Production Maintenance Technician
About The Position
The Production Maintenance Technician applies a comprehensive understanding of maintenance and repair principles to perform semiskilled and skilled work independently or with others across hydraulics, pneumatics, plumbing, metalwork, HVAC, electrical systems, electronics, controls, and instrumentation. The role maintains and repairs production and facilities equipment and systems, diagnoses equipment problems using documents and drawings, analyzes failures, documents completed work, and recommends improvements to equipment efficiency, capability, and yield. The technician reports to a supervisor, follows the direction of senior personnel, and assists higher-level technicians as directed.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Three years of related experience, or additional specialized training with certification.
- Ability to occasionally lift 50 pounds unassisted.
- Ability to hear and respond quickly to alarms and radio communications.
- Ability to walk, stand, sit, bend, or kneel to access equipment for repair.
- Manual dexterity and coordination to handle large and small machine parts.
- Normal or corrected vision, good depth perception, and no color blindness.
- Ability to climb ladders and/or use personnel lifting devices to work at heights.
- Ability to work in non-climate-controlled areas.
- Ability to wear protective gear such as safety shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, and a dust mask.
- Ability to work a changing shift schedule and on weekends.
Responsibilities
- Use hand tools and basic shop tools to support essential functions.
- Perform preventive maintenance and repairs on production and facilities equipment and systems, including mechanical and electrical systems.
- Troubleshoot and correct equipment problems using documents, drawings, and reference materials.
- Perform equipment failure analyses, including preventive and unscheduled maintenance.
- Comply with established safety, health, and environmental policies.
- Adhere to company policies, guidelines, and procedures.
- Evaluate and recommend equipment improvements to improve efficiency, capability, and yield.
- Document work performed, including preventive and corrective maintenance issues.
- Assist higher-level technicians as directed.
- Work under the direction of senior personnel and report to a supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
