Maintenance Technician I

Phelps Industries LLC; Rockford (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Phelps Industries LLC in Rockford, IL seeks a Maintenance Technician to install, troubleshoot and repair production and facility equipment. You will support predictive maintenance programs and operate a range of tools to keep machines running safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities include diagnosing faults, performing preventive maintenance, reading manuals and work orders, and maintaining clean, safe work areas in a high-demand manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and completion of a craft apprenticeship or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of manufacturing experience with hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and industrial skills, plus HVAC experience.
• Ability to read equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance.
• Strong trouble-shooting and diagnostic abilities.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain production machines and plant facilities.
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and perform scheduled maintenance repairs during machine service.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electrical meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Detect faulty operations, report issues to supervision and maintain a safe, clean work area.

Skills

Technical Capacity

Ethical Conduct

Communication Proficiency

Results Driven

Initiative

Education

High school diploma/GED + apprenticeship

Tools

Electrical meters

Pneumatic tools

HVAC experience

Job description

Summary/Objective

The maintenance technician position is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems and processes to support the achievement of the site's business goals and objectives. To work in a constructive way as a member of our maintenance team.

Essential Functions

• Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility's equipment.
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
• Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities.
• Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments.
• Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities.
• Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.

Competencies

• Technical Capacity.
• Ethical Conduct.
• Communication Proficiency.
• Results Driven.
• Initiative.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma/GED and completion of a craft apprenticeship, or an equivalent number of years of education and production maintenance experience.
• 4+ years of manufacturing experience; strong hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and industrial skills with some experience in HVAC.

Preferred Education and Experience

[Indicate education based on requirements that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. See examples below.]

• 5 years' experience in mechanical, electrical or industrial maintenance.
• Oven and furnace experience.
• 5 years' experience with bag filling/sealing machines.
• Knowledge of food safety requirements.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.