Maintenance Tech III 2nd shift

Harbor Freight Tools; South Carolina; On-site; USD 38,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Harbor Freight Tools is seeking a Maintenance Technician 3 (MT3) to serve as a technical SME ensuring high equipment availability. You will use preventive and predictive maintenance, diagnose breakdowns quickly, and restore service.

You will collaborate with fellow technicians and outside contractors to validate work and drive root-cause solutions. You will handle PLCs, control components, and power systems up to 480V, while maintaining safety and facilitating projects with urgency.

Qualifications

• Experience with electrical/mechanical maintenance of Material Handling Equipment (MHE).
• Ability to troubleshoot PLCs and field buses and interpret ladder diagrams.
• Willingness to travel up to 5% and maintain safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical aspects of MHE such as conveyors, sortation, robotics, and ASRS.
• Adjust positioning accuracy, timing, scanners, cameras, scales, and printer applicators.
• Repair or replace belts, chains, cables, and wearing components; clean, lubricate, and calibrate equipment.
• Develop and follow work plans; perform higher-level troubleshooting on robot systems and PLCs.
• Troubleshoot power distribution, lighting, and wiring up to 480V; ensure safe operations.
• Create and close Work Orders with accurate data using asset management apps.
• Collaborate with peers to identify Root Cause Analysis and implement solutions.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Mechanical troubleshooting

PLC programming

Robotics

MHE systems

Preventive maintenance

Root Cause Analysis

Safety procedures

Tools

PLC hardware

Field buses

Ethernet / network

Job description

As a Maintenance Technician 3 (MT3), you will be a key technical subject matter expert that ensures high equipment availability rates. You will use preventive and predictive maintenance processes, rapidly troubleshoot equipment breakdowns, and quickly restore equipment to service. You will work with other Harbor Freight maintenance technicians to solve difficult problems, validate quality of work for outside specialty contractors, work with building leaders to optimize material handling equipment, handle multiple projects, and work with a sense of urgency. You will collaborate with others to perform Root Cause Analysis for equipment failures, and fix systemic issues using careful observation and diagnostic tools. You will have an expert understanding of system controls logic and troubleshooting techniques.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot electrical/mechanical aspects of Material Handling Equipment (MHE), including conveyors, sortation, robotics, or Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS)
• Control and adjust positioning accuracy and timing
• Control and adjust scanners, cameras, scales and printer applicators
• Control, reset, repair or replace adjustable components (belts, chains, cables) and wearing components (guides, bearings, wheels, rollers, pulleys)
• Clean, lubricate, and calibrate equipment
• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot relay logic, ladder diagrams, and control components-- photo eyes, motor starters, relays, limit switches, proximity sensors, timers, solenoids, Servo drives, frequency inverters, linear drives, tachometers and encoders
• Troubleshoot PLC programs, components (CPU back plains, I/O boards, counters, modules, and devices), field buses (ASI, Profibus, DeviceNet, etc.), and communications modules (Ethernet).
• Configure and adjust PLC parameters and component setup
• Conduct maintenance and higher-level troubleshooting of any robot type
• Troubleshoot power distribution systems, branch circuits, lighting systems, transformers, and wiring methods and materials, up to 480V
• Develop work plans with peer technicians for emergency repair of critical assets
• Utilize handheld devices and asset management system mobile apps to create and close Work Orders with appropriate data (labor hours, downtime, problem/cause/remedy, and parts used)
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships across all levels of the organization
• Follow appropriate safety procedures and use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while maintaining equipment (Lock Out/Tag Out, Arc Flash, etc.), and ensure a safe work environment by eliminating potential equipment safety hazards
• Additional duties as assigned by manager

Scope

• This is a non-exempt position
• Member of the maintenance staff
• No direct reports
• 5% travel
• Warehouse environment, closed-toed shoes are required
  

The anticipated rate for this position is $33.00 per hour depending on location, knowledge, skills, education and experience. In addition, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits to Associates (and their families) such as early access to pay, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability. Eligible Associates are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan. Associates will accrue paid time off up to 152 hours per year (inclusive of PTO, floating holidays, and paid holidays). Paid sick time up to 64 hours per year unless otherwise required by law.