Facility Maintenance

Facilities Maintenance Technician

The Facilities Maintenance Technician will be responsible for maintaining building operations and ensuring that the facilities are always safe and functional. The facility maintenance technician may have to perform tasks such as assembling, repairing, moving, and replacing items and equipment, responding to work orders and requests, troubleshooting, and maintaining vital systems like HVAC, plumbing, and electrical, and maintaining the exterior and interior of the building and its surroundings.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Inspect buildings, grounds, equipment, and vital systems to identify potential operational hazards
• Build, repair, replace or move equipment and structures.
• Perform, document and implement preventative maintenance procedures.
• Train personnel on preventive maintenance procedures and safety procedures
• Planning and scheduling repairs
• Performing general maintenance including painting, electrical, carpentry, plumbing, property maintenance, equipment maintenance, etc.
• Help develop budget for maintenance departments.
• Maintaining inventory records of ALL equipment and ALL equipment parts by checking stock and placing orders.
• Maintain and organize a clean work area while completing maintenance and repairs.
• Evaluate workspace safety on the production floor to ensure all employees are following machine safety guidelines.
• Provide production assistance when needed
• Implement safety procedures
• Ensure all Safety equipment is inspected and up to date (Exit signs, fire extinguishers, harnesses)
• Repair rotational mold equipment as needed
• Ensure buildings and equipment meet OSHA Safety Standards
• Professional presentation and attitude
• Other duties as assigned
• Able to work evenings and weekends if necessary

ABILITY TO:

• Ability to review blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs as necessary.
• Attention to detail to ensure that all jobs are completed in an exemplary manner and any potential hazards or warning signs of problems are not overlooked
• Advanced critical thinking and problem-solving skills for fixing maintenance issues
• Administrative skills for ordering supplies, handling records and scheduling maintenance
• Strong verbal and written communication for discussing maintenance issues with personnel and manufacturing professionals
• Organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work on weekends, holidays as well as off shift, if needed.
• Willingness to work overtime, if needed.
• Ability to Stick and Mig Weld

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking. Possible long hours of working.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing.
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching.
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull, up to 75 pounds.
• Requires activities involving being around moving machinery, Ability to work in extreme hot, cold and humidity, and exposure to dust, fumes and gases.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Math skills to perform basic calculations.
• Read and write in English.
• High school diploma