Industrial Maintenance Technician

Job Summary

This position repairs, tests, installs, and maintains machinery, equipment, physical structures, and pipe systems, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical control systems and equipment in commercial or industrial establishments by performing the following duties.

Job Responsibilities

• • Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.
  • Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine.
  • Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
  • Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
  • Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment.
  • Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.
  • Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment.
  • Installs, programs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment such as robots or programmable controllers.
  • Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill, and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.
  • Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
  • Fabricates and repairs counters, benches, partitions, and other wooden structures.
  • Perform other job duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• 1-2 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Understands complex problems and collaborates to explore alternatives.
• Organizes and prioritizes work to effectively manage multiple projects.

Essential Job Function

• The employee is required to use their hands to pull, push, handle, or feel of the product being produced.  They must also have the ability to stoop, kneel or crouch.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and or hazardous chemicals.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Outstanding organizational, interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills
• Good problem-solving skills
• Must maintain company confidentiality.
• Working in a Team orientated environment.