Maintenance Technician

Protomet Corporation; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Protomet Corporation in Oak Ridge, TN, is seeking a Maintenance Technician to keep our production lines running at a high pace. You will perform preventative maintenance, troubleshoot CNC lathes, horizontal mills, and related equipment, and coordinate with production teams to meet customer needs.

The role demands hands-on mechanical and electrical skills and a commitment to safe, reliable operations. Ideal candidates show strong problem-solving abilities, read schematics and manuals, and enjoy

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining CNC machinery in a manufacturing setting.
• Ability to read schematics and technical manuals.
• Strong commitment to safety and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance on production machinery.
• Troubleshoot and repair CNC lathes, mills, and related equipment.
• Install complex components and interface with vendors as needed.
• Repair and maintain machinery with attention to safety.
• Operate power and hand tools and use precision measuring devices.
• Support continuous production to meet customer needs.

Skills

CNC machinery

Electrical knowledge

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Safety awareness

Job description

SCHEDULE : Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Who are we looking for:

Success as a Maintenance Technician at Protomet comes down to efficiency, technical skill, and attitude. Developing teams to have the technical skill to get the job done, the care to do it safely, and the energy to learn all aspects of our business is our goal. Our maintenance team has strong electrical backgrounds and are familiar with all things CNC. Maintenance team opportunities at Protomet require the ability to learn, a passion for reliability of operations, and the diligence to track down issues to completion including a path forward in failure prevention.

FUNCTION:

Maintenance Technicians at Protomet keep the plant running… acting proactively to ensure technology is running properly while also working with the production team to prioritize customer needs. It is a high pace, action packed opportunity for people who love to get their hands dirty.

OUTCOMES:

• Maintain and perform preventative maintenance on production machinery.
• Troubleshoot, test, lubricate and clean machinery equipment such as CNC lathes, horizontal mills, vertical mills.
• Perform complex installation, diagnosis and repair of electronic components thru interpretation of schematics/technical manuals and/or interface with vendor technicians.
• Electrical and other maintenance functions including motor removal, cover and housing disassembly, etc.
• Repair and maintain machinery and production equipment, installing functional and structural parts within the facility.
• Operate a wide variety of power, pneumatic and hand tools as well as precision measuring devices and test equipment.
• Production equipment to maintain includes CNC machinery, metal saw, automated powder coat line, anodizing line and support equipment, laser cutting and etching equipment, tube bender, tube laser and more.

Qualifications

COMPETENCIES:

Cultural

• Second Mile
  • The first mile is mandatory. The second mile is voluntary; we do it for our own growth.
• Don't Touch the Marshmallow
  • This references the famous psychological experiment studying the strength to reject short term gratification in favor of a larger reward later. We err towards celebrating later, not sooner.
• Life is not a zero-sum game. We strive to reject scarcity mindsets and instead "grow the pie". Example – is a new "A" player on your team an asset or a threat?
• What you can do is all that matters. Credentials alone won't get you anywhere at Protomet.
• That's Hard...Good
  • Growth happens the most in the face of challenges. We recognize it is difficult to grin as you are being tested, but it's possible, and we're getting better at it.

Functional

• World-class attention to detail
• Practical intelligence, curiosity and an aptitude for learning