Maintenance Technician

Main Street•Birmingham, AL

14d

About The Position

Summary Coordinates all functions of maintenance and repair of production equipment. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Learn and develop proficiency in systems including but not limited to maintaining the operation, adjustments, repairs, preventative maintenance, changeovers, and lubrication. Learn and develop proficiency in a wide variety of functions, including installation, maintenance adjustment, or repair of equipment. Use hand tools, power tools, and other instruments for repairs and maintenance of machinery and equipment. Clean and lubricate parts. Work under general supervision, work is assigned verbally or in writing. Take initiative in recognizing and correcting problems and/or perform maintenance type duties under own initiative. Plan and accomplish work with little or no supervisor follow-up during the process of assignment. Respond to daily equipment trouble and assist in troubleshooting, evaluation, and trouble reporting. Follow safety practices. Flexibility to be on-call during afterhours or weekends (phone calls and service calls) Non-essential Duties & Responsibilities Employees in this position may be asked to perform other duties as assigned within the department or other areas of production. Conditions which may make this necessary include, but are not limited to, machine down time, workflow/project deadlines, special projects, illness of coworkers or any special situation as determined by the management team within the department. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Requirements

Associates Degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school with primary emphasis in mechanical/electrical field; OR a minimum of 1 year to 18 months related experience and/or training.
Eagerness and willingness to learn and develop proficiency on specialized manufacturing equipment
Basic industrial plumbing skills
Basic TIG and ARC welding skills
Basic operation of milling machines and lathes
Electrical aptitude to include: AC & DC circuits
Proficient in PLC knowledge
Proficient in Ladder Logic Interpretation
Proficient in Electrical Schematic Interpretation
Proficient in industrial electrical installation and wiring
Mechanical aptitude to include troubleshooting mechanical issues, drilling/tapping, interpretation of technical parts drawings and prints, understanding mechanical logic
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
The employee is frequently exposed to vibration.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Responsibilities

Coordinates all functions of maintenance and repair of production equipment.
Learn and develop proficiency in systems including but not limited to maintaining the operation, adjustments, repairs, preventative maintenance, changeovers, and lubrication.
Learn and develop proficiency in a wide variety of functions, including installation, maintenance adjustment, or repair of equipment.
Use hand tools, power tools, and other instruments for repairs and maintenance of machinery and equipment.
Clean and lubricate parts.
Work under general supervision, work is assigned verbally or in writing.
Take initiative in recognizing and correcting problems and/or perform maintenance type duties under own initiative.
Plan and accomplish work with little or no supervisor follow-up during the process of assignment.
Respond to daily equipment trouble and assist in troubleshooting, evaluation, and trouble reporting.
Follow safety practices.
Flexibility to be on-call during afterhours or weekends (phone calls and service calls)