What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Technician position at Dodge Industrial, Inc.?
Job Title: Maintenance Technician
Location: Rogersville, TN
Reports to: Maintenance Supervisor
Employment Type: Full Time
Industry: Manufacturing | Mechanical Power Transmission Components | Engineering Services
Job Function: Industrial Maintenance| Troubleshooting | Preventative Maintenance
Job Summary: The Maintenance Technician is responsible for the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of industrial equipment and systems to support safe and efficient operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- This role involves working with mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automated systems, including PLC-controlled machinery.
- The technician performs preventive and predictive maintenance, responds to equipment breakdowns, and ensures minimal downtime through timely and effective repairs.
- Additionally, the position requires adherence to safety standards, accurate documentation of maintenance activities, and participation in continuous improvement efforts to enhance equipment reliability and operational performance.
Required Qualifications:
- Associate degree in Electronics, completion of a two-year vocational program, a four-year apprenticeship, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Minimum of four (4) years of experience in an industrial maintenance environment.
- Strong computer skills, with the ability to learn and utilize a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) for work order processing.
- Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis and apply problem-solving techniques effectively.
Training Requirements:
- On-the-job training
- Specialized machine training
- OSHA-required training
Physical Demands:
- Able to lift up to 35 pounds frequently.
- Able to work 3rd shift with 5% a shift differential.
- Operate overhead cranes, jib cranes and hoists.
- Work at multiple heights.
- Climb on equipment, machines, ladders, man lifts and various step stools.
- Stand for a minimum of 8-hour shifts with minimal breaks.
- Work various shifts and workday schedules including nights and weekends.
- Exposure to magnets that may impact medical devices.
- Kneel, squat, and crawl on knees.
- Work in awkward positions, including forward reach, lateral reach, squat, overhead reaching, twisting and forward head and rotation of neck.
- Work in tight spaces.
- Repetitive grasping, pushing, pulling rotating.
- Use of fine motor skills.
- Use of maintenance hand tools.
- Required Personal Protective Equipment: hearing protection, safety glasses, steel toed/metatarsal foot gear, and ARC Flash provided protective clothing and equipment including shock resistant gloves, fall restraint harnesses, jackets, chaps, helmet, grinding shield, etc.
- Note – all repair tooling, hand tools, and storage will be provided.
Why Join Us?
- Work for a collaborative, experienced leadership team.
- Be part of an industry leader with a strong brand reputation and an innovation-driven culture.
RBC Bearings is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
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