Maintenance Technician

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for safely providing equipment that is dependable, repeatable, and available for meeting customer expectations. This person is responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing machinery, equipment, and pipe and electrical systems according to work instructions.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES              

·         Execute Preventive Maintenance, proactive and predictive maintenance techniques

·         Breakdown trouble shooting and corrective action

·         Work order execution and root cause analysis

·         Equipment installation and improvements

·         Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment

·         Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine

·         Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts

·         Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery

·         Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment

·         Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment

·         Installs, programs, or repairs, automated machinery, and equipment such as robots or programmable controllers

·         Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill, and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools

·         Cleans work area, tools, and equipment.

·         Perform other duties and assignments as assigned

Core Responsibilities

• Model Plymouth Tube values and behaviors as outlined in the Mission Statement

                                 I.            People

                               II.            Customer Focus

                             III.            Communication & Environment

                            IV.            Long-term orientation

• Represent Plymouth Tube in a professional manner
• Follow all company Environmental and Safety policies, procedures, and standards
• Follow all company Quality Standards

QUALIFICATIONS and EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

·         High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

·         2-year Electro-Mechanical degree or equivalent technical/Vocational degree preferred

·         5 years hands on maintenance experience preferred

·         Must have experience in Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulic and Pneumatic systems troubleshooting

·         Experienced in boiler and steam, lubrication technology and applications, preferred

·         Must have basic computer skills

·         Must be knowledgeable about maintenance techniques and be familiar with machining

COMPETENCIES/DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS

·         Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner.

·         Technical Skills - Pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.

·         Verbal Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; demonstrates group presentation skills

·         Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities

·         Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; sets goals and objectives

• Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.  Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation

·        Dependability.  The individual is consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction, and solicits feedback to improve performance

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical working area may be noisy, very warm, or very cold.  Must be able to access any area inside, outside and around facility including may need to ascend/descend stairways, narrow passageways and layout of expansive operations to access equipment which may be located at any level inside or outside the building, must be able to lift 50lbs. 

Must wear appropriate and required PPE on shop floor.

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 essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job.

The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.