Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

Straus Knitting Mills located in St. Croix Falls WI is seeking a Maintenance Technician. The hours are Monday through Thursday 6AM to 4:30PM. This is an opportunity for the right person to get on a great career path with a financially secure and well-respected 100 year old company.

You’ll have a half hour lunch and two paid breaks per shift. You can look forward to free coffee, monthly birthday cake, and great quarterly safety incentive meals. Once you’ve completed 90 days you’ll be eligible for healthcare insurance along with life and dental insurance. We’ll give you eight paid holidays along with four annual paid sick days. You can earn a $1,000.00 perfect attendance bonus. There is also a $500.00 employee of the month bonus. At one year of full-time employment you’ll receive a week of paid vacation and a 401(k) investment opportunity with a match.

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: Maintenance Technician

REPORTS TO: Maintenance Manager

SCOPE OF THE JOB:

Will do various jobs, such as carpentry construction, repair or rebuilding work.

This person will be responsible for periodic checking, lubricating and cleaning of various

machines or equipment. Should be familiar with and be able to use common hand tools

and be able to handle minor repairs and maintenance of machinery, plumbing, physical

structure and electrical work. Should be able to dismantle machines or equipment, replace

defective parts and adjust machines. Painting, patching and other minor repairs to the

building are required along with repairing small machinery by adjusting or replacing minor

parts. Required to assist in boiler maintenance, run the waste water treatment plant and will check water and steam gauges. Will repair all hand finishing equipment and will assist moving equipment.

JOB FUNCTIONS:

1.) Responsible for the follow through of preventative maintenance schedules of

all departments.

2.) Must be able to dismantle production equipment in all departments, replace

defective parts and motors, adjust equipment so it can be placed on the

production floor to run in an efficient manner.

3.) Must use machinist hand tools including chisels, files, measuring instruments

etc, in a proficient manner.

4.) Observes mechanical devices in operation listens to their sound to locate

causes of trouble.

5.) Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts, using hoists,

cranes, hand tools and power tools.

6.) Examines form and texture of parts to detect imperfections.

7.) Adjust functional parts or devices and control instruments using hand tools,

levels, plumb bobs and straight edges.

8.) Starts and operates equipment to test its performance.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

1.) Must be able to lift 60 pounds, rarely.

2.) Must be able to work in above normal temperatures and humidity.

3.) Constant standing, walking, reaching and pulling.

4.) Must have a sense of urgency.

5.) Must have good attendance.

THIS IS A GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

AND NOT MEANT TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $24.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

Salary : $24