Maintenance Technician

Pens.com; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Pens.com is looking for a Maintenance Technician in Nashville, Tennessee, responsible for installing, troubleshooting, and repairing production equipment. Candidates should have strong mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical skills with over 3 years of manufacturing experience.

The role includes performing preventive maintenance and emergency repairs while ensuring compliance with safety regulations. A high school diploma or equivalent and relevant certifications are required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of manufacturing experience.
• Strong hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and industrial skills with some PLC experience.
• Ability to perform regular preventive maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain production machines and facility equipment.
• Perform emergency repairs of production equipment during production.
• Diagnose problems and replace or repair parts.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Hydraulic skills

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Education

High school diploma/GED

Completion or certification in maintenance course

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Electric meters

Job description

Location: Tennessee

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Maintenance Technician

Reports to: Molding Manager

Job Summary

The maintenance technician position is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems and processes to support the achievement of the site’s business goals and objectives.

Essential Functions

• Maintain and repair all production equipment in assigned production areas.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic issues in a timely manner.
• Determine repairs necessary to restore the equipment to full production, which may include tear down, repair and reassembly.
• Must be capable of fabricating replacement parts, when possible, and installing new parts when necessary.

Job Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility’s equipment.
• Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and adjust.

Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities.

Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions.

Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.

Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities.

Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.

Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.

Technicians must provide their own tools (Within Reason).

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma/GED and completion or certification in maintenance course, or an equivalent number of years of education and production maintenance experience.
• 3+ years of manufacturing experience; strong hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and industrial skills with some PLC experience.

Additional Responsibilities

Comply with company policies, safety rules and regulations for personnel and as pertaining to other employees. Maintain work area, equipment, and supplies in a neat and orderly condition. Report any problems or difficulties to the proper supervision. Assist others/perform other duties when time permits or when so instructed.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.