Maintenance Technician - 2nd Shift

Maker's Pride; Michigan City (IN); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flex spending accounts

Disability insurance

Paid holidays and vacation

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Maker's Pride is seeking a Maintenance Technician to perform diverse mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting and repair across plant facilities. This role includes scheduled and emergency repairs, plus preventive maintenance with documentation.

Qualified candidates will have a 2-year trades degree or equivalent maintenance experience, strong problem-solving abilities, and be able to work safely under GMP guidelines. Monday–Friday with possible overtime.

Qualifications

• Has completed or is working on a 2-year trades degree and/or 2 years of relevant maintenance experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Able to read, write and speak English. Bilingual capabilities are a plus.
• Able to communicate and take direction from Plant Leadership and communicate effectively with line workers, Leads, Supervisors and Managers.
• Attention to detail.
• Legible record-keeping and data entry skills.
• Must be highly motivated, flexible and have creative problem‑solving abilities.
• Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Conduct maintenance according to skill level and pursuant to safety policies and procedures.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments.
• Detect faulty operations, defective material, and report those unusual situations to the facility maintenance manager.
• Utilizing Microsoft Office, order and schedule parts as well as jobs.
• Perform work in a safe manner and use Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical troubleshooting

Pneumatic & hydraulic

Manual reading

Safety compliance

Education

2-year trades degree

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

What We Want To Give You

We offer a competitive wage and wide array of benefits including:

• health/dental/vision insurance
• flex spending accounts
• short & long-term disability
• paid holidays and vacation
• bonus opportunities (referral, production, etc.)

Hours Of Operation

Monday through Friday + Overtime/Weekends
1:50 PM to 10:00 PM

Job Summary

The Maintenance Technician performs highly diversified duties including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic troubleshooting, and repair of machines, equipment and plant facilities. This includes scheduled, unscheduled or emergency repairs. Perform regular preventive maintenance which also includes maintaining supporting documentation for the PM’s.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Conduct maintenance according to skill level and pursuant to safety policies and procedures.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments.
• Detect faulty operations, defective material, and report those unusual situations to the facility maintenance manager.
• Utilizing Microsoft Office, order and schedule parts as well as jobs.
• Perform work in a safe manner and use Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Has completed or is working on a 2-year trades degree and/or 2 years of relevant maintenance experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Able to read, write and speak English. Bilingual capabilities are a plus.
• Able to communicate and take direction from Plant Leadership and communicate effectively with line workers, Leads, Supervisors and Managers.
• Attention to detail.
• Legible record-keeping and data entry skills.
• Must be highly motivated, flexible and have creative problem‑solving abilities.
• Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Additional Preferred Skills

• Welding and fabrication.
• Full understanding of 3 Phase electrical, three-phase motor control.
• Troubleshoot AC & DC drives.

Work Environment And Physical Requirements

• Manufacturing environment – exposure to a variety of machines, noise levels, and varying temperatures.
• Depending on which location, our environments can be very warm or refrigerated.
• Team environment – must be able to work well with others and communicate in a respectful and professional manner.
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.
• May be required to work weekend and night hours to fill in as needed.

Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are legally authorized to work in the location to which they apply.

Maker's Pride is an Equal Opportunity Employer.