3rd Shift Maintenance Technician

ENKEI America Inc.; Columbus (IN); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

ENKEI America Inc. in Columbus, Indiana seeks a skilled maintenance technician to repair and maintain machinery and equipment across multiple trades.

Requires proficiency in electrical, mechanical, and PLC/CNC systems, plus the ability to work a 12-hour rotating schedule with potential weekend shifts. The role involves inspecting plants, testing performance with diagnostic tools, dismantling and replacing parts, and wiring electrical components across 110V–480V.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or 2-year college/technical school or 1–5 years in maintenance with electrical/mechanical work.
• Ability to read and interpret safety documents; write routine reports and correspondence.
• Mathematical skills including basic algebra and unit conversions.
• Reasoning ability to solve practical problems with variable data.

Responsibilities

• Visually inspect and test machinery and equipment.
• Test equipment performance with voltmeters, ohmmeters, pyrometers, and gauges.
• Dismantle defective machines and install repaired parts.
• Adjust, repair, and replace electrical/electronic/pneumatic controls.
• Install and repair electrical apparatus, transformers, wiring, and motors (110V–480V).
• Lay out, assemble, install, and maintain pipe systems and hydraulic/pneumatic equipment.

Skills

Electrical

Mechanical

PLC/CNC

Troubleshooting

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Job description

SUMMARY

This is a skilled position in several trades. Performs various skilled and semi-skilled tasks in the repair and maintenance of machinery and equipment. Requires proficiency in a wide variety of disciplines, with working conditions and the degree of supervision exercised differing according to the location and nature of the assignments. Installs, maintains, and repairs machinery, equipment, physical structures, and pipe and electrical systems by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Regular attendance and presence at work as scheduled.

Ability to work a 12-hour rotating schedule, including every other weekend or an 8-hour-day, 5-day week depending on assigned department schedule.

Visually inspects and test machinery and equipment.

Tests equipment performance using instruments such as voltmeters, ohmmeters, pyrometers, and pressure gauges.

Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunctions and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problems or repair machine.

Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts of machinery.

Adjusts, repairs, and replaces electrical, electronic and pneumatic control devices.

Installs and repairs of electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment.

Installs electrical conduit, wiring, switching, devices, controls, outlets, fixtures, motors, and other such equipment, 110V to 480V, both single and three phase.

Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.

Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment.

Installs, programs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment such as robots or programmable controller.

Ability to troubleshoot and maintain PLC and CNC equipment with working knowledge of PLC logic.

Set up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill, and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.

Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.

Fabricates and repairs counters, benches, partitions, and other wooden structures. Prepare accurate records for preventive maintenance.

QUALIFICATIONSTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCEAssociate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or one to five years experience in building and plant maintenance work which has involved, building, electrical and mechanical trades; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLSAbility to read and interpret documents such as safety Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLSAbility to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITYAbility to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONSAlthough optional, may have a variety of professional licenses.

PHYSICAL DEMANDSThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENTThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Job Type: Full-time