Preventative Maintenance Technician

Novolex • Jerome, ID

8d • $28 - $35 • Onsite

About The Position

The Preventative Maintenance Technician is responsible for mechanical and electrical preventive and predictive maintenance, inspections, and repairs on industrial equipment and facility systems. The role reports to and takes direction from the Maintenance Manager / Plant Engineer at the designated location. The technician maintains, overhauls, and repairs equipment; identifies problems found during inspections and performs repairs; records work using CMMS programs and related forms; and assists with equipment retrofits and upgrades. Additional duties include building maintenance and repair, servicing company vehicles and forklifts, supporting engineering and the tool room, maintaining an orderly maintenance shop, and completing other duties as directed. The position requires following OSHA, EPA, and company safety policies, identifying and reporting hazards, and eliminating hazards within the employee’s ability.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in an industrial and/or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to understand and read electrical schematics, machinery drawings, and pneumatic or hydraulic schematics.
• Knowledge of mechanical drive components and systems, including gearboxes, belts, bearings, pulleys, sheaves, and bushings.
• Understanding of lubrication requirements and devices used in preventive maintenance.
• Knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic components and systems, including valves, cylinders, flow controls, and accumulators.
• Knowledge of electrical and electronic components and systems to assess damage, wear, cleaning needs, and replacement needs identified during preventive maintenance.
• Skill using mechanical hand tools and common electrical instruments, including multimeters, amp probes, thermocouple testers, and temperature or pressure control testing equipment.
• Understanding of chilled and cooling tower water systems, including piping, valves, fittings, wear, and pending failures.
• Understanding of heating systems used in ovens and extruders, including use of instruments to measure heating-element resistance.
• Understanding of vacuum systems used to move resin material, including inspection of material lines and control devices.
• Understanding of low-pressure air systems, compressors, piping, valves, flow controls, filters, and oil separators, and ability to perform preventive maintenance on these systems.
• Ability to operate a forklift for preventive maintenance requirements.
• Knowledge of commonly used concepts, tools, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to work well in a team environment and motivate others on the team.
• Ability to guide and train new maintenance personnel.
• Normal dexterity and ability to perform extensive walking, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, climbing, and lifting.
• Ability to apply torque to wrenches and ratchets and lift tooling dies and associated parts into machines with human and mechanical assistance.
• Ability to handle and dispense lubricants.
• Ability to regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to see and read machine gauges and computer screens 75% of the time.
• Good attendance and punctuality.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive, predictive, and inspection-related maintenance on installed production machinery and facility systems.
• Maintain, overhaul, and repair equipment, systems, and components.
• Isolate problems discovered during inspections and perform effective repairs.
• Provide concise reports using CMMS programs and related forms.
• Assist with equipment retrofits and upgrades.
• Use hand tools and electrical instruments to inspect machinery.
• Perform building maintenance and repairs.
• Service company vehicles and forklifts.
• Provide engineering and tool room support.
• Maintain a neat and orderly maintenance shop.
• Follow established OSHA, EPA, and safety regulations and company safety policies, including PPE and lockout/tagout requirements.
• Identify and report hazards and eliminate hazards within personal ability.
• Guide and train new maintenance personnel.
• Perform other duties as directed by the supervisor.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Well-being resources focused on mental, physical, and financial health
• Training and development opportunities
• Support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union)

What This Job Offers

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