MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

NSG Group; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NSG Group in Lexington, KY seeks a Maintenance Technician to support equipment upkeep, perform preventative maintenance, and troubleshoot malfunctions to ensure safe, reliable production. You will repair or replace equipment, install and service automated machinery (PLCs and robots), and document results in CMMS while assisting in root-cause analysis.

Candidates should have a technical degree or 3–5 years of hands-on maintenance experience, strong electrical/mechanical skills, blueprint reading,

Qualifications

• Technical degree or 3–5 years of hands-on maintenance experience.
• Experience with automation systems and troubleshooting.
• Ability to read blueprints/schematics and interpret electrical diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain industrial equipment and replace malfunctioning production or processing equipment.
• Perform regular inspection and preventative maintenance with detailed CMMS documentation.
• Install, program, or repair automated machinery such as robots and PLCs.
• Troubleshoot and recover automation systems and support operators.
• Order and install replacement parts as needed and assist in root cause analysis.
• Work with engineers to improve process performance and maintain uptime.

Skills

Industrial Electricity

PLC programming

Ladder logic

Motor controls

Inverters

Control circuits

Test equipment

Blueprint reading

Welding

Shop skills

Instrument use

Diagnostics

Education

Technical Degree

Tools

PLCs

Robots

Programming hardware

Welding equipment

CMMS

Job description

The primary responsibility of the Maintenance Technician is to assist in the upkeep of equipment and technical support in all processes which will assist the department in the development of Standardization of Processes. Ensure the safe operation of mechanical equipment, complete preventative maintenance requirements, and trouble shoot malfunctions.

Primary Duties:

1. Repair and maintain industrial equipment repair or replace malfunctioning production or processing equipment
2. Perform regular inspection and preventative maintenance of equipment complete work orders with detailed documentation of results utilizing CMMS system
3. Installs, programs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment such as robots and programmable controllers (PLCs)
4. Troubleshooting and recovery of automation systems
5. Support operations personnel in equipment sequence of operations and Lock Out / Tag Out
6. Order and install replacement parts when necessary
7. Shut down and disassemble machinery as needed.
8. Assist in root cause identification with detailed factual communication of failures and suggestions.
9. Work with plant reliability engineers for process performance improvement.
10. Ensure that all production – related equipment in the plant is maintained in a state of repair, in order to achieve efficiency and effectiveness with proper uptime, yields and throughput.
11. Train and encourage others in order to achieve team goals.
12. Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles
13. Other duties as assigned by manager.

Qualifications Required:

Candidate must have a Technical Degree or 3 to 5 years of verifiable hands-on experience in an industrial maintenance environment.

Technical Qualifications Desired:

1. Industrial Electricity –AC/DC motor controls, swit5ch gears, inverters, PLC controllers, ladder logic and programming, control circuits and devices, use of test equipment.
2. Blueprint reading – understand, comprehend, fabricate
3. Installs, programs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment such as robots and programmable controllers (PLCs)
4. Welding/Cutting -- stick, mig, torch, shield, arc, oxy acetylene, plasma – Not required but a plus
5. Shop skills --layout, drilling, and taping, lathe, milling, bandsaw, circular saws, small hand tools
6. Instrument Use – micrometer, calipers, ruler/scale taper gauges…etc.
7. Basic Machine Principles –threads and fasteners, tolerance and fit, materials, lubricants,
8. Millwright –chains, sprockets, bearings and pneumatics.
9. Electrician skills – mounting hardware, installing conduit, pulling wires, and connections.
10. Diagnostic skills – ability to logically find root cause of machine failures using electrical and mechanical trouble shooting techniques and efficient methods
11. Interpersonal skills – communications, employee involvement, and problem solving are a must
12. Knowledge of TPM – Total Productive Maintenance procedure desire.