About the Role
The Maintenance Technician works independently and with other plant personnel to perform preventive, predictive, and routine maintenance tasks to ensure equipment and buildings are fully operational.
Responsibilities
- Perform needed maintenance on equipment to support production operating needs.
- Evaluate equipment operation and suggest necessary actions for malfunctions or improvements.
- Participate in planning activities and manage plant utilities including chiller, air compressor, security system, and fire protection system.
- Complete process and preventive maintenance work orders, capturing and communicating associated data.
- Maintain plant machinery and equipment such as mixers, conveyors, compressors, hydraulics, motors, pneumatics, automated controls, and pumps.
- Troubleshoot issues and repair failures of production and facilities equipment.
- Develop knowledge of electrical and PLC troubleshooting.
- Repair or replace control devices such as switches, photo eyes, proximity sensors, pushbuttons, contactors, and motor starters.
- Set up and operate power tools, drill motor, circular saw, welders, drill press, bench grinder, band saw, hand tools, and other metalworking equipment.
- Assist with fabrication and modification of new and existing equipment.
- Comply with and participate in regulatory, Carlisle, and departmental policies, procedures, and standards (PSM, safety protocols, COS).
- Execute projects as directed on an as-needed basis.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Ability to read and interpret industrial documents and electrical drawings.
- Industrial mechanical troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to repair/rebuild industrial machinery such as motors, compressors, pumps, gear boxes, and hydraulics.
- Knowledge of CMMS, SAP, and MS programs.
- Demonstrated ability to utilize hand tools (shop tools).
- Ability to fabricate and weld.
- Awareness of PLCs, low and high electrical voltage, and 24 VDC – 480 VAC.
- Inter-personal skills, including the ability to be a team player.
- Ability to pass on information and training to others.
- Understanding of OSHA and industrial safety protocols.
- Ability to operate mobile equipment safely.
Skills
- Electrical troubleshooting
- PLC troubleshooting
- Fabrication
- Welding
- Mobile equipment operation
