Description

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining, mechanical and hydraulic components of production equipment and facilities equipment using hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring instruments. This position will visually inspect and listen to machines and equipment to locate causes of malfunctions and keep equipment operational as well as perform preventative maintenance. The Maintenance Technician plays an essential role in helping the plant provide high-quality products and efficient service to our customers by minimizing operational downtime.

Core Responsibilities:

• Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and facility equipment.
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and perform scheduled maintenance during the planned assignment.
• Perform mechanical skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting, and repair.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test, and make adjustments.
• Detect faulty operations, and defective material and report these and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
• Comply with LOTO, and safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.
• Completes special projects as assigned.
• Participates in continuous education and training sessions to remain current on changes to equipment.
• Respond to maintenance calls throughout the shift as quickly as possible.
• Responsible for follow-up on preventative maintenance and PMs.
• Comply with OSHA Safety and Health rules.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by Plant Leadership.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Educational Requirements:

• High School Diploma and preferably completion of an IAMT program.
• Candidate must have the ability to use a variety of hand tools and power tools, electric meters, welders, and material handling equipment in performing duties.
• Must be a self-starter able to work alone and feel comfortable working in a team environment.
• Since all equipment documents and manuals are written in English, the candidate must have the ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions in English.
• Candidate must have a high school education, and preferably completion of an Industrial Automation Maintenance Technician certificate from the Department of Labor.
• A degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial maintenance is a plus.
• Two years of multi-skilled experience working with pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical/electronic systems is preferred.

At Honeyville, Inc., career development is a shared responsibility in which all employees are encouraged to develop, improve, and enhance their skills and professional growth to support our business objectives.