Warehouse Maintenance Technician

Job Description:

Responsible for maintaining electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and related systems to ensure proper functionality of the operations.

First shift: 5am

Responsibilities:

• Repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand tools and power tools
• Perform routine preventative maintenance to ensure building systems operate efficiently
• Complete all necessary paperwork for equipment and tasks
• Housekeeping Inspecting equipment, Structures or Material
• Performing general physical activities such as lifting, bending, and climbing
• Handling and moving objects
• Repairing and maintaining mechanical equipment
• Trouble shoot and problem solving
• Maintenance Technician must promote a safe work environment through personal actions; identify any safety concerns as well as cost saving opportunities
• Maintenance Technician must show a high level of responsibility
• Assist in planning and scheduling routine maintenance. Establish work priorities with Manager
• Follow instructions for safely operating equipment
• Have an understandable knowledge of the Operators Manual
• Maintain a clean, neat, organized work area at all times
• Must be flexible and able to work any shift in support of business needs

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to work independently
• Strong commitment to SAFETY
• Must be able to interact with all levels of management and have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to pay close attention to detail, meet deadlines, and work with difficult individuals or task assignments
• Relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: must get along with co-workers without exhibiting behavioral extremes; perform work activities requiring reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to criticism from a supervisor.
• Knowledge of warehouse operations 
• Good communication skills
• Detail oriented and excellent people skills Must be able to read and understand numbers and labels. This position requires associates to follow MHE Operations and Safe Driving practices, Safe Lifting, No Contact Policy, MHE Check out Process, and any other safety rules or policies.

• Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds regularly
• Must be able to work standing up or sitting down for long periods of time.
• Must be able to traverse and access all areas of a warehouse environment.
• Must be able to work in a Distribution Center environment with a variation of temperatures.