Overview:

We are seeking a skilled Maintenance Technician to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in industrial maintenance, electrical systems, and mechanical troubleshooting.

About the Company

Signal Metal Industries is a well-established steel fabrication and machining company that manufactures large steel products for various heavy industries throughout the country. We do traditional job shop work and also perform production work for other large manufacturers in the USA. Our growing, 50-year-old company has over 130 employees who are dedicated to providing superior quality products in a safe environment while meeting our customer's toughest delivery and quality requirements.

About the Opportunity

Looking for growth potential with a stable company? If so, Signal Metal Industries is the place for you! We offer a unique environment that fosters individual growth and rewards individual performance and hard work. You'll be working with a visible and accessible management team.

As a Maintenance Technician for Signal Metal Insdustries you willl repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and machines. Troubleshoot/repair gearboxes, transmissions, hydraulic systems, cranes, forklifts, machine tools, and fab equipment

We are looking for an EXPERIENCED and PROFESSIONAL individual to fill this position.

Essential Functions:

• Must be able to perform all duties with required and correct personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, and repairing equipment, to detect and prevent problems.
• Examine work orders and converse with equipment operators to detect equipment problems and to ascertain whether mechanical or human errors contributed to the problems.
• Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
• Operate equipment to demonstrate proper use and to analyze malfunctions.
• Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment and software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
• Repair and adjust equipment, machines, and defective components, replacing worn parts such as gaskets and seals in watertight electrical equipment.
• Calibrate testing instruments and installed or repaired equipment to prescribed specifications.
• Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation and for defects such as loose connections and frayed wires.
• Study blueprints, schematics, manuals, and other specifications to determine installation procedures.
• Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, and tests.
• Coordinate efforts with other workers involved in installing and maintaining equipment or components.
• Maintain inventory of spare parts.
• Consult with supervisors and engineers to plan layout of equipment and to resolve problems in system operation and maintenance.
• Send defective units to purchasing, to be returned to the manufacturer or to a specialized repair shop for repair.
• Install repaired equipment in various settings, such as industrial or manufacturing establishments.
• Determine feasibility of using standardized equipment, and develop specifications for equipment required to perform additional functions.
• Enter information into computer to copy program or to draw, modify, or store schematics, applying knowledge of software package used.
• Sign overhaul documents for equipment replaced or repaired.
• Develop or modify industrial electronic devices, circuits, and equipment according to available specifications.

Position Qualifications:

• 5 years of working knowledge of general industrial or metal shop environments
• Communication oral and effectively with others.
• Must be able to perform duties in a safe manner. This job requires the ability to wear a hard hat, safety glasses, metatarsal boots, hearing protection, and other required PPE equipment.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, climb, and reach around all areas of equipment.
• Must be able to lift 50lbs.
• Must be willing to work overtime as required.
• Reliable with good attendance.

Benefits

We recognize people as our most valuable asset. Our competitive wage offering and benefits package includes a safe harbor matching 401k plan, medical, dental, vision insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA), voluntary life benefits, paid company holidays, free parking, snack and beverage machines available, job training programs, and generous Paid Time Off. New hires accrue 10 days of Paid Time Off after their first year of employment.

Signal Metal Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment contingent upon successful completion of background investigation and passing our drug test. We are a strict Drug-free work environment. Pre-employment drug screening is required. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Only candidates whose profiles closely match requirements will be contacted during this search. Principals only. Relocation costs not covered by employer. Must be eligible to work in this country. We E-Verify.