Maintenance Technician(s) - Day Shift - Blair

Calcium Products LLC; Blair (NE); On-site; USD 2,755,000 - 4,408,000; Full time

Job summary

Calcium Products LLC in Blair, Nebraska is seeking a Maintenance Technician for the day shift (5am-5pm, or possibly 7am-5pm). You will execute preventive and predictive maintenance on assigned equipment and lead repairs during unplanned plant breakdowns.

Requires a high school diploma and 2+ years in heavy industrial maintenance; familiarity with blueprints and PM routines is preferred. Training will be provided as part of our safety-focused operation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in heavy industrial maintenance.
• Familiarity with blueprints, schematics and PM routines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and mechanical aptitude.
• Effective communicator and safety-conscious.

Responsibilities

• Comply with health and safety practices and procedures.
• Provide detailed statuses of completed or ongoing repairs and maintenance.
• Assist contractors with repair instructions, PM docs, and parts.
• Assist maintenance supervisor in auditing contractors' work.
• Perform predictive maintenance using thermographic camera and ultrasonic tester.
• Keep work areas clean and organized after PMs and repairs.

Skills

Heavy industrial maintenance

Mechanical aptitude

Blueprints & schematics

Effective communication

Safety awareness

Education

Highschool degree or equivalent

Tools

Thermographic camera

Ultrasonic tester

Job description

Description

Reports to:

Company Overview

Calcium Products has been helping farmers grow better crops for nearly 40 years. As a leader in calcium-based fertilizers, we manufacture 98G pelletized limestone and SO4 pelletized gypsum for a wide network of ag retailers across the Midwest. We are a stable, growing, people-focused company that takes pride in the work we do and the customers we serve.

As we continue to invest in our Iowa facilities, we are also expanding our footprint with new locations, including a new plant in Blair, Nebraska. To support this long-term growth, we are now recruiting a Maintenance Technician-Day Shift position for the Blair facility (5am-5pm, or possible 7am-5pm)

**Anticipated Start Date is last week of October for this position**

**Expect two weeks of hands-on operational training in Fort Dodge, IA.**

Position summary & purpose:

Executes preventive and predictive maintenance and associated repairs on all assigned equipment. Initiates and leads repairs due to unplanned plant breakdowns. Alerts supervisor of any safety, environmental, or mechanical efficiency issues that should be addressed immediately or scheduled at the next available opportunity.

Requirements

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• · Comply with all health and safety practices and procedures
• · Provide detailed statuses of completed or on-going repairs, preventative and predictive maintenance
• · Comply with standard operating procedures and reporting/recording requirements
• · Assist contractors and ensure they have all repair instructions, PM documentation and parts to properly execute work
• · Assist maintenance supervisor in auditing the work done by contractors
• · Participate in training as provided and required by company directives
• · Perform high tech predictive maintenance utilizing tools such as the thermographic camera and ultrasonic tester
• · Clean and organize work areas after PMs and repairs are completed. Support operations team in keeping an overall clean and organized plant
• · Execute and ensure information in repair report is accurate, including root causes and parts usage
• · Responsible for the maintenance of all mobile equipment
• · Responsible for the care and safe usage of the large vacuum trailer and any other complex pieces of maintenance/cleaning equipment

Education and Experience:

• · Highschool degree or equivalent required
• · 2+ years of experience in heavy industrial maintenance
• · Experience in aggregates processing is ideal
• · Strong problem-solving skills and mechanical aptitude
• . Familiarity in blueprints, schematics and properlywritten preventative maintenance routines
• · Ability to build trust and respect without relying on authority
• . Effective communicator