Maintenance Trained - 3rd Shift

VT Industries, Inc.; Neenah, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

VT Industries, Inc. in Wisconsin seeks a skilled maintenance technician to perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot, repair and install machinery, and maintain plant utilities with safety as a priority.

You will plan work from sketches or manuals, use a wide range of crafts, and collaborate with foremen, tradespeople and production staff. High school or better required; associates or technical training preferred. Ability to stay levelheaded in emergencies is essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or better required.
• Associates degree or technical training preferred.
• Experience with industrial maintenance and broad craft knowledge.
• Ability to read sketches, blueprints, and manuals.
• Must remain calm and effective in emergencies.
• Willingness to cooperate with multiple trades.

Responsibilities

• Moves, installs, adjusts & repairs machines & equipment, including guards and safety devices, using various trades as needed and with safety in mind.
• Maintains plant utilities and services (air, heat, water, electrical and hog systems) to minimize downtime and ensure energy supply for production.
• Responds to emergency calls to repair machines or equipment, including after-hours when required.

Skills

Problem solving

Independent judgment

Team collaboration

Education

High School

Associate's degree

Technical training or certificates

Job description

• Moves, installs, adjusts & repairs machines & equipment, including guards and other safety appliances, performing welding, pipefitting, carpentry, electrical, painting & other techniques as needed, with due regard for safety of plant personnel & fire hazards.
• Maintains plant utilities & services such as air, heat, water, electrical and hog systems to the extent determined necessary & practical, to minimize downtime & assure adequate supplies of energy & power to meet production needs of plant.
• Answers emergency calls in the plant to repair machines or equipment (includes being called back to plant outside of regular working hours when emergency needs occur).

ADDITIONAL KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Should be able to visualize and plan jobs from sketches, blueprints, operating manuals and/or on-site inspections, with assistance from foreman and more skilled mechanics.
• Must be able to repair, set-up, sharpen & correctly use and care for most of the tools in the maintenance department.
• Must be able to inspect, troubleshoot, adjust, remove/replace parts of plant machinery without damaging parts, and to learn to think logically.
• Must maintain a general working knowledge in most of the crafts of industrial maintenance, such as machinist, millwright, painter, carpenter, electrician, pipe fitter, welder, steam fitter, and keep abreast of new methods, equipment and materials.
• Must be able to remain levelheaded in all kinds of emergencies.
• Must have confidence in own ability to handle machines.
• Must know location and operation of most equipment and controls in the plant.
• Must be able to cooperate and work with other trades people, factory service reps and production personnel.

Problem Solving/Decision Making:

General problem-solving and decision-making skills within limits of standard methods.

Degree of Independent Judgment:

This position involves a reasonable degree of independent judgment.

Qualifications

Education

Required

High School or better.

Preferred

Associates or better.

Technical/other training or better.

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