Master-Master Maintenance Technician

Kaiser Aluminum•Commerce, CA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the maintenance and repair of all production and plant support systems. This role involves monitoring equipment for reliability using condition monitoring methodologies and specialized tools, repairing, installing, troubleshooting, adjusting, modifying, and servicing various production equipment including valves, rotating equipment, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems, plant utilities infrastructure, material transfer systems, and plant instrumentation. The technician will also read and modify ladder logic, participate in preventive and predictive maintenance teams, execute precision maintenance activities, perform metal fabrication, welding (MIG/TIG/STICK), pipefitting, construction maintenance, concrete, asphalt, and carpentry. Additionally, the role includes leading Root Cause Analysis events, completing work orders safely, assisting in creating and optimizing Job Plans, generating equipment layout drawings with basic drafting skills, assisting in creating Bill of Materials, participating in Lean events and safety/5S teams, maintaining communication with production technicians, ensuring quality and timely completion of maintenance work, mentoring apprentice technicians, providing crew leadership and support, identifying PM and spare parts control improvements, participating in Equipment Improvement Teams, working to reduce unplanned downtime, collaborating with other functional areas, applying lean manufacturing tools, performing autonomous care and housekeeping, documenting spare parts usage, working within scheduling requirements, and driving mobile equipment (Forklift, Crane, Boom lift, Scissor lift, Skid-steer) using computer software like CMMS (Maximo), Email, and MS Office Suite.

Requirements

Certified Master status in a skilled trades discipline OR associate degree in Electrical or Mechanical technology with 5 years manufacturing related or control programming experience
Or discretionary equivalent
Solid verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

Monitors all equipment to ensure reliability utilizing condition monitoring methodologies and specialized tools.
Repairs, installs, troubleshoots, adjusts, modifies, and services all types of production equipment (including , but not limited to, valves, all rotating equipment, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, plant utilities infrastructure, material transfer systems, plant instrumentation and electrical relays).
Reads ladder logic to troubleshoot and is able to modify ladder logic code.
Participates in the preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, 5S, and E.I. Teams
Executes all precision maintenance activities utilizing high-precision measurement technology.
Executes and supervises proper Metal Fabrication, Welding (MIG/TIG/STICK) and Pipefitting.
Construction Maintenance, Concrete, Asphalt and Carpentry.
Lead Root Cause Analysis events.
Completes work orders in a safe and appropriate manner.
Assists in creating new, updating and optimizing Job Plans.
Generates equipment layout drawings. Basic drafting.
Assists in creating Bill of Materials.
Participates on Lean events, safety and 5S teams.
Maintains open communication with production technicians.
Ensures maintenance work execution is completed within allocated time to the highest quality standards.
Mentoring, guiding and coaching of apprentice level technicians.
Crew leadership and provide support to other maintenance technicians.
Identifies and reports opportunities for improvement of PM's and spare parts controls.
Participates on Equipment Improvement Teams.
Works within an environment focused on the reduction of unplanned downtime.
Works collaboratively with other functional areas to ensure accomplishment of overall plant objectives.
Applies lean manufacturing tools & principles in maintenance activities.
Performs autonomous care and housekeeping.
Documents spare parts usage.
Works within scheduling requirements.
Drive Mobile Equipment (Forklift, Crane, Boom lift, Scissor lift, Skid-steer).
Use of computer software: CMMS (Maximo), Email, MS Office Suite.