Maintenance Technician I

Job Description

Position Objective: Responsible for the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of facility machinery. Maintain the plant equipment to optimize production.

Key Responsibilities:

Maintain spare parts inventory – determine and manage stocking levels

Order parts as needed from local vendors and catalogues

Change bearings, belts and idler pulleys on trough-style conveyors

Clean and change pneumatic valves on optical sorting machines, and maintain work area

Communicate equipment issues with mechanics and supervisors from other shifts

Maintain and secure work tools

Create sorting computer software/parameter backups

General PM and repairs of bucket elevators & screw conveyor, fork lifts, front end loaders and sweepers

Install facility machinery

Back-up for maintenance technicians

Perform basic electrical troubleshooting and repairs

Perform checks and basic maintenance on Non-Ferrous Metal Detector

Complete daily maintenance and repair logs, and maintain preventive maintenance program (PM) for mechanical and electrical equipment

Provide on-the-job training to new employees

Rigging of motors, conveyor pulleys, and other heavy components

Weld and fabricate, patch holes in steel chutes and transitions

Problem solving and project management

Team player, able to lead and contribute to a team effort

Troubleshoot sorting computer (Windows based platform)

Other duties as assigned

Skills

Advanced mechanical and electrical maintenance

Good communications

Proficient computer MS Office, Excel, a plus

Welding and fabrication

Knowledge

Ability to communicate in English and Spanish language, a must in some locations

Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives

Electronic experience, a plus

Experience with mechanical conveyors

Glass processing knowledge, a plus

Strong experience with mechanical conveyors

PLC experience, a plus

Working conditions

Must be able to perform above listed duties.

Will be exposed to dusty and noisy conditions periodically.

A mixture of light, moderate and heavy physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of a productive/technical nature.

Physical requirements:

Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. 50% bend, stoop, twist, reach, and climb steps. Up to 75% walking or standing required. Employee is regularly required to use hands to handle tools, machinery equipment, welding equipment, and large and small mechanical parts, regular fine hand manipulation, and may be required to write and type on a computer keyboard. Manual dexterity required for operating machinery and computers