Maintenance Technician

Language: English About the Company:

Direct Hire

Pay range and compensation package:

Shift: 2nd and 3rd

Pay: $25.00 - $32.00

Qualifications:

• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.
• One-year certificate from college or technical school, or three to five years of related experience/training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, blueprints, and setup sheets.
• Effective communication skills with team members, peers, and Team Leader.
• Fluent in English; Japanese as a second language is beneficial.

Mathematical Skills:

• Proficiency in mathematical concepts such as probability, statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry, as well as trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations with limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Requirements:

• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Regularly lift a container of fasteners weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, bend, lift, or twist.
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell.

Team Dynamics:

• Must work as a team and address issues without blaming others.
• Proactive problem-solving skills.
• Must take all issues and complaints to the Team Leader.
• Ability to work out disagreements and accept constructive criticism without anger.
• Must not complain to other team members.
• Must not threaten or participate in acts of violence.
• Must report any threats or acts of violence to the Team Leader immediately.
• Expected to work long hours.

Responsibilities:

• Perform mechanical repairs and preventative maintenance (TPM) on industrial equipment.
• Diagnose equipment failures, specify replacement parts, and improvise temporary fixes until permanent solutions can be implemented.
• Mechanical repair includes plumbing, hydraulics, pneumatics, and part replacement.
• Follow plant and OSHA safety practices while performing tasks.
• Learn to operate equipment and assist production team members in their training.
• Occasionally set up equipment and run production.
• Provide support for quality non-conformance investigations and problem resolution.
• Make machine adjustments for continuous improvement projects (e.g., tool life and part quality).
• Perform mechanical repairs for breakdowns.
• Perform fabrication and machining to make or modify repair parts.
• Suggest stocking critical parts and adding to Kanban.
• Support installation of new equipment and processes.
• Support machinery moves.
• Knowledge of machine setups and changeovers.
• Help plan scheduled downtime for TPM and repairs.
• Use precision measuring instruments such as calipers and micrometers.
• Operate machinery for production volume increases.
• Maintain regular, predictable attendance and the ability to work overtime and Saturdays.
• Follow departmental policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Team Leader.
• Ability to write repair reports.

Additional Information:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Team members must be proactive in problem-solving.
• Must take all issues and complaints to the Team Leader.
• Must work out disagreements with others and accept constructive criticism without anger.
• Must not complain to other team members.
• Must not threaten or participate in acts of violence.
• Must report any threats or acts of violence to the Team Leader immediately.
• Team members could be expected to work long hours.

Benefits:

• Great benefits ranging from $21.84 per pay period for a single up to $189.98 per pay period for a family
• 401k- $0.50 match up to 6%
• 12 paid holidays
• On-site health clinic