Maintenance Technician

WCS Industries; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

WCS Industries in Wisconsin is seeking a Maintenance Technician responsible for repairing and maintaining production machinery, equipment, buildings and facilities. The role requires broad knowledge across mechanical and electrical systems, PLC logic, welding, carpentry, fabrication, and HVAC concepts to keep operations running.

You will respond to down equipment, perform preventive maintenance, support continual improvement projects, and work with outside contractors as needed.

Qualifications

• Broad maintenance skills including mechanical repair, electrical circuits, PLC logic, welding, carpentry, fabrication, and HVAC concepts.
• Respond to down equipment to keep production running and meet delivery specs.
• Perform preventative maintenance and support continual improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Install, repair, rebuild, and maintain machinery and mechanical equipment used in production and related services.

Skills

Mechanical repair

Electrical circuits

PLC logic

Welding

Carpentry

Fabrication

HVAC concepts

Troubleshooting

Reading schematics

Machining (mills/lathe)

Tools

Welding equipment

Manual milling machine

Lathe

Drill press

Surface grinder

Band saw

Job description

Maintenance Technician

Repair and maintain machinery, equipment, building and facilities. Requires a broad knowledge of maintenance skills including mechanical repair, electrical circuits, PLC logic, welding, carpentry, fabrication, and a HVAC concepts. Responsible for responding to down equipment situations to fix machines and get them running so that production can satisfy customers by providing products that meet the specifications and delivery requirements. Performing preventative maintenance on defined company equipment while also pursuing or executing continual improvement projects to assist in the achievement of established Company goals.

• Install, repair, rebuild, and maintain machinery and mechanical equipment used in production and related services.
• Must be able to be flexible to stop working on a project when production equipment goes down and needs to be fixed.
• Diagnose machine malfunctions and operating difficulties both mechanically and electrically.
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical, hydraulics, and pneumatics reading the schematics.
• Make or purchase components and make repairs to keep production equipment operating.
• Rebuild machines and overhaul troublesome components and attachments involving dismantling, inspection, machining or replacement of purchased parts.
• Perform various activities relative to the installation and relocation of existing machines and equipment to involving dismantling, erection, leveling, fitting, and aligning operations.
• Ensure maintenance on WCS’s buildings, facilities, and grounds is performed.
• Work with outside contractors on repairs of the facility.
• Perform preventive maintenance on defined pieces of equipment such as ovens air compressor, etc.
• Contact OEM and replacement parts distributors, to obtain required parts.
• Contact sources with applicable knowledge, to assess, recommend, and resolve machinery-related issues.
• Maintain required maintenance logs and files.
• Perform routine housekeeping activities in the Maintenance Department and ensure adherence to established safety procedures and 6S cleanliness standards.
• Identify and assist in leading the implementation of Continuous Improvement.
• Sketch and make tooling/gauges using manual mills and lathes.
• Repair tooling using silver solder, heat treating different materials, and welding.
• Can operate maintenance machining equipment such as manual mills and lathes, cut off saw, surface grinders, band saw, drill press, etc.