Maintenance Tech

Mississippi Department of Employment Security; Belden (MS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Mississippi Department of Employment Security is seeking a Maintenance Technician to ensure plant equipment (process, utilities, and auxiliary support) operates properly and a safe working environment is maintained.

Responsibilities include performing routine maintenance, troubleshooting electrical and mechanical issues, and assisting in building new production equipment per blueprints and schematics, with emphasis on compliance and safety.

Qualifications

• Must be proficient in multiple skilled trades including electrical, mechanical, and plumbing.
• Ability to read blueprints and schematics for equipment installation and assembly.
• Adheres to all safety rules and uses PPE correctly.

Responsibilities

• Complying with all facility safety rules and regulations.
• Reporting any unsafe practices and/or conditions to their supervisor.
• Maintaining floor safety discipline by interceding with fellow employees.
• Communicating to management those employees who persist in violations of safety rules and/or procedures.
• Wearing required personal protective equipment properly and reporting any defective PPE.
• Reporting all near misses, accidents, injuries or illnesses.
• Perform tasks requiring multiple skills such as complex building and equipment maintenance projects, machine troubleshooting and repair.
• Must be proficient in one or more skills and/or knowledgeable of skills such as electrical work, electronics, welding, plumbing, hydraulics, pneumatics, machinist, millwright, PLC programming, etc.
• Must keep work area(s) in neat, clean, safe and orderly condition.

Skills

Electrical work

Electronics

Welding

Plumbing

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Machinist

Millwright

PLC programming

Job description

**Position Overview**
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for ensuring that plant equipment (process, utilities, and auxiliary support) is operating properly and to insure that a safe working environment is maintained. Performs routine maintenance support of production equipment and machine building. Trouble shoots and repairs equipment electrical and/or mechanical malfunctions. Performs electrical, mechanical, carpentry, plumbing and pipefitting work associated with the installation of equipment. Assists in the building of new production equipment according to blueprints and schematics.
**What you'll do**

Responsibilities

Employees are responsible for individual compliance with all safety rules, regulations and policy procedures. Employee responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Complying with all facility safety rules and regulations.
• Reporting any unsafe practices and/or conditions to their supervisor
• Maintaining floor safety discipline by interceding with fellow employees, who may engage in rule violations and/or unsafe, unhealthy activities
• Communicating to management those employees who persist in violations of safety rules and/or procedures.
• Wearing required personal protective equipment properly and reporting any defective PPE.
• Reporting all near misses, accidents, injuries or illnesses, including Muscular Skeletal symptoms or disorders.
• Perform tasks requiring multiple skills such as complex building and equipment maintenance projects, machine troubleshooting and repair, etc.
• Must be proficient in one or more skills and/or knowledgeable of skills such as electrical work, electronics, welding, plumbing, hydraulics, pneumatics, machinist, millwright, PLC programming, etc.
• Must keep work area(s) in neat, clean, safe and orderly condition.