PLANT MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN (Levels I-III)

GCC•Sioux Falls, ND

7d•$26 - $33•Hybrid

About The Position

We're seeking skilled Plant Maintenance Technicians to join our team in Big Stone, SD. This position requires regular travel to support maintenance activities at multiple plant locations throughout the region. The role involves repairing and maintaining equipment and building operations, ensuring equipment is always operated safely, and minimizing production outages. The technician will perform preventive maintenance, resolve breakdowns, and educate operations staff on proper equipment usage. Additionally, the role requires working with the Accounting department to ensure administrative procedures are followed and maintenance expenses are categorized correctly, and utilizing daily Key Performance Indicators to drive operational excellence in maintenance. Occasional overnight travel is required.

Requirements

Must know all aspects of air handling devices, i.e. cylinders, solenoids, compressors, regulators.
Knowledgeable of electric over air systems.
Must be able to work with PVC and rigid piping for handling of air and water.
Knowledge of pumps and their capacities.
Must understand 480-volt systems and lower.
Must be able to read schematics and prints.
Troubleshooting experience necessary.
Computer batch panel experience necessary.
Must be able to read prints and plant layout features, i.e. plumbing, air and electrical systems, conveyors, hoppers, silos and bins.
Must be able to use a transit and experience installing forms.

Nice To Haves

Formal training and/or certification in air handling devices.
Formal training and/or certification in the utilization of tools.
Formal and/or certification in understanding 480-volt systems and lower, reading schematics and prints, and computer batch panel experience.

Responsibilities

Repair and maintain equipment and building operations including ready-mix plant, recycler and other miscellaneous equipment.
Repair plant equipment in a safe condition and reinforce the safety culture.
Attend plant safety meetings and fix issues identified during plant inspections in a timely manner.
Ensure the ready-mix plant is mechanically available every day and minimize unplanned production outages.
Proactively communicate problems in achieving continual plant uptime to the Ready Mix Management Team.
Perform all preventive maintenance activities and quickly resolve all equipment breakdowns.
Avoid fixing equipment with temporary patches that do not resolve the fundamental cause of the equipment failure.
Develop additional skills required to continually improve personal mechanical abilities.
Educate the Operations Manager, Plant Managers, and Drivers about the appropriate methods to operate all parts of the plant.
Troubleshoot unexpected breakdowns to identify root causes of the failure.
Work with the Accounting department to ensure all administrative procedures are followed and that all maintenance expenses are appropriately categorized by piece of equipment.
Utilize daily Key Performance Indicators to drive operational excellence in maintenance.