Maintenance Technician - 1st Shift

Job Title

Physically performs highly diversified duties to maintain, repair, and improve machinery, equipment and warehouse facility in a safe and timely manner

Performs mechanic skills including, but not limited to: mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines

Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production

Conducts regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and warehouse facility as required

Diagnoses problems, replaces or repairs parts, tests and makes adjustments

Reads and interprets equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service

Participates in troubleshooting and maintenance of production and warehouse assets

Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts

Detects faulty operations and defective material and report those and any unusual situations to supervision

Performs a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions

Maintains a daily log of completed tasks

Reports all maintenance issues to supervision promptly

Understands and can explain the company's Quality Policy, job description and required tasks and explain how this position impacts customer satisfaction and contributes to fulfilling Quality Policy

Conducts housekeeping for personal work area and shared facility space

Participates and fulfills the requirements of scheduled training and educational programs as identified for this position

Participates as requested for independent objective auditing activity and supports continuous improvement activities

May perform daily, weekly, and other routine maintenance and housekeeping on machines and equipment in work area

Understands and uses related production documents as required by position and/or procedures

Uses a calculator, conversion charts and basic math skills to calculate sizes, weights, and metric conversions

May work at different workstations as production needs require

Qualifications

High School diploma or equivalent

Strong desire to learn different areas of maintenance, including hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanics, PLCs, and electrical maintenance

Previous experience in a heavy industrial setting strongly preferred

Previous experience with hand tools and precision instruments a plus

Experience with forklifts or other PITs strongly preferred

General knowledge of crane operation and ancillary lifting devices

Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical schematics and equipment drawings

Flexibility of work schedule

Working knowledge of general computer programs

Why Work for Olympic Steel

Olympic Steel offers comprehensive benefits, including:

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid holidays and vacation

401(k) with employer match

Tuition reimbursement & Employee Discount Programs

Referral program

We offer more than a competitive total compensation package. We provide our employees the ability to build a meaningful life-long career. When you work at Olympic Steel, you can make a significant impact at our company, in the local community and in the world. For a comprehensive view of our benefits visit Steelperks.com.

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