Lead Maintenance Technician - DOD Clearance - Huntsville, AL

Job Description

Job Description

Summary:
Perform hydraulic preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance tasks on assembly line equipment and tooling as lead technician.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Provide status of work progress to supervisors, causes of delays and overall work operations and problems.
• Advises and provides guidance to team members on policies and procedures, written instructions, and other directives.
• Ensures safety and housekeeping rules are followed.
• Checks work in progress of other Production Machinery Mechanics, when finished and for compliance with supervisor’s instructions on work sequence, procedures and methods.
• Diagnose modifications through a variety of inspection techniques using mechanical checks.
• Repair machinery/equipment by replacing parts from stock, if available.
• Evaluates the progress of workers in application of work methods.
• Demonstrates machine operations such as refinishing worn or damaged parts and components.
• Repairs pumps, valves, and cylinders as related to our business, per customer request.
• Tests and inspects hydraulic pumps, valves and cylinders, etc.
• Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment. Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine.
• Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill, and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.
• Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
• Understands production processes and operation of machinery for troubleshooting purposes.
• Completes CMMS entries for work orders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Work Experience:

• High school diploma or GED. Associate's or technical degree preferred.
• Vocational school preferred.
• Minimum of five years of related work experience as an industrial equipment Maintenance Technician.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements:

• N/A

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job

• Performs routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Reads and understands blueprints, schematics, and/or measuring devices.
• Behaves consistently and predictably; is reliable, responsible and dependable in fulfilling obligations and diligently follows through on commitments and consistently meets deadlines .
• Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved.
• Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms.
• Understands how to use the computers, including such tasks as turning the computer on and off, locating and opening files, navigate to websites, perform searches, and download files.
• Knowledge of computer applications including email, databases, word-processing program and spreadsheets (such as Microsoft Office).
• Respond and follow up to a customer’s inquiry or problem in a timely and effective manner.
• Identifies problems and review relevant information to develop options, then implement the solutions.
• Works effectively with different levels of management, team members and customers.

Work Conditions:
Environment Type:

• Indoors. Production and office environment. Temperature controlled, unless products and/or equipment is located outdoors.

Exposure Types:

• Cuts and/or burns
• Dirt, dust, grease and/or oil
• Noisy environment

Work Hours :

• Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines, required travel, and emergent conditions.
• Able to work scheduled “off shifts”. 2nd, 3rd or split shift if required.

Travel Requirements:

• Remote - perform job responsibilities from customer work sites. 
• This position may involve travel up to 10% of the time.

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..

• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds.     
• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Safety - HWX enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements. All employees that work in or enter the production environment are required to wear personal protective equipment.

Quality - It is our policy to provide quality products and services that meet customer expectations and delivery requirements. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the HWX Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable HWX Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Security Clearance Statement - This position may require a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

ITAR Requirements  - To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at HWX must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158.

Equal Employment Opportunity - HWX is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. HWX hires and promotes people based on their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that nurtures trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law.