POSITION SUMMARY:
The Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing highly diverse duties. Duties include installation, set up, troubleshooting, repairs and equipment maintenance according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems and processes at the plant to support the achievement of company goals and objectives.
KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Support Zion’s Strategic Foundations.
- Perform diverse duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant’s equipment;
- Perform duties with technical skills, including but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and understanding of Quality systems.
- Ongoing identification of technical problems and the development of sound carefully thought-out solutions minimizing risk to the company and resulting in high quality results.
- Detect faulty operations, defective materials and report those, and any unusual situations to the proper supervision.
- Perform scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment and plant facility.
- Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment and plant facility.
- Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and repairs.
- Use problem solving skills to resolve and/or mitigate operational issues.
- Control downtime by working with production supervisors to perform routine preventive maintenance techniques and monitor compliance.
- Ensure operation of electrical equipment and components.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
- Provide input for purchase orders for parts and/or machines.
- Other duties as assigned.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
- Successful completion of monthly Preventive Maintenance on time.
- Machine down-time less than 4% of total machine hours continuously.
COMPETENCIES:
- Familiarity with the following type of equipment, controls, and systems:
- Hydraulics – coolant pumps, cooling towers, recirculation pumps, valves, manifolds, NPT fittings, hoses, filters, flow gauges/monitors, pressure gauges/monitors/switches, and heat sinks.
- Electrical – operator interfaces/panels, I/O devices such as switches/gauges/transducers/etc., transformers, capacitors, diodes, heating coils, high voltage service, service panels, breakers, disconnects, interlocks, lock-out & tag-out process, basic knowledge of national electrical code, and general safety practices.
- Pneumatics – compressors, air dryers, regulators, valves, air over hydraulics, NPT fittings, flow controls, etc.
- Mechanical – changeover tooling, basic machine shop equipment mills/drills/band saw/chop saw/hand tools, facility support, fastener standards, basic materials knowledge including steels/copper/brass, basic material properties/tempering/hardening.
- Quality System – IATF16949 expectations.
- Preventative Maintenance and part replenishment – time or condition-based maintenance, procurement and storage techniques.
- Tools/Gauges – multi-meter, dial indicators, height gauges, calipers, and hardness testers.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 5+ years of related mechanical and electrical experience
- 2 years technical training
- Occasional travel may be required
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Must be able to speak and hear adequately
- Long periods of standing
- Other movements: May include climbing, bending, kneeling, bending, reaching, twisting, hand use (grasping, fine manipulation)
MACHINES/EQUIPMENT/TOOLS/WORK AIDES:
- Production machines
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Induction Heat Treat shop environment
- Occasional exposure to heat when on production floor; occasional exposure to outdoor weather conditions
- Exposure to mechanical moving parts and moderate noise on production floor