Senior Maintenance Technician

Biamp Systems LLC; Cascade (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

PTO and holidays

401(k) + matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Biamp Systems LLC in Cascade, IA seeks a Sr. Maintenance Technician to execute, monitor, and improve maintenance programs for production equipment, ensuring preventive maintenance procedures are documented and schedules kept.

You will diagnose issues with PCBAs and sheet metal equipment, coordinate with production and calibration providers, manage spare parts, train new technicians, and drive cost-efficient maintenance while maintaining safety and uptime.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or 2 years in a technical training program.
• Minimum 8 years’ work experience of maintaining production equipment.
• Experience with hands-on maintenance and repair of PCBA and sheet metal equipment.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, schematics, and circuit diagrams.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Performs preventive maintenance on plant machinery and equipment to maximize useful life and minimize unplanned downtime.
• Inspects, repairs, and calibrates production equipment including PCBAs, sheet metal equipment, and test tools.
• Coordinates maintenance schedules with Production Supervisors.
• Tracks and reports on preventive maintenance and repairs.
• Organizes calibration schedules with equipment owners and external providers.
• Implements corrective actions to eliminate recurring maintenance issues.
• Maintains spare parts inventory and maintenance tools.
• Trains Maintenance Technicians during onboarding and for new equipment or methods.

Skills

Technical problem solving

Troubleshooting

Reading mechanical drawings

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Time management

Education

Associates degree or 2 years in a technical training program

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

The Sr. Maintenance Technician is responsible for executing, monitoring, and improving the maintenance system and related performance. Retains proper documentation of all maintenance and calibration actions and ensures that preventive maintenance procedures and schedules are created and maintained. Uses root cause analysis to eliminate abnormal, repetitive failures.

How you’ll contribute:

Performs preventive maintenance on plant machinery and equipment to maximize useful life and minimize unplanned production downtime

Inspects, repairs, and performs calibration on all production equipment: surface mount machines, punch press, test equipment, power tools, etc.

Works with Production Supervisors to coordinate maintenance schedules.

Tracks and reports on preventive maintenance and repairs

Organizes calibration schedules between equipment and tooling owners, and the external calibration provider

Implements corrective actions to eliminate abnormal, recurring maintenance

Maintains spare parts inventory and manufacturing maintenance tools

Schedules and/or performs training for Maintenance Technicians due to on-boarding, new equipment, or improved methodologies

Interfaces with various levels of management within the organization to understand priorities, report problems and status, and elevate issues as appropriate

Monitors maintenance expenses to budget. Works on reducing cost of OEM, or comparable, spare parts and escalating to management when exceeding budget

Monitors uptime and capacity of key facilities equipment, like compressors, Nitrogen generators, etc.

Operates various machine shop tools and machinery in support of maintenance activities and production improvements

Audits activities on other sites and provides guidance to mature their maintenance activities

Assists in new equipment installations Performs general housekeeping duties to keep equipment and machinery in new condition

Produces effective written and oral information pass-downs between shifts

Travels for equipment training and assisting in set-up of new sites

Installing compressed air lines from primary supply to point of use within the production cell

Participates on and fulfills solutions for the safety committee

A successful candidate should have:

Associates degree or 2 years in a technical training program

Minimum 8 years’ work experience of maintaining production equipment

Experience with hands-on maintenance and repair of PCBA and sheet metal equipment

Demonstrated ability in technical problem solving, troubleshooting, and reading mechanical drawings, schematics, and circuit diagrams

Competent in Microsoft Office applications, and proficient in Excel

Possesses excellent verbal and written skills

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work with various departments

Available to alternate schedules and work overtime as needed

Strong customer service skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks

Motivated with the ability to work with little daily supervision

Work Environment:

Warehouse environment

Minimal travel: ~10%

Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. with assistance

Stand or sit for long periods Perform tasks (that may be repetitive) that require reaching, pushing, pulling, kneeling, walking, stooping and/or bending

Work in an environment that generates OSHA permissible machine noise levels Use tools that require fine hand skills Visually, observe and differentiate small moving parts

Ability to wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as required in designated areas

What we offer:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 3 weeks annual PTO and 9 paid holidays
• 401(k) + matching
• Employer-paid base life insurance, short, and long-term disability
• Health savings accounts (with Biamp contribution) and flexible spending accounts
• Tuition reimbursement
• Charitable donation matching
• Discretionary company achievement bonus
• Referral bonuses

Who is Biamp?

We make the world’s most extraordinary audio and video solutions. For over 50 years, Biamp has created and innovated professional audiovisual solutions that enable great communication. From the smallest of rooms to the largest of venues, we empower true human connection in every space. As we grow to meet our customers’ needs and evolve to address the challenges of tomorrow, one guiding principle remains the same: Biamp connects people through extraordinary audiovisual experiences.

About our company:

At Biamp, we believe the employment relationship should be reciprocal. We want you to love your job, and we want your expertise and knowledge to help drive our business forward. We champion a supportive and dynamic environment filled with passionate people who choose continuous improvement over perfection. We insist on clear, explicit decision making, believe in taking calculated risks, and celebrate tough decisions even when they don’t succeed. We look for people who desire the best from themselves and encourage the same from their coworkers. Our commitment to one another and to the common goal is the most consistent reliable path to recurring success for all of us. We make the world’s most extraordinary audio and video solutions. For over 40 years, Biamp has created and innovated professional audiovisual solutions that enable great communication. From the smallest of rooms to the largest of venues, we empower true human connection in every space. As we grow to meet our customers’ needs and evolve to address the challenges of tomorrow, one guiding principle remains the same: Biamp connects people through extraordinary audiovisual experiences.