Maintenance Tech

Flexible Pack; New Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 27,552 - 34,440; Full time

Job summary

Flexible Pack in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to ensure all production equipment is functional. Responsibilities include diagnosing equipment issues, performing mechanical repairs, and conducting routine maintenance on building utilities.

The ideal candidate will have 1-2 years of relevant experience, safety certifications, and the ability to interpret technical documents. The position offers a pay range of $20-$25 per hour.

Qualifications

• Minimum experience required is 1-2 years.
• Safety training certification and a state driver’s license required.
• Ability to read and interpret technical procedures and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and troubleshoot repair deficiencies affecting production.
• Provide repair and set-up service for machinery.
• Maintain and repair building utilities and systems.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Safety training certification

Analytical skills

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

Ensure that all production equipment and plant utilities are functioning.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Diagnose / troubleshoot repair deficiencies involving the equipment affecting the production of pressure sensitive labels and coupons.
• Provide mechanical, and pneumatic repair / set-up service in assisting with special set-ups of producing labels and coupons.
• Coordinate with requests from process engineer as necessary.
• Building repairs - heat, light, hot / cold water and air conditioning.
• Dismantles machines or equipment, replace defective parts and motors, and adjusts feed mechanisms.
• Cleans and lubricates machine parts such as shafts, pulleys, gears, and bearings.
• Clears clogged drains, and replaces plumbing fixtures.
• 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 problem or repair machine.
• 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.
• Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures and tools.
• Performing other work-related duties as assigned

$20-$25 per hour

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES)

• Minimum experience required is 1-2 years.
• safety training certification and a state driver’s license required. Also, experience with pnuematics, hydraulics, and mechanical troubleshooting / repair experience required.
• The minimum related language skills required for this position is the ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, governmental regulations and numerical data. Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management, customers and employees.
• This position requires an ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to apply abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a machining environment that includes moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles. Safety Glasses must be worn in required areas. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.