Maintenance Technician

Wabtec Careers; Duquesne (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 35,817 - 44,083; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Wabtec Careers is seeking a Maintenance Technician in Duquesne, PA. This role involves installing, maintaining, and repairing machinery and electrical systems. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience or training, strong skills in machinery repair and preventative maintenance. The compensation ranges from $26 to $32 per hour, with benefits that include health, welfare, and retirement options. Join a company committed to diversity and equal opportunity for all applicants.

Qualifications

• Two to four years related experience and/or training.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents.
• Strong mathematical skills, ability to apply reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Installs, maintains, and repairs machinery and electrical systems.
• Cleans and lubricates machinery parts.
• Coordinates maintenance projects with subcontractors.

Skills

Machinery repair

Electrical systems repair

Preventive maintenance

Programmable controllers

Microsoft Office

Education

Fifth year college program certificate

Job description

Summary

Installs, maintains, and repairs machinery, equipment, physical structures, and pipe and electrical systems in commercial or industrial establishments by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and 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 problem 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 regulations, 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 operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill, and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.
• Maintain company trucks and powered equipment.
• Perform monthly preventive maintenance inspections and maintain documentation.
• Maintain overhead cranes including monthly inspections and documentation.
• Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
• Fabricates and repairs counters, benches, partitions and other wooden structures.
• Coordinate project, inspections, and maintenance contracts with sub‑contractors.
• Able to use Microsoft Office including Excel; Able to communicate daily through email.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: Fifth year college or university program certificate; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals; ability to write routine reports and correspondence; ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Mathematical Skills: 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.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Compensation & Benefits

Hourly payrate: $26.00 to $32.00.

Benefits include health, welfare, and retirement. Additional information on offered benefits is available at www.mywabtecbenefits.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.

Accommodation

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