Summary/Objective:

The role of the Maintenance Technician (Sewing/Quilting) is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive, and productive maintenance systems and processes to support the production goals. Must adhere to established safety and efficiency standards. The ideal candidate will be an experienced Sewing Machine and Maintenance Mechanic that has prior experience in the bedding industry.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Schedules, completes, and documents Preventative Maintenance on equipment and machinery on a regular basis.
• Perform maintenance and repairs on sewing machines, such as quilting machines, tape edge, overlock, chain stitch, and lockstitch.
• Perform simple machinist duties to diagnose problematic situations.
• Trouble-shoots and diagnoses minor repairs, replace, or repair parts, and tests and adjusts as needed.
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and perform scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
• Perform mechanical skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, troubleshooting, and repair of production machines.
• Helps to install new equipment.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Completes enhancement projects or change-outs for production safety, capability, or capacity.
• Detects faulty operation and/or defective materials and reports to proper management.
• Meet standards for completion of all assignments.
• Address any problems to ensure quality control per instructions and guidelines; reports defective materials and equipment.
• Utilize personal protective equipment and continuously adheres to safety guidelines.
• All other assigned tasks given by the head of maintenance or plant manager.

Competencies:

• Mechanical aptitude
• Oral and written communication skills
• Team interaction
• Multi-tasking
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work independently
• Ethical Conduct
• Results Driven
• Mechanical knowledge and repair of sewing machines

Physical Demands:

· These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. The employee is often required to sit for extended periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

Full Time 40/hr.

Travel:

Little to No Travel Required

Required Education and Experience:

• 1 -2 years of experience in a similar role.
• Ability to read, interpret and understand diagrams and blueprints.
• Working knowledge of industrial sewing machines in an industrial environment.
• Able to work at a fast pace, and handle stressful situations in a professional manner.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

• Basic math skills.
• High School Diploma or GED a highly preferred.
• Proficiency in English is highly preferred.
• Good communication skills.
• Team interaction.
• Multi-tasking.
• Customer Service.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

BENEFITS:

• Medical, Dental & Vision
• 401k with company match
• Vacation
• Sick Days
• Other Voluntary Benefits
• Company Paid Holidays

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 – 45 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Experience:

• Maintenance: 3 years (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Fort Wayne, IN 46803 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Fort Wayne, IN 46803: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person