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Job Title: Maintenance Technician - Night Shift
Department: Maintenance
Reports To: Maintenance Supervisor
Shift Hours: 3:30 PM - 2:00 AM (Monday through Thursday, with occasional weekends)
Reports To: Maintenance Supervisor
Shift Hours: 3:30 PM - 2:00 AM (Monday through Thursday, with occasional weekends)
Position Summary
The Night Shift Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining, repairing, rebuilding, and installing a wide variety of metal manufacturing fabrication equipment and facility systems. This position requires a skilled professional with strong electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic expertise who can work independently and as part of a team to ensure minimal downtime and optimal equipment performance. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, quick learner, and reliable team member with a minimum of 4 years of manufacturing maintenance experience.
Major Areas of Responsibility
Equipment Maintenance & Repair
- Maintain, repair, rebuild, and install various metal manufacturing fabrication machines, including but not limited to: shears, presses, punches, welding power supplies, lasers, tube mills, spinners, and other production equipment
- Perform advanced troubleshooting of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and/or hydraulic failures and execute timely repairs
- Perform scheduled preventive maintenance (PM) on production machinery, vehicles, and forklifts on a regular basis
- Maintain, inspect, and repair all production machinery, equipment, and vehicles while documenting all work performed
Facility & Grounds Maintenance
- Maintain, repair, rebuild, and install various buildings and related utilities
- Perform plumbing, welding, electrical, and construction type projects as needed
- Assist in other areas of the plant when required
Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance
- Maintain, repair, and rebuild forklifts, man-lifts, company vehicles, cranes, and other material handling equipment
Documentation & Communication
- Complete maintenance requests and work orders in a timely manner
- Document all maintenance activities, diagnostic findings, and repairs in SharePoint
- Maintain a neat and orderly work area, parts supply, and toolbox at all times
- Keep the department clean and organized on a daily basis
Team Collaboration & Training
- Train any less experienced maintenance personnel
- Participate in team and shop business problem-solving activities including quality, safety, scrap reduction, and process improvements
- Identify process bottlenecks and recommend solutions
Safety & Compliance
- Respond to emergency maintenance calls during on and off shift hours
- Be available during all snow events
- Abide by the employee handbook and all company policies
- Insure adherence to company policies and work rules while maintaining a safe work environment
- Wear PPE when required
Position Challenges & Latitude
This role requires an individual who can think critically through problems and persist until they are resolved. The successful candidate will demonstrate the following attributes:
- Self-motivation and the ability to work independently or collaboratively as jobs require
- Superior service skills and professionalism in day-to-day dealings with coworkers
- Strong attendance and work ethics, setting a positive example for others
- Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and methods
- A cheerful and positive attitude even in challenging situations
- Commitment to continually improving quality, safety, 5-S, and productivity within areas of responsibility
Knowledge, Skills, & Experience Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 4 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
- Advanced understanding of industrial electrical systems (120/277/480 volts), mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic theory
- Fabrication skills including welding, grinding, plasma cutting, and torch operation
- Ability to read and interpret drawing packets including electrical schematics
- Understanding and proper use of various measuring devices such as micrometers, dial calipers, electrical multi-meters, vibration meters, sound meters, and pressure meters
- Familiarity with common hand and power tools
- Basic shop math skills (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, whole numbers, and fractions)
- High School diploma or GED equivalent
- Clean driving record
Preferred Qualifications
- Vocational school training or certification
- Strong preference for candidates with electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic expertise
- Experience with metal manufacturing fabrication equipment
- Previous experience training or mentoring other maintenance personnel
Work Environment & Physical Requirements
Work Environment
- Manufacturing, office, and outdoor environments
- Exposure to various weather conditions when working outdoors or responding to facility emergencies
- May be required to work above ground at heights up to 40 feet
- May be required to work in tanks, below grade, and in confined spaces
Physical Requirements
- Continuous standing, squatting, bending, pulling, and lifting throughout the workday
- Lifting of 50 lbs. or less on a regular basis
- Good mechanical hand coordination and cognitive abilities
- Must be able to wear PPE when required
Schedule Requirements
- Standard shift hours are 3:30 PM - 2:00 AM, Monday through Friday
- Some Saturdays and Sundays may be required
- Overtime as needed until critical equipment is operational
- Must be available during all snow events
- Must be available to respond to emergency maintenance calls during off-shift hours
Performance Expectations
- Meet or exceed annual safety, quality, 5-S, and productivity success targets
- Attend training courses as directed by management
- Complete all assigned work orders and maintenance requests in a timely manner
- Maintain excellent work attendance
- Strive to continually improve in all areas of responsibility
Evapco’s Summary of Pay & Benefits:
- The salary range consists of base pay and most recent profit sharing bonus amounts
- Medical, Vision, & Dental Insurance
- Employee Stock Ownership Program – we are an employee-owned company
- Profit Sharing Bonus – which is paid twice per year
- (k)larity Plan - Voluntary Employee Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Bereavement Pay
- Company Paid Basic Life Insurance equivalent to base salary, with option for Supplemental Life election
- Paid Sick Leave
- Long Term Disability