3rd shift Maintenance Technician

milkrite | InterPuls; Johnson Creek (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

milkrite | InterPuls is seeking a qualified Maintenance Technician to assist with maintaining and repairing hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems on production equipment. You will support preventive maintenance, document work orders, and collaborate with the maintenance team to minimize downtime.

You should have an Associate’s Degree in Industrial Maintenance or equivalent, or 4 years of related experience, plus hands-on experience with PLCs, HVAC, welding, and basic

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in Industrial Maintenance or equivalent.
• 4 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 1 year experience with shop tools including PLC programming, grinders, saws, HVAC, hydraulic, pneumatic, welding, electrical components, basic carpentry.

Responsibilities

• Visually inspects equipment to locate malfunctions.
• Troubleshoots equipment to determine cause of breakdown.
• Dismantles equipment to access problem areas.
• Repairs equipment and tests operation after repair.
• Installs wiring and conduit for new equipment.
• Assists contractors and electricians with wiring and connections.
• Replaces faulty electrical components such as relays and motors.
• Diagnoses and repairs electrical components like PC boards.
• Performs structural repairs to buildings.
• Maintains records in maintenance software and coordinates with supervisor.

Education

Associate’s Degree in Industrial Maintenance

4 years related experience

Tools

PLC programming

HVAC

Hydraulic

Pneumatic

Welding

Electrical components

Carpentry basics

Shop tools

Job description

SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Lead Maintenance Technician and production and maintenance manager, assists with maintaining and repairing hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic components of production equipment and machines; installs and repairs electrical components of industrial equipment and machinery; performs all preventive maintenance functions; and ensures maintenance of buildings and grounds.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Visually inspects and listen to equipment and machines to locate causes of malfunctions
• Troubleshoots equipment to determine cause of breakdown
• Dismantles equipment and machines to gain access to problem area
• Repairs equipment and machines and tests their operation following repair
• Installs power supply wiring and conduit for newly installed or relocated equipment and machines
• Assists contractors with repairs
• Assists electrician with connecting power supply wires to equipment and machines and connects cables and wires between equipment and machines
• Replaces faulty electrical components of equipment and machines such as relays, switches and motors
• Diagnoses and repairs or replaces faulty electrical components such as printed circuit boards
• Performs structural repairs to masonry, woodwork, and furnishing of buildings
• Assists with the requisitioning of tools, equipment and supplies
• Inspects completed work for conformance to blueprints, specifications and standards
• Complies with company policies and safety regulations for workers at all times
• Performs preventative maintenance and repair work orders on buildings and equipment
• Maintains accurate records and documentation in maintenance software
• Confers with supervisor to coordinate work activities
• Demonstrates and practices the CREED values consistently

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To 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 EXPERIENCE

Preferred education to include an Associate’s Degree in Industrial Maintenance or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or 4 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum of 1 year experience with shop tools to include but not limited to: PLC programing and devices, grinder, saws, heat treating, HVAC, hydraulic, pneumatic, welding, electrical components, basic carpentry tools, etc.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability 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 ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete in situations where only limited standardization exists. May need help with interpreting a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES

Employee is learning to properly operate all types of equipment throughout the plant and is being taught to understand all plant systems-electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, etc…

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The 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, this employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and taste or smell.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The 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 employees frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and inside and outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The temperature in the factory may vary from 70 degrees Fahrenheit during the winter to 110 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer. Employees may get dirty with grease and oil. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and occasionally loud.

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