Maintenance Technician A

Morton Industries; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Morton Industries LLC is seeking a Maintenance Technician to maintain facility operations, including plumbing, carpentry, and electrical systems. You will inspect buildings, manage inventory, and schedule repairs to minimize downtime.

In this role, you will perform preventive and corrective maintenance on production equipment, follow safety policies, and support the maintenance team in continuous improvement efforts. The position is full-time and on-site at our Dallas facility.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or equivalent.
• Associates degree or 2+ years of technical experience preferred.
• Strong mechanical and problem-solving skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Performs break-fix preventative maintenance including repairing or replacing defective parts.
• Perform preventive maintenance and repair of production equipment from blueprints or manuals.
• Maintain organization of the maintenance area and tools.
• Identify needed parts, supplies, and repair items.
• Provide support for other maintenance team members as needed.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical systems

Plumbing

Carpentry

Problem solving

Safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associates degree/2 years technical experience

Tools

Lathe

Drill press

Grinder

Welding

General repair tools

Job description

Summary

A maintenance technician is responsible for the upkeep of a facility, such as an apartment building or business office. They are skilled in a variety of areas including plumbing, carpentry, and electrical systems. Duties include inspecting buildings, maintaining inventory, and scheduling repairs.

MORTON INDUSTRIES LLC

Job Description

Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Department: Maintenance

Reports To: Maintenance Supervisor

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Prepared By: T. Deiss

Prepared Date: 03132019

Approved By: T. Deiss

Approved Date: 03132019

A maintenance technician is responsible for the upkeep of a facility, such as an apartment building or business office. They are skilled in a variety of areas including plumbing, carpentry, and electrical systems. Duties include inspecting buildings, maintaining inventory, and scheduling repairs.

Essential Functions

• Performs break-fix preventative maintenance. This includes but not limited to: adjusting functional parts of devices and control instruments to sustain and improve operations repairing or replacing defective parts reconditioning or repairing machine tools, diagnose mechanical failures and perform repairs on facility equipment as required.
• Perform preventive maintenance and repair of production equipment from blueprints, technical manuals, or vendor specifications.
• Maintain organization of Maintenance Repair Area and any other area where repair work is in progress.
• Identifies needed parts, supplies, and repair items.
• Provides support and back up for other members of department as needed by leadership.
• React to machine break downs with a sense of urgency.
• Participate in Continuous Improvement activities
• May be required to setup and operate simple machining operations including but not limited to: lathe, drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts. May perform basic welding tasks.
• Install new equipment as required along with moving equipment for production use as required.
• Completes technical self-study programs for career development.
• Follows all safety related policies, rules, regulations, technical instructions and guidelines. Situational awareness and identify unsafe behaviors and conditions.
• All other duties as assigned

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

COMPETENCY

• Organized - Ability to work in an organized manner, balancing several tasks simultaneously.
• Problem Solving - Works well in group problem solving situations.
• Project Management - Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time.
• Technical Skills - Shares expertise with others.
• Customer Service - Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
• Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality.
• Verbal Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Teamwork - Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values.
• Motivation - Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Professionalism - Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity - Completes work in timely manner; Works quickly.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Initiative - Asks for and offers help when needed.
• Innovation - Meets challenges with resourcefulness.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to dirty or oily conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

POSITION TYPE

Full time

TRAVEL

10%

Qualifications

PREFERRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associates degree with a Technical focus or 2 years of related experience in general industry

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

Attendance

In order to perform this job the employee must meet all Company attendance requirements.

Safety

The ability to continuously practice safe habits in the workplace while following all policies and procedures related to health and safety

Morton Industries, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, among other things, or as a qualified individual with a disability. Equal Employment Opportunity is the law.