Industrial Maintenance Mechanic

ZipRecruiter; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Technician to ensure the smooth operation of production and facility equipment. This full-time role involves a variety of tasks, including performing mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic repairs, as well as regular preventive maintenance. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in manufacturing and maintenance, with a focus on safety and efficiency. Join a dynamic team where your skills will contribute to achieving business goals while working in a fast-paced environment. If you're ready to make an impact and grow your career in a supportive setting, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of manufacturing experience with strong mechanical and electrical skills.
• High school diploma or GED with completion of craft apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance on production machines and plant equipment.
• Conduct emergency repairs and scheduled maintenance on equipment.
• Use hand and power tools for various maintenance tasks.

Skills

Mechanical Skills

Electrical Skills

Pneumatic Skills

Hydraulic Skills

Troubleshooting

Communication Proficiency

Results Driven

Initiative

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Craft Apprenticeship

AA Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Maintenance

Tools

Hand Tools

Power Tools

Electric Meters

Material Handling Equipment

Job description

Job Description

Summary/Objective

The Maintenance Technician position is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to repair and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems and processes to support the achievement of the site’s business goals and objectives.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Perform highly diversified duties to maintain production machines and the plant facility’s equipment.
• Provide assistance with emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and perform scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
• Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Diagnose problems, replace, or repair parts, test and make adjustments.
• Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities.
• Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.

Competencies

• Technical Capacity.
• Ethical Conduct.
• Communication Proficiency.
• Results Driven.
• Initiative.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and facility can be loud.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items up to or equal to 55 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Travel

No travel is expected for this position.

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma/GED and completion of a craft apprenticeship, or an equivalent number of years of education and production maintenance experience.
• 4+ years of manufacturing experience; strong hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and industrial skills with some PLC experience and HVAC.

Education and Experience

Knowledge of PLC Programming.

Shielded Mig Welding.

An AA degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial maintenance.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Company Description

GMA Garnet Group (GMA) is the trusted global leader in industrial garnet and has been providing the highest quality garnet abrasive to the waterjet cutting and protective coating industries for over 35 years. We are the only global garnet supplier to own the complete supply chain from source and processing to international distribution.