pumps, spray guns, and sanders.
Repair CNC plasma equipment as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Maintain regular attendance and work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
Follow safety procedures, policies, and personal protective equipment requirements.