Facilities and Machining Maintenance

AIT; Chesterfield Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 58,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

AIT is seeking a skilled maintenance technician to join its industrial team. The role involves installing new equipment, performing regular services, and diagnosing and repairing CNC machines and facility systems to keep production running smoothly.

You will work with mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, read blueprints, use precision measuring tools, and perform preventive maintenance in a manufacturing environment. AIT offers a competitive package and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associates or technical school in industrial maintenance preferred.
• 3–5 years related experience and/or training.
• Two years minimum with hand and welding tools.
• Certifications for machine safety preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair CNC machines, including vertical machining centers and lathes.
• Perform preventive maintenance on facility equipment and production machinery.
• Dismantle machines to access defective parts using hoists and power tools.
• Read blueprints and repair manuals to determine corrective actions.
• Work with supervision to report faults and ensure safety compliance.
• Provide emergency/unplanned repairs as needed.

Skills

CNC troubleshooting

Mechanical & electrical

Blueprints & schematics

Welding & metalworking

Preventive maintenance

Safety adherence

Education

High School diploma or GED

Associates or Technical School in industrial maintenance

3–5 years related experience

Machine safety certifications preferred

Tools

Welding equipment

Hand tools

Power tools

Calipers & measuring tools

Hoists and cranes

Electrical testing devices

Job description

AIT is the world's largest provider of automation, factory integration and tooling solutions dedicated to the global aerospace, defense, and space launch vehicle industries.

AIT offers a competitive compensation package (including free medical options for employees and their family), casual work environment and excellent growth opportunities.

Summary:

The maintenance position is responsible for performing highly diversified duties such as installing new equipment, performing regular services and maintenance procedures, and troubleshooting equipment breakdowns, building and facilities maintenance. They are responsible for ensuring smooth operation of the facilities equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
• Perform diagnostic troubleshooting and repair of CNC machines, including but not limited to vertical machining centers, lathes, and boring mills.
• Dismantle machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, or power tools.
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of shop equipment and performs scheduled maintenance repairs as required.
• Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of the facility’s equipment.
• Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
• Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.
• Perform regular preventive maintenance on the facilities machines and equipment.
• Perform a variety of plumbing, HVAC, and electrical functions of facilities support equipment and production machinery.
• Use a variety of hand, power, and other machine tools.
• Detect faulty operations, defective material, and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Work Experience:

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Associates or Technical School in industrial maintenance is preferred.
• Three to five years related experience and/or training
• Minimum of two years experience with hand and welding tools.
• Any machine, safety, or other related manufacturing certifications preferred.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements:

• Must be able to obtain, maintain and/or currently possess a 'Secret' security clearance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job.

• Perform tasks such as soldering, welding, and metal cutting with precision and accuracy.
• Reads and understands blueprints, schematics, and/or measuring devices.
• Services, repairs, calibrates, regulates, fine-tunes, or tests machines, devices, and equipment.
• Uses hand tools and power tools.
• Hands on, get it done attitude.
• Performs routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieves results.
• Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved.
• Understands how to use the computers, including such tasks as turning the computer on and off, locating and opening files, navigate to websites, perform searches, and download files.
• Knowledge of computer applications including email, databases, word-processing program and spreadsheets (such as Microsoft Office).
• Provides excellent service to internal and external customers.
• Knowledge of company safety policies and applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.
• Can handle frequent interruptions and can multi-task.
• Analyzes and diagnoses problems and works independently to solve them.
• Can work with minimal supervision and make decisions without repetitively asking others.
• Works effectively with different levels of management, team members and customers.
• Works collaboratively and build strategic relations with colleagues, coworkers, and contractors.

Work Conditions:

• Indoors. Production Environment. Temperature Controlled. Unless products and/or equipment is located outdoors.

Exposure Types:

• Small and/or enclosed spaces
• Cuts and/or burns
• Dirt, dust, grease and/or oil
• Metal shavings
• Wet, damp, and/or humid conditions

Work Hours:

• Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines or emergent conditions.

Travel Requirements:

• This position may involve travel up to 10% of the time.

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.

• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds.
• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Operate a motor vehicle, forklift, and/or other heavy equipment.
• Prolonged periods working on feet, using tools, and performing repetitive actions that entail frequent bending and stooping.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and operation of machines.

AIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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