3rd Shift General Maintenance - Lower Nazareth, PA

Job Title

Come join a global leader in pipe joining solutions! Victaulic has what you're looking for – career opportunity, professional development, excellent benefits, and a collaborative work environment. Our people are our best asset, so we take care of them.

This position will be responsible for maintaining and repairing production machinery and equipment under the direction of Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance staff. Overtime: Employees must be willing to work daily and weekend overtime as business conditions require. Overtime will be paid for all hours worked in excess of forty hours in any one week.

Responsibilities

• Support daily production scheduled through the timely troubleshooting and repair of faulty equipment, both electrical and/or mechanical in nature.
• Work with maintenance and engineering teams to conduct root cause analysis of machine faults and maintenance repairs.
• Maintains effective lines of communication between manufacturing personnel, supervisory personnel, and management.
• Support the development, implementation, and enhancement of an effective preventative maintenance (PM) program to ensure consistent equipment performance.
• Perform routine PM activities.
• Interface with eMaint computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) system.
• Assist in maintaining spare part inventories, including cataloguing of components.
• Maintain and document repair history for use in trend analysis.
• Close work orders.
• Observe all safety practices while on the manufacturing floor and while running equipment.
• Personal protective equipment (PPE) must be worn at all times (ex. safety glasses, ear plugs, and steel toe shoes). Safety equipment is provided by the Company with exception of steel toe shoes, which must be provided by employee upon the first day of employment. New hires will be eligible for our safety shoe acquisition program which provides a discount for safety shoes purchased through our contracted distributor.

Key Core Competencies

• Self-Motivated
• Problem Solving
• Teamwork/Cooperation
• Effective Communication and Listening Skills
• Accuracy and Follow Through
• Attention to Detail

Qualifications

• Current enrollment in 2 yr. Associates degree or technical school; or prior work experience in a technical field.
• Welding, machining, and fabrication experience a plus
• Familiarity with industrial vision systems a plus
• Experience in the maintenance of automated equipment and troubleshooting of pneumatics and industrial controls a plus
• Understanding of PM and TPM strategies and how they relate to the management of industrial automation a plus

Necessary Skills

• Familiarity with MS Office applications (Microsoft Outlook, Word, & Excel)
• Ability to communicate equipment issues to operations and manufacturing engineering staff in a clear and accurate manner.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance management.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly be required to talk and hear.
• The employee will regularly be required to lift up to 40 lbs.
• The employee will occasionally be required to reach with hands and arms and stand for extended periods of time.
• The employee will occasionally be required to ascend and descend ladders.
• The employee will work in shop which is not temperature controlled.

Why Victaulic?

• The Morning Calls Top Workplace
• Opportunity for growth and Innovation
• VPP World Class Safety Program
• Company Events
• Company Matched 401k Plan
• Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Education Assistance / Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Wellness Program

Benefits Effective on First Day of Employment

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• Prescription
• Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401K matching
• Tuition reimbursement (effective 6 months after hire)