Maintenance Technician (2:30pm-11pm, Duncansville)

newpig; Duncansville (Blair County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

newpig is seeking a Maintenance Technician for the 2nd shift (2:30 pm – 11:00 pm) at our Duncansville and Altoona facilities. You will troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventive maintenance on industrial equipment across multiple locations.

Responsibilities include working with CMMS, installing electrical and control systems, supporting lean manufacturing, and ensuring uptime to meet production schedules. Strong experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs and power systems is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5 years of related experience in a production maintenance environment.
• Motor drive and PLC tech level experience; certifications a plus.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley (Rockwell Automation) and industrial power systems.
• Hydraulic and pneumatic power systems knowledge.
• Familiarity with various hand and maintenance shop tools.
• Ability to read design drawings for fabrication.
• Ability to read CAD drawings – mechanical / electrical.
• Ability to perform basic mathematics and fractions.
• MS Office – Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to seek out training and/or certifications.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with limited supervision.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair equipment to a safe, proper working condition.
• Perform preventive maintenance on equipment at multiple locations.
• Interact with CMMS via PMs, repairs and reporting information into the system.
• Support multi-shift production to achieve output, quality and financial goals.
• Ensure machine uptimes meet production schedules.
• Install, maintain electrical equipment and associated controls.
• Install power distribution including sub panels and wiring.
• Troubleshoot and maintain PLC and machine control systems.
• Support lean manufacturing initiatives on projects.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Motor drive PLC

Allen-Bradley knowledge

Hydraulic and pneumatic

Hand tools

CAD reading

Mathematics basics

MS Office

Training mindset

Independent worker

Job description

Maintenance Technician – 2nd Shift (2:30 pm – 11:00 pm)

Duncansville & Altoona facilities

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Production Maintenance

• Support 2nd shift production as needed to troubleshoot and repair equipment back to a safe and proper working condition
• Perform regularly scheduled Preventive Maintenance on equipment at multiple locations in coordination with the CMMS
• Interact with CMMS via PM’s, repairs and reporting information into the system for record keeping, tracking and measures
• Integrate with other maintenance professionals in support of multi-shift production operation to achieve output, quality and financial performance goals and objectives
• Ensure machine uptimes and process capabilities will meet quality and production schedules
• Install, maintain, test, troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical equipment and associated electrical and electronic controls
• Installation of power distribution equipment as needed including sub panels, conduit, wiring, etc
• Troubleshoot and maintain complex machine control systems including drives, relays, machine network, and PLC systems
• Troubleshoot and maintain mechanical systems such as motors, gearboxes, and other power transmission systems
• Participate in the management of critical spare parts inventory to ensure availability as needed
• Support Manufacturing Engineering by fabricating, debugging and installing custom designed equipment via the use of machining centers (lathes, CNC), plasma cutting, welding and other equipment
• Aid in the development and maintain maintenance training programs
• Lean Manufacturing – Facilitate and support the deployment of lean manufacturing techniques on all projects in support of lean culture and elimination of 8 wastes

General

• Demonstrate a “Safety First” approach to all projects and day to day activities
• Maintain a positive work environment to ensure a good employee experience
• Know and demonstrate LOTO methodology
• Willing to work OT and weekends as required or needed
• Adhere to New Pig’s Safety, Environmental, and Quality standards

Candidate Qualifications

• 5 years related experience in production maintenance environment
• Motor drive and PLC tech level experience, Certifications a plus
• Experience with Allen-Bradley (Rockwell Automation) and industrial power systems
• Hydraulic and pneumatic power systems knowledge
• Familiarity with various hand and maintenance shop tools -micrometers, calipers and tape measure, etc
• Experience with reading design drawings for the purpose of fabrication
• Ability to read CAD drawings – mechanical / electrical
• Ability to perform basic mathematics and fractions
• MS Office – Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Willingness to seek out and achieve position related training and/or certifications
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently with limited daily supervision