Maintenance Technician

Job Details:

position Objective: Responsible for the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of facility machinery. Maintain the plant equipment to optimize production.

* Maintain spare parts inventory – determine and manage stocking levels

* Order parts as needed from local vendors and catalogues

* Change bearings, belts and idler pulleys on trough-style conveyors

* Clean and change pneumatic valves on optical sorting machines, and maintain work area

* Communicate equipment issues with mechanics and supervisors from other shifts

* Maintain and secure work tools

* Create sorting computer software/parameter backups

* General PM and repairs of bucket elevators & screw conveyor, fork lifts, front end loaders and sweepers

* Install facility machinery

* Back-up for maintenance technicians

* Perform basic electrical troubleshooting and repairs

* Perform checks and basic maintenance on Non-Ferrous Metal Detector

* Complete daily maintenance and repair logs, and maintain preventive maintenance program (PM) for mechanical and electrical equipment

* Provide on-the-job training to new employees

* Rigging of motors, conveyor pulleys, and other heavy components

* Weld and fabricate, patch holes in steel chutes and transitions

* Problem solving and project management

* Team player, able to lead and contribute to a team effort

* Troubleshoot sorting computer (Windows based platform)

* Other duties as assigned

* Advanced mechanical and electrical maintenance

* Good communications

* Proficient computer MS Office, Excel, a plus

* Welding and fabrication

* Ability to communicate in English and Spanish language, a must in some locations

* Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives

* Electronic experience, a plus

* Experience with mechanical conveyors

* Glass processing knowledge, a plus

* Strong experience with mechanical conveyors

• PLC experience, a plus

• Must be able to perform above listed duties.
• Will be exposed to dusty and noisy conditions periodically.
• A mixture of light, moderate and heavy physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of a productive/technical nature.