What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Tech position at Patriot Transport?
Job Title: Maintenance Tech
Department: Operations
Location: Ward, South Carolina
Reports To: Maintenance Manager
Wage Plan/Exemption: Non-Exempt
Summary
SC Pet is looking seeking experienced Maintenance Technicians to join the team at our Ward, SC Plant where we manufacture premium pet food ingredients. The Ward Plant is a new, highly automated plant. We offer a competitive hourly wage (with opportunities for overtime), excellent medical benefits for you and your family.
Our Maintenance Technicians are responsible for the effective operation, repair and changeover of production equipment. You will be performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment in addition to championing our preventative and predictive maintenance program to support our sites’ business goals and objectives.
If you have strong industrial maintenance experience, looking to become part of a strong team and be directly involved in a new state of the art manufacturing facility, you are encouraged to apply.
Essential Duties / Responsibilities
- Observes all safety rules and uses the proper safety equipment at all times.
- Views their role in Maintenance as a Service Provider.
- Repairs all mechanical components of all equipment as required.
- Troubleshoots and analyzes mechanical, electrical and operational issues on all equipment and takes required corrective action to resolve these issues.
- Operates all machines so that maintenance, changeovers, and adjustments can be tested when complete.
- Performs preventive maintenance and lubrication on all equipment.
- Performs Welding and Fabrication Repairs.
- Maintains a clean and orderly work area.
- Performs preventive/predictive maintenance checks and inspections of assigned equipment and reports findings promptly.
- Shares knowledge and techniques with team members and assists with training.
- Monitors Air Compressor and Boiler Performance.
- Completes paperwork correctly and submits in a timely fashion
- Performs other duties as necessary when directed to do so.
The ideal candidate should possess the following skills:
- Experience with troubleshooting electrical controls i.e VFD, Soft Starter and Motor Starter.
- Standard mechanical knowledge of all machinery, equipment, and components.
- Experience rebuilding pumps, gearbox, fans
- Standard knowledge of pneumatics and hydraulics.
- Experience in Tig and Stick Welding.
- Good communication and analytical skills.
- Ability to use all measuring tools, micrometers, vernier calipers, etc.
- Ability to run the equipment, hand tools, and power tools.
- Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
Work Environment and Physical Requirements:
- Walk / stand 100% of time during a 12–hour shift.
- Constant bending, kneeling, and climbing throughout shift.
- Frequent reaching overhead during shift.
- Constant pushing and pulling with arms and legs throughout shift.
- Frequent lifting up to 50 lbs.
- Constant light and firm grasping with hands throughout shift.
- Operation of Sky Jack, Forklift, Boom Lift and Scissor Lift.
- Daily sweeping and organizing floor and work area.
- Required participation in a daily pre-shift meetings.
- Work in an environment directly affected by weather outside.
Education / Experience
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Three years of industrial experience or equivalent required.
- Technical or vocational school training relating to electrical/mechanics is preferred.
Core Values:
It may be an understatement to say that we work every day to uphold our company’s core values. Because being a servant leader, committed to relationships, pioneering, results driven and tenacious are not just ideals we work towards. We live them. We breathe them. These values are the true essence of how we work and are in every product, service, and opportunity we offer.
- Servant Leader to All – Humbly listening to and serving our employees, customer, and suppliers
- Committed to Relationships – Caring about the long-term well-being of our employees, customers, and suppliers
- Pioneering – Using our industry knowledge and entrepreneurial spirit to connect our stakeholders to innovative solutions
- Results-Driven – Having an intense desire to go beyond what is expected
- Tenacious – Persevering in all that we do