Maintenance Technician

Zume Search; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Zume Search is looking for a Maintenance Technician in Cleveland, Ohio. This role involves performing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs within a chemical manufacturing facility. Key responsibilities include operating power tools, maintaining equipment, and ensuring efficient production flow.

The ideal candidate should have 5+ years of experience in an industrial setting and a High School Diploma, alongside skills in mechanical and electrical systems, lift truck operations, and basic plumbing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in maintenance for industrial chemical plants or similar facilities.
• Ability to interpret equipment manuals and perform tasks based on them.
• Skills in mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic repairs.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on equipment and systems.
• Safely use power tools and various maintenance tools.
• Maintain logs, records, and technical documents.

Skills

Power tools operation

Preventive maintenance

Basic electrical tasks

Basic plumbing tasks

Mechanical troubleshooting

Lift Truck Operation

Education

High School Diploma

Trade School Certification

Tools

Lift Truck

Power tools

Job description

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems within the chemical manufacturing facility. This role ensures that equipment and systems operate safely and efficiently to minimize downtime and maintain production flow.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate and use power tools, hand tools, saws, drill press, grinder, pipe threader, measuring and diagnostic meters and other maintenance tools
• Perform duties to install and maintain plant facility’s equipment.
• Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities.
• Perform various basic tasks in areas including carpentry, plumbing, building materials, insulation, rigging and building maintenance and repair.
• Perform basic electrical tasks, wiring installation including layout, conduit fabrication, pulling wiring and identification of circuits, installation of junction boxes, panels and all required components.
• Perform basic plumbing and pipefitting tasks, including layout, cutting, threading and installation of piping components and systems.
• Perform mechanical skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production equipment.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and instructions to perform required maintenance and service of plant equipment.
• Maintain all required maintenance logs, records, work orders/attachments and other technical and administrative documents.
• Demonstrate fundamental knowledge and abilities in both mechanical and electrical maintenance practices and terminology.
• Operate Lift Truck
• Optimize predictive maintenance practices (vibration and lubrication)
• Provide timely planning of general work orders.
• Provide a yearly equipment condition analysis.
• Maintain history equipment and equipment documents in a useable library.
• Communicate with plant manager and production to resolve engineering and production or maintenance issues in the plant.
• Provide emergency and scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment.
• Experience with Liquid and Powder filling equipment
• Experience with PLC Controls

Required Qualifications

• High Schools Diploma
• Minimum of five (5) yrs. experience working as a Maintenance Mechanic/Technician in an industrial chemical plant or similar industrial facility or a combination of completion of an accredited Trade School Certification
• Experience in Lift Truck Operation and aerial lifts
• Ability to perform basic reading, writing, mathematics and computer tasks.