Industrial Maintenance Technician II (management opportunity)

Job Description

Job Description

Build Your Future with Sioux Manufacturing At Sioux Manufacturing, our people are our greatest strength. We're committed to creating a workplace where employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to succeed. Whether you're launching your career or bringing years of experience, you'll find opportunities to grow, develop your skills, and be part of a team that takes pride in producing quality work. Join us and help build products that make a difference while building a future you can be proud of.

We offer an excellent compensation and benefits package designed to support the health, financial well-being, and future retirement goals of our employees.

Compensation & Benefits

This is a hourly position with a comprehensive benefits package offered by Sioux Manufacturing Corporation (SMC).

SMC-paid benefits for employees include:

• Single-coverage health, dental, and vision insurance  paid in full by SMC
• Short-term disability insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Group life insurance through Mutual of Omaha

401(k) Retirement Plan

• Starting on first day of employment you will immediately get on the 401(k) plan along with:
  • SMC contributes 3% of each employee's gross weekly pay to their 401(k) account.
• In addition, SMC offers a  company match of up to 5%

We also offer relocation assistance for those coming from 50 miles or greater to employment at SMC. 

POSITION SUMMARY

As an employee of Sioux Manufacturing, you are expected to present yourself in a professional manner to coworkers, other departments as well as customers and vendors. You need to display respect and understanding of all Sioux Manufacturing values, policies, and procedures, remembering that every Sioux Manufacturing employee contributes to the culture. Every employee needs to strive to provide a positive team environment where everyone contributes and succeeds.

This role is designed as a lead maintenance opportunity for a hands-on professional who can provide guidance, coaching, and mentorship to team members while helping drive equipment reliability and continuous improvement efforts. Because this position also serves as the department supervisor when the Facility and Equipment Manager is unavailable, Sioux Manufacturing views this role as a strong leadership development opportunity for an individual with the potential to advance into the Facilities Manager position in the near future.

The position will provide technical support, maintenance and continuous improvements for Sioux Manufacturing’s facility and equipment. You must correctly train and follow all required processes and procedures.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Professionally, timely and accurately work on projects assigned by the Facility and Equipment Manager (installations, preventive maintenance, repairs, rebuilds, up-grades etc.)
• Will coordinate with and cooperatively work with engineering and maintenance to quickly and accurately problem solve equipment and/or repair production and/or facility issues including but not limited to mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, plumbing, HVAC, etc.
• Accurately repair equipment and/ or find replacement parts, supplies using manuals, internet, catalogs, technical support and/or other avenues for accurate troubleshooting.
• Work on projects assigned by the Facility and Equipment Manager (installations, preventive maintenance, repairs, rebuilds, up-grades etc.).
• Develop a parts list for equipment that can be used for ordering and stocking critical supplies for the equipment and facility.
• Professionally, accurately, timely communicate with other techs, production departments, and manager to ensure equipment issues are properly resolved and working efficiently.
• Conduct appropriate conversations, coaching, training, mentoring in your area of specialization for assisting less experienced mechanics, operators and/or management.
• Conduct and/or assist in daily equipment inspections, preventive maintenance and facilities checks 's to accurately collect and record data pertaining to these activities.
• Ensure that you have filled out and filed any and all necessary paperwork including but not limited to RFP's, PM's, equip manuals to certify each department can operate efficiently and successfully produce the needed production in the schedule.
• Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Correctly, follow standard operating procedures, work processes, engineer directive and other documented work instructions.
• Follow all safety procedures, processes, and properly maintain production equipment.
• Continually keep all work areas including your personal workspace clean, free of safety hazards, assist other in the process as needed.
• Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Job requires being pleasant with others on the job, displaying a cooperative attitude.
• Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
• Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
• Job requires accepting criticism and dealing with it calmly and effectively.
• Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles, to accomplish needed tasks and/or duties.
• Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to variety in the workplace.
• Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
• Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
• Job requires working with others on the job.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Watch gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Check and maintain machine speeds, systems, rollers, air systems, filters, oilers as required in equipment documentation and department procedures.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance on equipment to ensure quality products.
• Attend scheduled meetings and/or training when needed and/or assigned.
• Manage your own time and be aware of the time of others.
• Assist with other departmental operations and/or projects as assigned and/or requested.
• Other duties as assigned by your department manager.

SUPERVISION
The Industrial Maintenance Tech II will be responsible to be a supervisor in the department when the Facility and Equipment Manager is not available and/or out of the office.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
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.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective operations for the safety of people, property, and Sioux Manufacturing.
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Knowledge to identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts to improve your skills and/or department processes.
• Knowledge to developing constructive and working relationships with others to cooperatively work together and achieve quality products timely and support positive interactions over time.
• Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Be able to effectively communicate information to co-workers, department supervisors, department management, and ensure accurate transition of that information.
• Ability to correctly train, lead, and mentor department operators and maintenance employees in correct methods and procedures to ensure the success of all employees, departments, and Sioux Man.
• Ability to use hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving materials, manipulating objects as required by all standard operating procedures and/or other documented instructions.
• Ability to identify the needs of others and coach, mentor, or otherwise help coworkers to improve their knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Ability to use relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether current processes comply with standards operating procedures, quality standards and/or documented client provided requirements.
• Ability to compile, categorize, calculate, tabulate, audit, and/or verify information and data.

COMPUTER SKILLS
Desktop/Office suite, Human Resources/timekeeping, machine specific, work-related phone apps.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Required: Two (2) year technical college certification in Mechanical Maintenance, Industrial Maintenance, Mechanical Engineering or other similar field of study. A Valid and current North Dakota driver’s License must be kept during employment. Ability to get forklift certified at Sioux Manufacturing in first 90-Days.

Preferred:  Five (5) years of manufacturing maintenance experience. One (1) year of manufacturing supervision experience.

A blend of education and/or significant, relevant experience that gives related, current knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully navigate the position may be substituted for required education.

If you have any questions, please contact Madyson at  View email address on us.fitly.work