Preventative Maintenance Technician

Maxcess International • Meadows of Dan, VA

18h • Onsite

About The Position

The Preventative Maintenance Technician is primarily responsible for ensuring the continuous operation of machinery and mechanical equipment, including motors, pneumatic tools, conveyors, hydraulic systems, and production machines. This involves following diagrams, sketches, operational manuals, manufacturer’s instructions, and engineering specifications to troubleshoot malfunctions. The core objective of this role is to minimize production downtime.

Requirements

• Safe work practices in an industrial environment.
• Knowledgeable and able to use hoists, cranes, hand tools, man lifts and fork trucks.
• Fabricate repair parts by using machine shop instrumentation and equipment in welding, turning, milling, sawing, grinding, fitting and scraping.
• Uses shears, brakes, drills and hand tools.
• Ability to complete work orders with minimal supervision.
• Performs work with an attention to detail.
• Help in troubleshooting mechanical repairs.
• Help in repair of HVAC equipment.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3-5 years in maintenance or related field.

Nice To Haves

• Trade school or apprenticeship program helpful

Responsibilities

• Locate sources of problems by observing mechanical and electrical devices in operations, listening for problems and using precision measuring and testing instruments.
• Removes defective parts by dismantling devices.
• Determines changes in dimensional requirements of parts by inspecting used parts for wear by using rulers, calipers, micrometers and other measuring devices.
• Adjust and repair parts by using hand tools, precision levels and straight edges.
• Controls downtime by informing production workers of routine maintenance techniques and monitoring them.
• Conserves maintenance resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Maintains a safe and clean work environment.
• Obtains work instructions from Internal Work Request or Preventive Maintenance program.
• Uses a computer for parts research and responding to work orders.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED