Industrial Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

On-Board Engineering is hiring a Maintenance Technician in Newark, NJ! For immediate consideration please send your resume to View email address on click.appcast.io Subject Line: Position and State Located

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Location: Newark, NJ

Benefits: Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, 401k and more.

Compensation: $35 - $40/hr, depending on experience and qualifications

Drug and background screenings required

Company Profile: Our client is a global leader in nutrition, health, and beauty. They focus on creating innovative solutions that address essential needs for life, societal desires, and sustainability challenges. This site focuses on Perfumery & Beauty: Developing high-quality fragrances and beauty products.

Summary: In this role, you'll be responsible for the mechanical maintenance of Ingredients process equipment systems on a daily basis.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain, install and troubleshoot process equipment systems comprised of pumps, agitator, heat exchangers, tanks, reactors, piping systems, valves, and other mechanical systems
• Ensures operation of process equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, follows diagrams, operations manuals, manufacturer's instructions, and engineering specifications, troubleshooting malfunctions.
• Monitor, repair, maintain and document all field mechanical equipment including plant safety systems and plant power systems
• Removes defective parts by dismantling; using hoists, cranes, and hand and power tools; examining form and texture of parts
• Determines changes in dimensional requirements of parts by inspecting used parts, using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments
• Ensure that all equipment are safely released and all documents are in order prior to starting work
• Ensure all work orders are completed and closed out properly in the CMMS system. (SAP PM)
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing technical publications; establishing personal networks
• Conducts job tasks in compliance with company, state and federal safety and environmental procedures, rules, and regulations
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Primary Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED, engineering degree preferred
• At least 10 years of mechanical maintenance experience in chemical, food, or pharma environment
• Experience with rotating equipment
• Knowledge of Reliability Maintenance Techniques, with formal training a huge plus
• Experience with CMMS (SAP PM)
• Preferred: Certification in one of the following:
• Thermography
• Oil Analysis
• Vibration Analysis
• Lubrication
• ISA Certified Industrial Maintenance Mechanic (CIMM)

Work Environment:

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.
• Physical work environment requires working outdoors during inclement weather, in and around production equipment at heights and confined spaces.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach, push, pull, twist with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, for extend periods of time and on regular basis, or crawl; talk, hear and smell
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus
• The employee must frequently utilize forklift trucks for movement of heavy material
• Ability to be on call as necessary and provide technical assistance as required, including evenings, holidays and weekends, via telephonic or on-site work.

About Us: On-Board was founded in 1976 by Robert L. Wilson to provide Engineering and Design services to the chemical manufacturing industry. Today, On-Board is a thriving privately held family of companies with services including: Consulting, Professional Engineering, Industrial Maintenance and Facility Management, Contracted Manufacturing and Production Services, as well as Temporary Staffing and Recruiting throughout North America. The On-Board Family of Companies conducts operations through its Corporate Headquarters located in East Windsor, NJ along with Regional Offices in New Castle, DE and Wake Forest, NC. On-Board's Mission is to provide "Flexible Service by applying the talents of our people, work processes and technology to meet our clients' expectations in a Safe, Responsible and Dependable manner." On-Board Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. 26-00780 INDE