What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Technician position at Atlantic Power & Utilities?
Job Title: Maintenance Technician
Reports to: Maintenance Manager
Location: Cadillac, Michigan
With safety of yourself and all those around you as the highest priority, the Maintenance Technician is expected to:
- Develop maintenance procedures as assigned to ensure that plant equipment is being properly maintained in accordance with OEM recommendations and industry best practice;
- Identify equipment maintenance needs; recording mechanical equipment readings, and ensuring the accuracy of records kept;
- Conduct reactive maintenance as needed in a timely manner in order to maintain the highest possible plant availability;
- Perform routine lubrication, inspection, welding, or maintenance activities on plant equipment
- Identify and work with plant Management to order required spares, ranging from daily consumables to critical spare parts;
- Provide technical assistance and guidance to other site personnel to aid them in the performance of routine maintenance functions;
- Continuously review maintenance strategies and equipment operation to maximize plant efficiency, reliability and flexibility;
- Perform research and investigation of equipment failures or other chronic problems as needed in order to develop and recommend solutions to mitigate ongoing problems;
- Demonstrate a high level of performance and behavioral skills, including the ability to multi-task, and make independent decisions, strong verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage in a dynamic high work volume environment with shifting priorities;
- Demonstrate a strong focus on safety, an interest in continuous improvement, strong team-work skills, with an ability to establish effective working relationships with a variety of people.
Requirements:
Education
- High school diploma or equivalent required;
- Industrial Millwright Certificate or equivalent preferred.
Experience
- Minimum of five (5) years’ experience as a Maintenance Technician in a power plant or similar industrial environment.
Work Process Skills
- While engaged in company business, employees are expected to conduct themselves in a courteous business-like manner, showing respect and consideration for fellow employees and other site personnel, such as contractors and guests;
- Cooperate with your co-workers in a manner that is positive and constructive; accept that there are different opinions and ideas; discuss issues in a professional manner looking for solutions that can be resolved at your level;
- To communicate work related issues along with recommended solutions to your coworkers and/or supervisor in a timely and professional manner;
- Be accepting of changes to your day-to-day routing as the business needs dictate;
- To be appropriately dressed and ready for work prior to the start of a working shift through to the end of the shift;
- Comply with all Atlantic Power policies and procedures.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to perform manual tasks including but not limited to operation of hand and power tools;
- Ability to travel when needed;
- Ability to lift at least 50 lbs.;
- Ability to bend and maneuver in tight, cramped quarters;
- Ability to work in hot, noisy and dark environments;
- Ability to work at heights;
- Ability to work with and wear respiratory protection;
- Ability to reach with hands and arms above shoulder level and at shoulder level;
- ability to walk, stand, stoop, kneel, and bend for prolonged periods of time;
- Able to grip and manually manipulate, often with repetitive motion, items such as, but not limited to, hand tools and machine parts;
- Ability to communicate clearly with plant personnel, including the ability to give and receive instructions over a radio;
- Ability to see clearly; safely and readily identifying the labels, gauges, dials and indicators typically encountered in performing job duties;
- Ability to read, write and understand instructions and procedures in English;
- Ability to work outside of a normal shift rotation during call-outs or planned maintenance outages.