Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

Ready to join a growing company with a positive culture, a dedication to customer service, and great benefits? Join us in Franklin, KY! EJ is seeking a Maintenance Technician at our Franklin Foundry.

This is an exciting time for EJ and the Maintenance Technician role. This role will be critical in transitioning this site from startup to fully operational.

Generous benefit package that includes:

• Paid vacation and holidays
• Paid maternity & paternity leave
• 401K (with match)
• Medical, dental, vision
• Flexible spending account
• HSA with employer match
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee wellness program
• Life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement and bonus program

About EJ: We are the leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of access solutions for water, sewer, drainage, telecommunications, and utility networks. EJ is a family-owned company with global operations. The corporate headquarters is in East Jordan, Michigan, where the company was founded in 1883.

We are seeking high performing individuals who embrace our values, understand the importance of relationships, and strive for excellence. Our values, which have been passed down for generations, are the essence of our company's identity and our guide for making decisions. Core values at EJ include safety and security, honesty and integrity, environmental responsibility, respect for others, quality and excellence, and social responsibility.

Location: Franklin, KY

Summary

This position is responsible for providing technical support, responding to process problems, independently troubleshooting and repairing/adjusting foundry production equipment (mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems) to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations. Additionally, this position requires the ability to plan for ongoing preventative maintenance.

Essential duties and responsibilities other duties may be assigned.

• Promotes the culture, the mission and vision, and the core values of the company. This includes adherence to and promotion of the company safety beliefs, employee engagement, competencies, code of conduct, and other policies and procedures.
• Troubleshoots and repairs machinery.
• Troubleshoots and edits programs and settings on automated equipment.
• Make or modify fixtures and tooling when needed.
• Take corrective action on any safety violation and notify the area supervisor.
• Performs preventative/planned maintenance.
• Performs building repairs if required.
• May support production operations during staffing shortages or critical situations, as needed.
• Lockout/tagout (LOTO)
• PPE adherence
• Incident reporting

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Blueprint/schematic reading
• Electrical troubleshooting
• Must be able to work well with all levels of personnel whether individually or in a team environment, and especially must be able to interface and communicate with line operators in order to assist with repairs and troubleshooting.
• Willing to work any shift, with occasional overtime required.
• High degree of precision working with minimum tolerances required.
• Must be highly safety conscious.

Education and/or experience

• Two years of technical education or five years combined experience and training in a manufacturing or equipment repair environment.
• Experience and ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Physical demands

• Ability to climb in overhead structures, to work beneath machines and in close quarters performing analysis and repair work.
• Ability to work in high-heat environments for extended periods.
• Ability to wear required PPE, including respirators, face shields, and protective clothing.
• Ability to perform both fine and gross motor skills.
• Ability to lift, push and pull up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to focus eyesight both far and near.

Work environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, dust, silica, metal particulates, and industrial cleaning chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme heat; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.

EJ is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.