Plant Maintenance - Senior Maintenance Technician

Viant Medical Inc.; Collegeville (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Company-paid life insurance and short/

Job summary

Viant Medical Inc. is seeking a Senior Maintenance Technician to join our diagnostics and manufacturing team in a high-availability facility.

You will work on the assembly, installation, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance of mechanical and electrical systems, with a focus on PLC drives, motors, hydraulics, and automated controls. You will collaborate with engineering and production to support new equipment installations, ensure safe operation, and maintain wastewater treatment

Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical diploma in Electro-Mechanical Technology, Industrial Maintenance, or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to read and interpret technical diagrams and schematics.
• Proficiency with hand tools, diagnostic instruments, and maintenance software.
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Must wear respirator and PPE.
• Able to enter permit-required confined spaces.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, install, and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical components according to schematics, blueprints, or drawings.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues in machinery and facility.
• Perform preventative maintenance to ensure systems operate safely and efficiently.
• Collaborate with engineering and production teams to support new equipment installations or modifications.
• Operate the site’s wastewater treatment facility in compliance with standards and procedures.
• Work overtime and weekends and respond to emergency call-ins as required.

Skills

AC/DC circuits

PLCs

Motors

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Troubleshooting

Electrical safety

Education

Associate degree or technical diploma in Electro-Mechanical Technology

Tools

Diagnostic instruments

Maintenance software

PLC drives

Job description

Position Scope/Summary:

We are a company of agile, customer-oriented individuals with a shared commitment to integrity, servant leadership, and teamwork. Our associates take pride in ownership in their work and innovate to provide the highest quality, life enhancing medical technology in the world. Together, We’re in it for life!

The Senior Maintenance Technician will be responsible for the assembly, installation, troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of mechanical and electrical systems and machinery throughout the facility. This role requires a strong understanding of both mechanical components and electrical systems with specific expertise in PLC drives, motors, and automated controls.

Accountability & Responsibilities:

• Assemble, install, and troubleshoot electrical and mechanical components according to schematics, blueprints, or technical drawings.


• Diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues in machinery as well as throughout the overall facility.


• Perform preventative maintenance to ensure systems operate efficiently and safely.


• Collaborate with engineering and production teams to support new equipment installations or modifications.


• Competency in operation of site’s wastewater treatment facility while meeting all required standards and procedures.


• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.


• Ability to work emergency call-ins and mandatory overtime including weekends.


• Perform other functions as requested by management.

Position Requirements:

• Minimum Education: Associate’s degree or technical diploma in Electro-Mechanical Technology, Industrial Maintenance, or a related field.


• Minimum Experience: 5+ years of relevant experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.


• Strong knowledge of AC/DC circuits, PLCs, motors, gearboxes, hydraulics, pneumatics, and vacuum systems.


• Ability to read and interpret technical diagrams and schematics.


• Proficiency with hand tools, diagnostic instruments, and maintenance software.


• Excellent problem solving and communication skills.


• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.


• Must be able to wear a respirator and all other PPE requirements for the position.


• Ability to enter and attend permit required confined space.


• Mobile Equipment Certified

Knowledge & Skills:

• Industrial electrical experience preferred.


• Experience in an industrial production setting preferred.


• Knowledge of Pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, or mechanical systems preferred.


• Experience with HVAC a plus.


• Knowledge of machinery operating software/hardware such as PLC’s and VFD controls and hands on experience with installing, troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing Electrical & Electronic Control Systems and components preferred.


• Ability to read and understand technical documentation and use trade mathematics along with precision measuring/testing instruments preferred.


• Working knowledge of sensors and monitoring devices for temperature, flow, pressure, voltage, current and other parameters preferred.


• You must be able to work some weekends and on-call hours, as necessary.

Physical Requirements:

• Lift up to 50 lbs.


• Good hand eye coordination


• Will spend extended periods of time standing and walking extensively throughout the facility.


• Ability to climb ladders and conduct aerial work on platforms.


• Occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, bend, crouch, bend, and twist

Environmental Working Conditions:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee will occasionally be exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

It is impossible to list every requirement for, or responsibility for, any position. Similarly, we cannot identify all the skills a position may require since job responsibilities and the Company’s needs may change over time. Therefore, the above job description is not comprehensive or exhaustive. The Company reserves the right to adjust, add to or eliminate any aspect of the above description. The Company also retains the right to require all employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities when necessary to meet business needs.

The associate must successfully complete the general RCRA Awareness training through the onboarding process upon their start at Viant followed by an annual refresher. If the associate changes their position or begins to manage larger quantities of chemical waste (Above 20 gals.) at a time, additional training will be required.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits-effective date of hire


• Company-paid life insurance and disability benefits


• Generous Paid Time Off


• 10 Company Paid Holidays


• 401 (k) plan with Company Match


• Tuition Reimbursement


• Voluntary Universal Life and Long-Term Care


• Voluntary Legal Plan


• Pet Insurance

Viant is a global medical device design and manufacturing services provider that partners and innovates with customers to provide the highest quality, life enhancing medical devices. We do this through our depth and breadth of capabilities, end-to-end integration, technical expertise, and relentless focus on our customers and on operational excellence. With nearly 6,000 associates across 24 locations worldwide, we offer a unique combination of small-company service and attention with big-company resources. For more information, visit viantmedical.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

Viant provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Viant complies with applicable state and local laws governing discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.