Maintenance Tech

Maintenance Technician

BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION:

• To perform all aspects that is required to install and maintain industrial and facility equipment. Broad skills required in mechanical and electromechanical systems including experience with PLCs, AC & DC drives. The person must be able to perform basic welding. Perform necessary troubleshooting.
• The industrial maintenance mechanic reports to the Industrial Maintenance Supervisor at the manufacturing facility.

RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE:

• Perform maintenance safely and in compliance with company policies and procedures
• Respond to plant breakdowns and unplanned outages
• Ability to read and interpret P&ID drawings, mechanical drawings and have basic understanding of process concepts, control systems, and instrumentation equipment
• Familiar with the basic operation of centrifugal pumps, plaint air system , gearboxes, piping and valves, and rigging
• Must have experience working with 120/220/480 VAC electrical systems
• Perform work associated with scheduled preventative and routine maintenance on plant equipment
• Assist operations personnel in the diagnosis and troubleshooting of plant equipment problems
• Actively participate in core-cause analysis associated with equipment failures
• Assist personnel in the startup of equipment after maintenance completion, to include line changeovers
• Keep tools and equipment in good working condition and organized
• Performing other duties assigned by the Plant Manager
• Flexible hours and on-call work will be required

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Preferred candidates will have at least 3 years industrial maintenance experience, preferably in a continuous process industry or two years post-secondary education in a technical school or college education with a concentration in industrial technology or an equivalent combination of work experience and education
• Must be a U.S. citizen or a non-U.S. citizen having legal status to reside and work in the U.S. for reasons other than practical training
• Initiative, adaptability, and communication skills are necessary for success in this position
• Must be able to work safely in a production environment; must be physically capable of performing job related tasks and job duties.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Walk, sit, climb, stoop, bend, kneel, balance, crouch or crawl, talk or hear
• Use hand to fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools and controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs or ladders
• Specific visions abilities require by job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, the ability to adjust focus and distinguish color.
• Employee must be able to lift objects up to 50 lbs

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Must be able to work inside and outside during inclement weather
• Work closely with quality control, production, shipping and plant manager

TRAINING:

• The company provides training in safety, equipment operation, policies and procedures

ADVANCEMENT:

• WL Plastics has a promote-from-within philosophy

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Travel is not usually required. Travel to other cities or manufacturing facilities may be necessary for training or benchmarking purposes Candidates may be subject to a background check, drug and alcohol screen, and functional capacity test in accordance with applicable laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.