Industrial Machinery Maintenance Technician

Dominionfiber; Virginia; On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Dominionfiber is seeking an Industrial Maintenance Technician to operate within the Maintenance department. The role involves performing corrective and preventative maintenance on manufacturing equipment, setting up for product changes, and ensuring equipment reliability.

Required: minimum 2 years in industrial maintenance; preferred: Millwright, Electrical & Instrument, and Forklift certifications with strong attention to detail and good communication skills. On-site role in Virginia.

Qualifications

• Education/ Licensure/Credentials: Millwright, Electrical & Instrument, Forklift certifications preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 2 years in industrial maintenance; experience with twisters/rewinders preferred.
• Special knowledge/skills: detail oriented; good communication; ability to follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Repair and return to service down equipment and equipment not running to standard conditions.
• Determine maintenance requirements by checking maintenance logs, patrolling the area, and communicating with Operations.
• Evaluate current condition, determine root cause and develop action plan to repair.
• Repair and confirm proper operation before returning equipment to service.
• Perform preventative maintenance including speed, tension checks and scheduled oil changes.
• Perform equipment set up changes for product changes.
• Install, remove and rebuild manufacturing equipment as required.
• Maintain an organized and clean shop area and spare parts inventory.
• Complete required paperwork.

Skills

Detail oriented

Communication skills

Written and verbal instructions

Self-supervision

Reading machine specifications

Education

Millwright Certification

Electrical & Instrument Certification

Forklift Certification

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Industrial Maintenance Technician

Department: Maintenance

JOB PURPOSE

Perform maintenance on manufacturing equipment, including corrective, preventative, machine set up and installation.

JOB RESPONSIBILITY SUMMARY

• Repair and Return to Service down equipment and equipment not running to standard conditions
  • Determine maintenance requirements by:
    • Checking Maintenance Log at each machine
    • Patrolling manufacturing area
    • Communicating with Operations personnel
  • Evaluate current condition, determine root cause of failure and develop action plan to repair
  • Repair and confirm proper operation before returning equipment to service
• Perform Preventative Maintenance on manufacturing equipment
  • Check speeds and tensions and correct any found to be out of spec
  • Perform scheduled oil change and lubrication maintenance to all equipment
• Perform Equipment Set Up changes required for product changes.
• Install, Remove and rebuild manufacturing equipment as required
• Maintain an organized and clean shop area
• Maintain spare parts inventory
• Complete required paperwork

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

(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, skills, and ability required.)

• Education/ Licensure/Credentials
• Required:
• Preferred: Millwright Certification, Electrical & Instrument Certification, Forklift Certification
• Experience
• Required: Minimum of 2 years experience in industrial maintenance. Previous experience with twisters, rewinders or other industrial equipment preferred.
• Special Knowledge/ Skills
• Required:
• Detail Oriented
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
• Ability to read machine specifications