Maintenance Technician - B Shift

Job Description

Job Description

Maintenance Technician

B Shift (3:00pm-11:30pm)

Minimum 40 hrs/week; overtime as needed

Optimax is experiencing exciting growth and expanding our team! Whether you are starting your career or looking for a new challenge, we offer a dynamic work environment, opportunities for advancement, and the chance to contribute to creating cutting-edge optics for a wide range of industries. Apply now and start your career journey with Optimax!

A unique corporate culture combined with a dynamic work environment:

At Optimax, we build lenses that power cutting-edge technologies in aerospace, defense, and consumer electronics. Our optics help shape breakthroughs that benefit humanity and protect our freedom. We offer a dynamic and collaborative work environment where innovation and teamwork thrive. We are looking for motivated individuals who are eager to learn, grow, and contribute to impactful projects.

Job Summary and Essential Job Duties:

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining all machinery for the fabrication of optics. Performs equipment maintenance and repairs. Analyzes and solves technical maintenance problems. Pending approval of the Maintenance Team Leader, may arrange contracts for vendor services as it relates to maintenance activities.

Through On the Job Training (OJT), the maintenance technician will:

• Write and perform preventative maintenance procedures:
  1. Use a variety of Microsoft applications and digital photography.
  2. Construct and maintain a PM schedule for all major pieces of equipment in the factory and execute on it.
  3. Repair or replace defective components in the machinery, and order or travel out of house to get replacement parts as needed and account for the costs involved in purchasing through an expense log.
• Create and review projects and work schedules (in MMS) and estimate cost and time requirements for job completion.
• Read and interpret blueprints, specification sheets and schematics.
• Create or revise work process instructions.
• Suggest changes to improve process, product, or morale within the company.
• Perform any other function required by the managing staff.

Advancement through the maintenance ranks is attained via increasing levels of education, experience, industrial skills, math skills, computing skills, responsibility and leadership potential and effectiveness.

Education Requirements:

• HS diploma is required. AS or BS desirable.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred but not required.
• Electricity/electrician and forklift operation/rigging are also desired.
• Familiarity with Hazardous Materials Regulations, basic Microsoft PC applications are necessary.
• 24-hour on-call duty is desired.
• Ability to follow directions and prioritize with attention to detail.
• Analytical troubleshooting / problem solving and multi-tasking skills.
• This position works within a manufacturing environment. The noise level can vary from quiet to loud frequencies.
• Generally works in a clean environment and works to maintain the environment as such.
• May require area specific safety training.

Work Requirements:

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch: and talk and hear.
• The job may involve prolong periods of sitting/standing.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp.

Work Environment:

• This position works in a manufacturing environment. The noise level can vary from quiet to loud frequencies.
• May involve the use of oils and solvents.
• Generally works in a clean environment and works to maintain the environment as such.
• May require area specific safety training.
• The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes.
• May be assigned to various production areas as needs require.

Compensation & Benefits:

Optimax offers competitive compensation based on experience and a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Bonus : 25% Monthly Profit Sharing
• Tuition Assistance : Support for continuing education
• Health Insurance : Medical, Dental, and Vision options
• 401(k) : Retirement plan with employer match
• Paid Time Off : Generous vacation and paid holidays
• Other Benefits : Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Savings Account (HSA)

ITAR Compliance:

Employment at Optimax Systems, Inc. is subject to export control compliance requirements, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) issued by the United States Department of State, Department of Defense Trade Controls, and the Export Administration Regulations. Learn more about the ITAR here. To meet export control compliance requirements for this position, an applicant must be a “U.S. Person” as defined by applicable regulations or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. “U.S. Person” includes a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Optimax is committed to offering equal opportunity for all candidates. We encourage you to apply regardless of background, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Optimax will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

If you require an accommodation to apply for this position, please contact our Human Resources team at View phone number on ziprecruiter.com.