1st Shift Maintenance Technician

Central States, Inc.; Osseo (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO/ESST

Paid holidays

Health insurance for individuals

Paid weekly

Vision and Dental Insurance

401K / Life Insurance / STD

Job summary

Central States, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Lead to oversee equipment and facility upkeep in our Minnesota operations.

You will direct a team of technicians, schedule preventive maintenance, and ensure timely repairs while adhering to safety and environmental standards. Responsibilities include managing vendor relationships, maintaining critical spare parts inventories, and tracking costs and downtime to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Understanding of metal forming, cutting equipment function, troubleshooting and repair.
• Ability to read and interpret equipment service manuals and schematics.
• Knowledge of OSHA general industry regulations and safety practices.
• Comfortable working independently and with teams to solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Schedules and manages preventative maintenance and repairs on equipment and facility needs.
• Performs equipment and machinery preventative maintenance.
• Establishes vendor connections for diagnostics and repair.
• Maintains key parts inventory considering cost and lead time.
• Tracks repair costs and downtime and drives continuous cost improvements.
• Ensures environmental regulations are followed during repairs and disposal.
• Maintains a safe, organized workplace following 5S and PPE/OSHA rules.
• Participates in Lean initiatives to reduce wastes and improve efficiency.

Skills

Metal forming

Equipment troubleshooting

Repair understanding

Read service manuals

Industrial math

OSHA knowledge

English communication

Team cooperation

Self-directed work

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary:

Responsible for equipment and facility maintenance. Ensures total productive maintenance strategies are established and executed. Leads a team of maintenance technicians to ensure preventative maintenance tasks are scheduled and performed. Performs minor machinery, equipment, and facility repairs.

Job Description

Job Description

Description

Job Summary:

Responsible for equipment and facility maintenance. Ensures total productive maintenance strategies are established and executed. Leads a team of maintenance technicians to ensure preventative maintenance tasks are scheduled and performed. Performs minor machinery, equipment, and facility repairs.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Schedules and manages preventative maintenance and repairs on equipment and facility needs.
• Performs equipment and machinery preventative maintenance.
• Established vendor connections for the timely diagnosis and repair of equipment.
• Established key parts inventory considering cost and lead time.
• Tracks repair costs, downtime and other performance measures and works with team and others on continuous improvement of our maintenance costs and effectiveness.
• Ensures environmental regulations are followed during the repair and disposition of facility/processing wastes.
• Maintains an organized, clean and safe environment and maintains 5 "S" standards. Complies with safety rules including PPE and OSHA standards.
• Participates in Lean initiatives eliminating wastes including overproduction, defects, transportation, waiting, inventory, motion, and over-processing.

Required Skills And Abilities

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Understanding of metal forming, cutting equipment function, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Ability to read and interpret equipment and machinery service manuals.
• Knowledge of industrial math including arithmetic.
• Knowledge and working experience procurement using the internet.
• Knowledge of General Industry OSHA regulations.
• Ability to identify and evaluate ambiguous mechanical issues and provide well thought out solutions.
• Cooperative attitude, shares critical information, and remains professional in difficult situations.
• Self-directed; ability to work independently and within teams.
• Proficient reading, writing, oral communication, and comprehension in English language.

Benefits

• PTO/ESST
• Paid holidays
• $100 individual deductible and $300 family deductible health insurance
• Paid weekly
• Vision and Dental Insurance
• 401K / Life Insurance / STD