Maintenance Technician III

Maintenance Technician III

The Maintenance Technician III supports the FedEx industrial maintenance of material handling to complete preventative and predictive maintenance and repair of material handling systems. Will utilize prescribed processes as they relate to mechanical power transmission, electrical, PLC/controls, welding/fabrication and other industrial maintenance related systems. May troubleshoot component and systems issues.

Essential Functions

• Under minimal supervision, provides preventative and predictive maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of material handling systems through demonstrated proficiency in mechanical power transmission and electrical with working knowledge of PLC/controls and welding/fabrication
• Adheres to all applicable safety standards and promotes a safe work environment by attending safety meetings and required trainings and addressing all safety concerns
• Will interpret electrical or mechanical schematics, manufacturer's manuals and engineering specifications to troubleshoot, diagnose and repair system faults and failures or determine escalation
• Responds to sort calls to diagnose problems and make repairs
• Ability to utilize the Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software to enter and retrieve prescribed data
• Complex skills required in diagnosing and troubleshooting mechanical, electrical and/or PLC/controls failures
• May rely on higher level Technicians in complex control systems issues
• May begin to read PLC and have the ability to burn EEPROMs
• May begin to assist lower level technicians
• May begin to develop scopes of work and project plans for small scale projects to be executed at a local level
• May be required to work a flexible schedule including all days and shifts as the business need dictates.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills and Knowledge

Ability to follow procedures as directed by work orders or high-level technicians/management

Ability to interpret electrical or mechanical schematics, manufacturer's manuals and engineering specifications to troubleshoot, diagnose and repair system faults and failures or determine escalation

Ability to utilize the Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software to enter and retrieve prescribed data

Ability to solve mechanical or electrical problems, which may include understanding of engineering formulas

Ability to diagnose mechanical power transmission, electrical or PLC/controls issues by troubleshooting at multiple component and system level

Effective verbal and written communication within own department to peers, managers, and outside vendors to convey technical data and needs

Need to collaborate successfully with department, operations, vendors and support teams that failures or projects may require

Software skills, including Microsoft Office suite and other web-based applications

Possess time management and organizational skills

Job Conditions

• Will need to use hand tools and possibly power tools
• May be working in hot or cold temperatures
• May need to stand, walk, bend, stoop and squat