Production Maintenance Technician - 1st Shift

Gentex Corp • Carbondale Township, PA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is primarily responsible for repairing and maintaining production equipment. The technician performs routine mechanical equipment inspections and, after an appropriate training period, repairs air cylinders, hydraulic pumps, water jet vacuum systems, punch presses, and pneumatic equipment. The role also involves changing and hooking up production molds, assisting others in the group, and flexing the schedule as needed to support critical deadlines.

The position is non-supervisory and requires effective communication with fellow employees and machine operators at all organizational levels. Most of the workday is in a climate-controlled environment, though work may also take place in warehouse or manufacturing areas subject to temperature changes and noise. Travel is generally not required. Gentex’s Carbondale facility is in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Requirements

• Basic mechanical and/or electrical skills are preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write correspondence; and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group settings.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to follow detailed written or oral instructions and address problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Diligent, punctual, and disciplined, with the ability to manage time to meet objectives.
• Flexible and willing to adapt work pace and methods to changes, priorities, and deadlines.
• Able to work independently and assume responsibility after an appropriate training period, using good judgment in making decisions and taking action.
• Ability to learn mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, steam, and related system functions.
• Two-year technical certificate from a college, technical, or vocational school; or five or more years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. The listed education and experience are preferred.
• Able to communicate effectively with fellow employees and machine operators at all organizational levels.
• Able to occasionally stand, walk, sit, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear; may need to taste or smell.
• May lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Required vision abilities may include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• High level of comprehension and general, verbal, written, and numerical intelligence.
• Pre-employment drug, alcohol, and background screening is required.

Nice To Haves

• Basic mechanical and/or electrical skills.
• Two-year technical certificate from a college, technical, or vocational school; or five or more years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine inspections of mechanical equipment.
• Repair air cylinders, hydraulic pumps, water jet vacuum systems, punch presses, and pneumatic equipment after an appropriate training period.
• Change and hook up molds for production.
• Provide assistance to others within the group as needed.
• Adjust schedule as needed to support critical deadlines.

What This Job Offers

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