1st Shift Maintenance Technician

fxiexternalsite; Auburn (IN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$31.50/hour wage with experience

Benefits after 30 days

401k match

Job summary

FXI is seeking an experienced Maintenance Millwright/Electrician to install, maintain, and troubleshoot industrial systems in our Indiana facilities. You will read complex prints, work with PLCs (Allen-Bradley), perform welding, and maintain power and control wiring across three-phase systems.

Be part of Hazmat readiness and emergency response teams, with strict safety PPE requirements. The role emphasizes hands-on fabrication, preventive maintenance, and rapid problem solving in a heavy

Qualifications

• Must qualify for 24-hour Hazmat Team.
• Must lift 60 lbs from floor and be able to work at heights.
• 4+ years experience as a maintenance millwright and electrician.
• Work with high voltages.
• Manufacturing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Install machinery and related systems with minimal supervision.
• Use hand and power tools, measuring instruments, and diagnostic equipment.
• Read hydraulic, electrical and mechanical prints; weld as needed.
• Layout and construct jigs and fixtures for production operations.
• Maintain machinery and equipment per manufacturers' specifications.
• Be a participant on Plant's Emergency Response Team.
• Wear PPE, including respirator or SCBA for chemical cleanup.
• Install and maintain feeder and branch circuit wiring including single and three phase systems.
• Layout and install conduit systems and ensure NEC compliance.
• Maintain plant service equipment (air systems, water systems, etc.).

Skills

English communication

Attention to detail

Math skills

Read prints

Education

High School diploma or GED

Two-year technical degree preferred

Journeyman Card preferred

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

Arc welding

Oxy-acetylene torch

Job description

Company Overview

FXI is a leading producer of foam innovation in the Bedding, Furniture, Industrial, Home & Office, Healthcare, and Transportation markets. We have made it our mission to provide tailored solutions that delight our customers and consumers. With our corporate headquarters, high-tech research and development facility, and multiple manufacturing locations in North America, FXI has built a culture of innovation and achievement that is recognized by customers, suppliers and peers. Our products include finished goods, sub-assemblies, services, and raw materials for OEMs, fabricators, and retailers. You will find FXI's foam innovations inside, around, and under yourself in countless applications. Everywhere foam goes, FXI's innovations lead the way! Won't you join us?

Responsibilities

• Install machinery, equipment, and related systems in a workmanlike manner with minimum supervision and showing initiative in the solutions of routine minor problems arising in the course of a project.
• Use proficiently all hand and power tools, measuring instruments, diagnostic instruments in the performance of duties.
• Be familiar with machine shop equipment and be able to use with a reasonable level of skill.
• Read and accurately interpret hydraulic, electrical and mechanical prints and drawings. - Use arc welder and oxygen-acetylene torch.
• Layout and construct jigs and fixtures for use in production operations.
• Maintain all machinery, equipment, building components, in accordance with manufacturers' specifications.
• Be a participant on Plant's Emergency Response Team.
• Wear required PPE; including a respirator or SCBA for chemical cleanup.
• Install and maintain feeder and branch circuit wiring including single and three phase systems.
• Programmable Logic Controllers -- hand wiring and ability to write and modify programs.
• Layout and install rigid and EMT, IMC, conduit systems for feeder and branch circuit wiring in accordance with National Electrical Code and approved practices.
• Know the requirements and interpretations of the National Electrical Code and maintain the ability to apply the knowledge.
• Have thorough knowledge of electronic devices, i.e. electronic flow meters, encoders, servo motors, sensors, photo eyes, etc.
• Monitor and maintain plant service equipment consisting of air conditioning and heating systems, hot and chilled water circulation systems, chiller, cooling tower, boiler, feed water system, water softening system, air compressors, etc.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of PLC, preferably Allen Bradley -- hard wiring and knowledge of how programs work.
• Through training, must qualify for 24 hour Hazmat Team.
• Work with high voltages and around moving equipment.
• Lift 60 lbs. from floor, bend, twist, climb, crawl and able to work at heights.
• Communicate in English.
• Attention to details and good math skills required.
• Must have minimum 4 years experience as a maintenance millwright and electrician.
• Previous Manufacturing Experience Preferred
• Journeyman Card preferred
• Must have High School diploma, GED required
• Two year Technical Degree preferred

Benefits and Compensation

• Up to $31.50 with experience!
• Benefits active after 30 days
• 401k match