Industrial Maintenance Technician - 1st Shift

Girtz Industries, Inc.; Monticello, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training provided

Job summary

Girtz Industries, Inc. in Monticello, IN is seeking a maintenance technician to install, maintain, and repair machinery, equipment, and related systems on a first-shift, on-site basis.

You will read prints, use test instruments, perform preventive maintenance, diagnose malfunctions, and repair electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical components to keep production running smoothly. Training is provided and safety rules must be followed.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent from 2-year college or technical school or 6 months to 1-year related experience and/or training or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Ability to read prints.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees.
• Ability to read and use tape measures.
• Ability to use basic hand tools such as screwdriver, wrench, file, grinder, drill, rivet gun.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s as well as to calculate area, circumference and volume and apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding and to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Responsibilities

• This job may have supervisory responsibilities.
• Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.
• Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problems or repair machine.
• Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears and other parts of machinery.
• Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment.
• Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.
• Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment.
• Installs, programs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment such as robots or programmable controllers.
• Sets up and operate machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures and tools.
• Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
• Fabricates and repairs counters, benches, partitions, and other wooden structures.
• Determines malfunction of industrial truck to plan work procedures for repair.
• Installs new ignition systems, brake repairs, changes or recharges batteries.
• Examine protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices on trucks and make necessary adjustments.
• Lubricates moving parts and drives repaired trucks to verify conformance to specifications.
• Fabricates special lifting or towing attachments, hydraulic systems, shields, or other devices according to blueprints or schematic drawings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Tape measure use

Hand tools proficiency

Read prints

Electrical systems knowledge

Mechanical maintenance

Welding

Robotics/PLC knowledge

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Tools

Screwdrivers

Wrenches

Grinder

Drill

Rivet gun

Job description

Girtz Industries, Inc. in Monticello, IN is seeking a maintenance technician to install, maintain, and repair machinery, equipment, and related systems on a first-shift, on-site basis.

You will read prints, use test instruments, perform preventive maintenance, diagnose malfunctions, and repair electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical components to keep production running smoothly. Training is provided and safety rules must be followed.