Night Shift Maintenance Technician

Great Dane • Jonesboro, AR

5d • $27 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

At Great Dane, we rely on makers and we’re calling on them to join our expanding team, the time has never been better to Embrace Your Great and work in an environment with the highest safety standards in the industry. The Position: The Maintenance Technician will report directly to the Maintenance Supervisor. The position responsibilities include, but are not limited to, ability to diagnose, trouble shoot, and determine root cause of malfunctions. Responsible for repairs and facility maintenance. This includes electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic components of production machines and equipment such as metal fabricating machine tools, material handling systems, and automated lubrication system by performing the following duties.

Requirements

• Employee must be able to use pneumatic power tools and equipment of all types.
• Employee must be able to perform the physical requirements listed in that section of this job description.
• Employee must look for potential cost savings in the work process, help keep scrap and waste to a minimum and be efficient in use of all supplies.
• The employee must perform the assigned tasks in a way they meet or exceed the required production level.
• Employee must have strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Employee must have a strong customer service orientation and ability to maintain a professional, friendly demeanor.
• Ability to accurately read a tape measure and other measuring tools.
• Ability to work with hands and to work in mechanically oriented situations following supervisor’s instruction.
• Aptitude to learn and retain new information.
• Ability to follow instructions, given either verbally or in writing.
• Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Office and plant environment.
• Keyboarding, lifting, standing, bending, walking.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Ability to stand and move about on concrete 8-12 hours a day.
• Ability to see, walk, bend, reach, grasp, stoop, kneel, twist, crawl, carry, climb (including ladders), work overhead, push and pull.
• Ability to do heavy lifting (up to 50 pounds) multiple times daily in an 8-to-12-hour shift.
• Ability to maneuver large parts and assemblies (up to 180 pounds) by pushing, pulling, and flipping them into place.
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness.
• The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
• Employees must wear all mandated PPE which includes, at a minimum, protection for the eyes, ears, hands, head, body, and feet.

Responsibilities

• Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine.
• Diagnoses, trouble shoots, and tests machines and equipment to determine root cause of malfunctions.
• Dismantles machines and equipment to gain access to problem area.
• Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
• Inspects and measures parts to detect wear, misalignment, or other problems.
• Removes and replaces worn or defective parts of drive mechanism or hydraulic system.
• Realigns and adjusts components such as spindles, clutches ball screws.
• Locates damaged air and hydraulic pipes on machine, and measures, cuts, threads, and installs new pipe.
• Starts machines and equipment to test operation following repair.
• Repairs broken parts.
• Sets up and operates metalworking tools such as lathe, drill press, or grinder, to make or repair parts.
• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics / blueprints.
• Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.
• Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment.
• Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill, and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.
• Fabricates and repairs counters, benches, partitions, and other structures.

Benefits

• Two weeks paid vacation
• +$1/hour night shift premium
• Benefits, including but not limited to dental, vision, and medical with employer contributions.
• Retirement programs, including a Pension Plan and 401(k) Plan with employer match.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed