Maintenance Technician 1

HireLifeScience; Franklin Township (NJ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

HireLifeScience is seeking a Maintenance Technician 1 in New Jersey to perform diversified electrical and mechanical maintenance of manufacturing equipment and plant facilities. You will minimize downtime, maintain PM completion rates, and ensure safety standards are met across all equipment.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED (or 3–5 years of maintenance experience) and hands-on skills with mechanical, electrical, and PLC systems.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; or at least 3-5 years of maintenance experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Minimize downtime on equipment.
• Maximize effectiveness and completion rate on PM system.
• Ensure newly maintained equipment meets 100% of general safety standards.
• Diagnose complex machine and electrical equipment malfunctions and determine how to correct them using blueprints, repair manuals or parts catalogs.
• Coordinate improvement projects with engineers, vendors, and contractors.
• Interpret servo drive error codes and HMIs.
• Perform routine maintenance: inspect drives, motors, and belts, check fluid levels, replace filters.
• Assist in investigating operating difficulties and taking corrective action.
• Troubleshoot PLC malfunctions.
• Research, spec out and order parts for repairs and upgrades.
• Assist in constructing new equipment or facilities and operate machine shop equipment.
• Read electrical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical diagrams and schematics for installation of production machinery and safety equipment.
• Assist in maintenance of HVAC equipment and general building upkeep; work with outside vendors.
• Maintain related records and assist in hazardous materials handling and waste shipments; assist in ISO 14001 audits.

Skills

Plant equipment knowledge

Precision measuring tools

Mechanical aptitude

Manual dexterity

Spatial dexterity

PLC & test equipment repair

Verbal communication

Work at heights

Chemicals handling

Read & interpret manuals

Education

High school diploma or GED; or 3-5 years maintenance experience

Tools

MS Word

MS Outlook

Forklift operator

Job description

Job Details

Description

The Maintenance Technician 1 performs highly diversified work involving electrical and mechanical equipment maintenance of a skilled and complex nature. Installs, repairs and maintains manufacturing equipment and plant facilities necessary for the satisfactory operations of equipment and processes.

The Maintenance Technician 1 is expected to:

• Minimize downtime on equipment
• Maximize effectiveness and completion rate on PM system.
• Ensure newly maintained equipment meets 100% of general safety standards

Machine Maintenance 30%

• Diagnoses complex machine and electrical equipment malfunctions and operation difficulties and determines how to correct them checking blueprints, repair manuals or parts catalogs as necessary.
• Able to identify and coordinate improvement projects with engineers, vendors, and or contractors
• Able to interpret servo drive error codes and error messages displayed on HMIs.
• Performs routine maintenance work including inspecting drives, motors and belts, checking fluid levels and replacing filters
• Helps in the investigation of operating difficulties and assists in taking corrective action.
• Troubleshoots PLC malfunctions
• Able to research, spec out and order parts accurately for repairs and upgrades

Equipment Assembly 30%

• Helps construct new equipment, machinery, or facilities as required.
• Sets up and operates various types of machine shop equipment.
• Reads, understands and implements electrical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical diagrams and schematics required to install production machinery and safety equipment.

Facility Maintenance 20%

• Assists in the maintenance of heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment.
• Performs general building maintenance and minor repairs throughout the facility including painting, carpentry, plumbing and plastering
• Works in conjunction with outside vendors

EHS & Documentation 20%

• Maintains related records, performs associated handling duties and maintains work areas in a neat and orderly manner.
• Assists in managing hazardous materials including maintaining an accurate inventory, ensuring proper storage, scheduling/documenting of hazardous waste shipments and proper disposal.
• Assists in audits for ISO 14001

This position has no talent management responsibilities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or at least 3-5 years of maintenance experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION

None

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Knowledge of plant equipment & machinery
• Precision shop measuring devices and meters
• Forklift operator
• Mechanical aptitude
• MS Word
• MS Outlook

OTHER SKILLS

• Manual dexterity
• Spatial dexterity
• PLC and test equipment repair
• Read and interpret
  • equipment manuals
  • work orders
  • hydraulic schematics
  • electrical schematics
  • pneumatic and mechanical schematics
• Verbal communication
• Able to work at heights
• Able to work with chemicals

Hourly starting rate: $35.50/hr

MICRO offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees, including medical, dental and vision insurance; life and disability insurance; a 401(k) retirement plan; paid time off; paid holidays; and other company-sponsored benefits. Eligibility and benefit offerings are subject to the terms of the applicable plans and company policies.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to touch, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk and hear. The employee must regularly lift, push, pull, carry and/or move up to 50 pounds alone and more than 50 pounds with assistance.

While performing this Job, the employee is regularly required to exhibit strong manual and spatial dexterity.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee is frequently exposed to hazards including fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases or airborne particles and hazardous chemicals.

The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and outside weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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