Shop Technician

Position Opportunity
The Associate Shop Technician completes the cleaning and passivation of customer jobs within Astro Pak facilities.   Shop Technicians work together to complete the process in a safe and expedient manner to prevent unnecessary down time of the customer equipment. Proper calculations and installation of Astro Pak equipment plus vigilant operation of said equipment is necessary.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities

• Load/Unload vehicles with proper equipment/chemicals for offsite projects
• Testing and cleaning of equipment when returned from jobs
• Ability to operate Astro Pak Forklift
• Mixing various chemicals including but not limited to: citric, caustic and other hazardous chemicals
• Critical care/handling of customer parts
• Inspection and shipping and receiving of customer parts

Other Duties / Responsibilities

• Maintains work area clean to CEO (Clean, Efficient, Organized)/5S Standards
• OSHA Certification
• Handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Competence to comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures
• Ability to don proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for different chemical mixing processes
• Other duties as assigned by Operations Manager and/or Facility Manager

Qualifications

Education/Training/Certifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) strongly preferred
• OSHA Certification preferred
• Technical Training or AA Degree preferred
• HAZWOPER, Confined Space Certifications are preferred

Related Experience: One (1) year technical training or certification course; one (1) year related experience or equivalent combination of experience and education.

Overtime: Willing and able to work significant overtime, including holidays, weekends, and on short notice call in as required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to read and understand work instructions, documents, correspondence and memos.
• Effective communication skills which include verbal and written in English
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to wear a respirator as needed
• Ability to perform basic mathematical functions. Should be able to compute rate, ratio, and percent. 
• Moderate computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts
• Will be exposed to dust, fume, smoke, toxic chemicals and disagreeable odors
• Noisy conditions periodically
• Wet or humid conditions (indoors)
• Working on ladders, rooftops, bucket trucks, scaffolding, etc.
• Exposed to vibration (i.e. operating jackhammer, impact wrench)
• Periodically improperly illuminated or awkward and confining work space

Physical Requirements

• Standing
• Walking
• Sitting
• Use of hands, fingers
• Reaching with hands and arms
• Climb and balance
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Talk and hear
• Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
• Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
• Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
• Depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)

Astro Pak Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against persons because of age, race, color, creed, religion, disability, gender, ethnic or national origin, or veteran status. Astro Pak prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities and will reasonably accommodate applicants with a disability, upon request, and will also ensure reasonable accommodation for employees with a disability.