Industrial Automation Maintenance Technician

H.E.B.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

H-E-B is seeking an Automated Systems Industrial Maintenance Partner to maintain facilities and systems for safety, efficiency, and reliability. You will support a world-class maintenance program using the latest technology, processes, and procedures.

Responsibilities cover buildings & grounds, mechanical, hydraulics & pneumatics, HVAC, fire suppression, electrical, and welding tasks. 2+ years of mechanical/electrical maintenance experience and a universal AC license are required.

Qualifications

• Work Experience: 2+ years of experience in mechanical maintenance, electrical maintenance, welding, hydraulic / pneumatic systems, construction trades, or AC maintenance - Required
• Strong organization and time-management skills - Required
• Written / verbal communication skills - Required
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between tasks; attention to detail - Required
• Initiative - Required

Responsibilities

• Performs basic building repairs to dock doors, walls, roof leaks, and floor damage
• Installs / repairs water supply lines using glued plastic, compression fittings, soldered copper tubing, or threaded pipe
• Troubleshoots / repairs traffic gates, fencing, turnstiles, etc.
• Troubleshoots / repairs / replaces plumbing issues (toilet fixtures, water coolers, water supplies, sewer lines)
• Performs skill-level appropriate preventive maintenance (PM) tasks on buildings and grounds equipment
• Assists other technicians to troubleshoot / repair / replace building and grounds equipment or systems
• Uses appropriate tools, materials, and methods to perform mechanical tasks safely and efficiently
• Repairs / replaces gaskets, bearings, drive belts, couplings, etc. on support machinery (air compressors, compactors, pumps, etc.)
• Repairs conveyors; replaces belts, gear boxes, couplings, drive chains or belts, bearings, shafts, sheaves, sprockets, etc.
• Repairs / replaces components on automated cranes, elevators, sorters, diverts, palletizes, packaging and shrink wrap machinery
• Performs skill-level appropriate PM tasks on facility mechanical equipment
• Assists higher-level technicians to install, troubleshoot, and repair facility mechanical equipment or systems
• Performs pump down, pressure discharge, and isolation procedures to make systems safe prior to maintenance activities
• Repairs / replaces cylinders, directional valves, hoses, actuators, and other small powered equipment system components
• Repairs / replaces control valves, pressure sensors, switches, and other basic operating equipment control components
• Troubleshoots / replaces seals, couplings, check valves, regulators, etc. on small air compressors and hydraulic systems
• Performs skill-level appropriate PM tasks on hydraulic and pneumatic power systems and facility operating equipment
• Assists higher-level technicians to troubleshoot / repair more complex hydraulic or pneumatic system failures prior to assigned tasks
• Cleans evaporator and condenser coils, fans, condensate pans; drains / replaces filters on HVAC package units
• Uses manifold gauges and thermometer to determine operating conditions; provides data to higher-level technician for evaluation
• Assists higher-level technicians to install / troubleshoot / repair HVAC units below 30 tons capacity
• Performs other skill-level appropriate PM tasks on HVAC equipment, water chillers
• Secures actuated local wet system to repair water leaks, replace sprinkler heads, switches, etc.; reports system status
• Resets local wet system to operating condition
• Performs skill-level appropriate PM tasks on a dry fire suppression system
• Assists higher-level technicians in troubleshooting / repair / replacement of failed components in facility fire suppression equipment
• Repairs / replaces lighting fixtures; replaces light tubes or bulbs
• Uses schematics, diagrams, or drawings to locate local power supply source to an individual unit of electrically-driven equipment
• Correctly uses basic electrical test equipment (volt meter, amp meter, multimeter, and Ohm meter) on basic troubleshooting tasks on AC / DC power (voltages from 12 volts DC to 480 volts AC)
• Troubleshoots / repairs / replaces simple electrical components (fuses, breakers, switches, small motors, heaters, etc.)
• Troubleshoots / repairs / replaces I/O devices on simple PLC-controlled dock levelers, trailer restraints, etc.
• Performs skill level-appropriate PM tasks on electric power, driven and controlled equipment
• Assists higher-level technician to repair failures in more complex electrical equipment and systems
• Assists higher-level technicians to troubleshoot / repair complex PLC or computer control systems, VFDs, etc.

Job description

H-E-B is seeking an Automated Systems Industrial Maintenance Partner to maintain facilities and systems for safety, efficiency, and reliability. You will support a world-class maintenance program using the latest technology, processes, and procedures.

Responsibilities cover buildings & grounds, mechanical, hydraulics & pneumatics, HVAC, fire suppression, electrical, and welding tasks. 2+ years of mechanical/electrical maintenance experience and a universal AC license are required.