Overview

For more than 100 years, our passionate mission of safety empowers us to protect lives.

MSA Safety is a global leader in the development of safety equipment and pioneering technology that helps protect people and facility infrastructures around the world. We are committed to providing the latest in innovative, best-in class safety solutions that feature integrated systems capability and allow our customers to return safely to their families and friends. Every day our customers place their lives in our hands. In response, we provide them with protection they can trust. It is gratifying to lead the way as a source of inspiration. Would you like to join our team of more than 5.000 employees world-wide dedicated to this purpose? We hope so. 

We are looking for a Junior Level Maintenance Mechanic at our Jacksonville, NC location. The Maintenance Technician is responsible for providing breakdown, corrective and preventative electrical, electronic and mechnical maintenance on all production equipment. Prospective candidate will need to have availability of 5:00 AM - 2:00 AM as this position may flex between 1st and 2nd shifts. This position reports to the Production Maintenance Supervisor. If you are interested in this position, we will be excited to hear from you. 

Responsibilities

• Performs daily standard work and complex operations sucessfully on electrical, electronic, and mechanical maintenance on all production, auxiliary, and facility equipment.
• Performs set up and changeovers in a fast paced production environment.
• Responds to production emergencies, reporting any potentially dangerous situations.
• Troubleshoot and repair production, auxiliary, and facility equipment to manufacturer's specifications and test for proper performance.
• Maintains and repairs facility equipment and structures
• Participate in the specification, building, rebuilding, installing and fabrication of electrical and electronic control systems.
• Comply with all safe work practices which includes all company, local, state and federal requirements. Ensure all machinery and facility comply with applicable safety codes such as OSHA, National Electric Code and National Fire Protection Agency. 
• Use a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to generate and process the maintenance repairs performed.

Qualifications

• Industrial Maintenance/Mechanical experience.
• Knowledge of multiple facets of industrial maintenance (welding, piping, sheet metal, electrical, pneumatics, hydraulics, A/C, etc.)
• Solid communication skills (written and verbal)
• Proven ability to organize and prioritize a large number of tasks.
• Must exhibit interaction skills necessary to communicate with co-workers of all levels.

Education Required:

• High School Diploma or GED 

Experience Required:

• 2 years of “hands-on” experience in industrial maintenance position in manufacturing setting
  • Knowledge of multiple facets of industrial maintenance including but not limited to electrical, PLC, pneumatics, hydraluics, and automation
  • 4 years applicable military experience may be used as substitute
  • Industrial control experience (preferred)
  • Automation control experience including sensors, I/O block communications, PLCs, HMIs (preferred)
  • Training certifications on mechanic maintenance modules (preferred)

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