Industrial Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Job Description

• Main functions:

  The Maintenance Technician position is responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems and processes to support the achievement of the site’s business goals and objectives.  

  Reports to: Maintenance Manager 

  Essential Functions:  

• Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility’s equipment 

• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service 

• Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities 

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

• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service 

• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments 

• Perform regular preventative maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities 

• Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions 

• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties 

• Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision 

• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas 

• Competencies:  

• Technical capacity 

• Ethical conduct 

• Communication proficiency 

• Results driven 

• Initiative 

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  Qualifications:  

  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

   

  Education/Experience:  

   

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and completion of a craft apprenticeship, or an equivalent number of years of education and production maintenance experience 

• 4+ years of manufacturing experience; strong hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and industrial skills with some PLC experience and HVAC 

• Completion of a complete GMA Training package provide by GMA 

• Complete understand of all industrial safety regulations 

• Punctual, meticulous and reliable 

• An AA degree in mechanical, electrical or industrial maintenance (preferred) 

• Vacuum furnace experience (preferred) 

• Language Ability:  

   

• Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers 

• Ability to print and speak simple sentences 

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  Math Ability:  

   

• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's 

• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance 

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  Reasoning Ability:   

   

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions 

• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations 

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  Computer Skills:   

   

  To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of word processing software; spreadsheet software; inventory software; internet software; order processing systems; manufacturing software and database software. 

   

  Work Environment:  

   

  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  

   

• Work weeks are 5 days, Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day, starting at 07:00am. 

• The Maintenance Technician may be required to work hours/days outside of the normally scheduled work week.  

• The Maintenance Technician is frequently exposed to noise, dust, fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.    

• 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the physical demands. 

   

  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 55 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.  While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. 

GMA Garnet is a safety conscious mineral processing facility. Our product is used for waterjet cutting and sand blasting.

Company Description

GMA Garnet is a safety conscious mineral processing facility. Our product is used for waterjet cutting and sand blasting.