Maintenance Technician - 1st Shift

Techniplas is a global supplier of sophisticated plastic components and design-focused, multifunctional surfaces that are primarily for the automotive sector, as well as the industrial, consumer goods, medical and other markets. The company’s products follow industry trends like weight reduction and vehicle electrification, innovative operating concepts, high-quality surface finishes, and an increasing focus on convenience and safety.

The Techniplas Group runs 30 sites worldwide with production, sales and / or technology hubs and employs just under 4,000 members of staff. The company serves customers and platforms around the world, focusing on technological expertise and collaboration with customers in the fields of design and engineering. Techniplas has long-term relationships with many of the world’s leading automotive and industrial OEMs.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The Maintenance Technician installs, repairs, and maintains equipment in the facility. This role works in cooperation with all departments in order to provide excellent customer service and meet customer needs. This position requires regular and recurrent attendance – minimum of 40 hours per week.

JOB DUTIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Conduct assigned preventative maintenance at regular intervals and fulfill recordkeeping. 
• Maintain plant property and grounds conditions, including storm damage, trash removal, and snow removal.
• Make pick-ups and deliveries for maintenance team using company vehicles.
• Perform minor electrical and other utilities installations.
• Perform facility maintenance as needed.
• Remove, replace, and/or repair building and equipment and their working components. 
• Support the operation of boilers, chillers, cooling towers, air compressors, heating systems, ventilation systems and cooling systems.
• Support the plant with all sanitation needs.
• Follow standard operating procedures to ensure proper quality of work and efficiency.
• This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES):

• Six months or more of related work experience required. (Additional education may be substituted for experience.) Must be able to read blueprints and possess prior experience working with pneumatics, hydraulics, HVAC and general maintenance
• Able to do basic mathematics
• Able to read and comprehend simple instructions, correspondence, and memos
• Able to understand and carry out verbal instructions
• Able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands: 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 function.

• Work requiring moderate speed and a very high degree of accuracy.
• Work requires the ability to walk, sit, stand, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. 
• Work involves medium to heavy types of physical exertion (i.e., bending, lifting, squatting and twisting) with average weight materials or equipment.
• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds on a regular basis and occasionally, up to 50 or more pounds. 

Work environment: The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 

• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is periodically exposed to vibration.
• Frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and moderate heat and cold.
• Works where the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.