Maintenance Technician Il - 1st Shift

Knorr Bremse Group; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Air Brake, a member of Knorr-Bremse, is seeking a Maintenance Technician II at our Springfield, MO plant to keep production equipment operating at peak efficiency. You will perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot issues, and implement repairs to minimize downtime.

The role requires working inside/outside machines, using hand tools and lifting equipment, and following all safety and quality procedures to meet KPIs and production goals.

Qualifications

• Experience performing preventive maintenance on production equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret PM instructions and improve them.
• Ability to communicate equipment status to operators and management.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled Preventative Maintenance per instructions to prevent breakdowns.
• Troubleshoot and repair production equipment.
• Communicate equipment status to operators and management.
• Work both inside and outside machines in various positions.
• Follow safety and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Technical Capacity

Industrial maintenance

LOTO safety

Shop math

Measuring devices

Temperature control

Mechanical

Electrical

Machining equipment

Safety procedures

Tools

Torque wrenches

Multimeter

Test equipment (torque, pressure, force transducers)

Job description

LOCATION: Springfield/Missouri (US-MO),United States|BRAND: New York Air Brake | REQUISITION ID: 10542| JOB GRADE:10|ON-SITE/REMOTE:On-site

Since 1890, New York Air Brake has been an innovative leader in the heavy-haul railroad industry. As a member company of Knorr-Bremse –the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles--New York Air Brake is recognized worldwide as a Center of Competence for heavy-haul freight railroad control systems. From multiple locations, we serve customers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico—reaching clear across the globe to South America, Africa, the Middle East, China, and Australia. Our talented, diverse, and dedicated teams develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing our customers. Join us in our next steps.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title

Maintenance Technician II

Benefits begin day one!

Reports to

Maintenance & Reliability Supervisor

Summary/Objective

The Maintenance Technician II is responsible for preventive maintenance activities, troubleshooting and repairing all production related equipment throughout the plant.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Perform scheduled Preventative Maintenance activities per written instructions and job knowledge of the specific piece of equipment to prevent breakdowns. Communicate improvement ideas (add/subtract) element to the PM instructions to help improve the equipment OEE.
• Respond timely to an equipment breakdown to trouble-shoot root-cause of problem, identify possible solutions and implement the solutions. These activities may include identifying and selecting components required to complete the repair.
• Communicate equipment status with operators and appropriate management personnel.
• Utilize hand tools, screwdrivers, wrenches, multi-meter, pipe threader
• Requires work outside of and inside of the machines. Requires various positions for a few minutes to a few hours, such as balancing on narrow footing, climbing, reaching forward/overhead, squatting, kneeling, stooping and/or lying on back, and maneuvering in small tight spaces. Surfaces may be slippery due to coolant and oil. Work off ladders and scissor lift.
• Comply with all safety procedures and policies.
• Understand and support all Quality, Product Safety, and Health/Safety/Environmental/Energy policies.
• Adhere to all relevant statutory or regulatory compliance obligations.
• Must understand, support and adhere to the Integrated Management System policies, procedures and instructions.
• Select and recommend repair parts, work with and communicate materials needed to complete repair.
• Must understand and support relevant key performance indicators (KPIs), as defined in the goal tree.

Skills and Competencies

• Technical Capacity
• Requires working knowledge of industrial machining, plant systems, building maintenance, repair and troubleshooting.
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• Must have working knowledge and comply with all Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedure and have the ability to identify hazardous energy sources and isolate.
• Shop math
• Shop use of measuring devices and test equipment (Torque pressure, force transducers)
• Understanding temperature controls
• Mechanical
• Plumbing/HVAC
• Electrical
• Machine operation (drills, press, lathe, milling machines, industrial washers, grinder, polishers, pneumatic tools, etc.)
• Working knowledge of commons industrial chemicals
• Use of PIV (Power Industrial vehicles) including Scissor lift, Platform lift, and Forklift.
• Organization Skills