General Maintenance

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Switzerland AG; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Switzerland AG in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Technician to perform preventive maintenance, repairs, and minor construction across factory facilities.

You will read manuals and schematics, operate forklifts, assist other maintenance staff, and participate in certification programs (ISO 14001, ISO 45001, AS9100D) to support plant goals; a HS diploma and 1 year industrial maintenance experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Qualify with a High School Diploma or equivalent and minimum 1 year industrial maintenance experience.
• Or enrolled in an Industrial Maintenance or Technology program (e.g.: Ivy Tech Industrial Technology programs, Mechanical, Electrical, or Welding).
• Willingness to attend maintenance related classes to expand knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain grounds, parking lots, fencing, and building facilities.
• Perform minor construction and repairs on existing structures using standard measurements and basic shop math.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and schematics to perform required work.
• Repairs, maintains, installs, relocates, and troubleshoots facility machinery.
• Basic experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, plumbing, and carpentry.
• Performs routine preventive maintenance on facility and equipment.
• Operate forklifts and company vehicles.

Skills

Maintenance fundamentals

Reading schematics

Forklift operation

Shop math

Welding (beginner)

Preventive maintenance

Machinery troubleshooting

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent; 1 year Industrial Maintenance experience

Tools

Electrical test instruments

Micrometers and calipers

Job description

• Clean and maintain grounds, parking lots, fencing, and building facilities.
• Perform minor construction and repairs on existing structures involving standard measurements, specifications, instructions, and basic shop mathematics.
• Knowledge of standard plumbing equipment assembly, installation, and repair, to include flow and drainage.
• Skilled in the use of standard painting tools and techniques.
• Assist other Maintenance personnel on complex jobs or projects.
• Maintain spare parts and materials crib area.
• Operate forklifts and company vehicles.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and schematics to perform required work.
• Use computers for access to maintenance software programs and document control software.
• Have general knowledge of machining operations such as mills, lathes, and grinders.
• Beginning level experience with welding methods.
• Participate in, and continuously improve, the facility’s certification programs (ISO 14001, ISO 45001, AS9100D, etc.) to achieve plant goals and objectives.

Electrical

• Follow wiring diagrams to determine details of electrical work for repair and installation of equipment.
• Use electrical test instruments under supervision to assist in troubleshooting equipment.

Mechanical

• Repairs, maintains, installs, relocates, and troubleshoots a variety of industrial facility machinery.
• Basic experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, plumbing, and carpentry.
• Performs routine preventive maintenance on facility and equipment.
• Use common measuring instruments including but not limited to micrometers, calipers, tape.

The employee must be willing to attend maintenance related classes during company or personal time to expand the employee’s knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic principles.

Perform the job in a safe and environmentally compliant manner by complying with all safety, regulatory and environmental rules, policies and procedures.

Required Education and Experience

• Qualify in one of the following:
  • A High School Diploma or equivalent AND minimum 1-year Industrial Maintenance experience.
  • A High School Diploma or equivalent AND enrolled in an Industrial Maintenance or Technology program. (e.g.: Ivy Tech Industrial Technology programs, Mechanical, Electrical, or Welding)

Application

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