Maintenance Technician
Great Dane LLC
- Brazil, IN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Two weeks paid vacation
- +$2/hour night shift premium
- Wages from $17/hour up to $23/hour
- Monday-Thursday
- 1st shift is 6:00AM-2:30PM & 2nd shift is 3:30PM-12:00AM
- Available overtime
- No previous experience required
- 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.
- Diagnoses, trouble shoots, and tests machines and equipment to determine root cause of malfunctions.
- Dismantles machines and equipment to gain access to problem area.
- Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
- Inspects and measures parts to detect wear, misalignment, or other problems.
- Removes and replaces worn or defective parts of drive mechanism or hydraulic system.
- Realigns and adjusts components such as spindles, clutches ball screws.
- Locates damaged air and hydraulic pipes on machine, and measures, cuts, threads, and installs new pipe.
- Starts machines and equipment to test operation following repair. Repairs broken parts. Sets up and operates metalworking tools such as lathe, drill press, or grinder, to make or repair parts.
- Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery. Ability to read and interpret schematics / blueprints.
- 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.
- Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment.
- 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.
- Fabricates and repairs counters, benches, partitions, and other structures.
- Employee must be able to use pneumatic power tools and equipment of all types.
- Employee must be able to perform the physical requirements listed in that section of this job description.
- Employee must look for potential cost savings in the work process, help keep scrap and waste to a minimum and be efficient in use of all supplies.
- The employee must perform the assigned tasks in a way they meet or exceed the required production level.
- Employee must have strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Employee must have a strong customer service orientation and ability to maintain a professional, friendly demeanor.
- Ability to accurately read a tape measure and other measuring tools.
- Ability to work with hands and to work in mechanically oriented situations following supervisor’s instruction.
- Aptitude to learn and retain new information.
- Ability to follow instructions, given either verbally or in writing.
- Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English.
- Office and plant environment.
- Keyboarding, lifting, standing, bending, walking.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Ability to stand and move about on concrete 8-12 hours a day. Ability to see, walk, bend, reach, grasp, stoop, kneel,
- twist, crawl, carry, climb (including ladders), work overhead, push and pull.
- Ability to do heavy lifting (up to 50 pounds) multiple times daily in an 8-to-12-hour shift.
- Ability to maneuver large parts and assemblies (up to 180 pounds) by pushing, pulling, and flipping them into place.
- Ability to work in a constant state of alertness.
- The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
- Employees must wear all mandated PPE which includes, at a minimum, protection for the eyes, ears, hands, head, body, and feet.
- Competitive compensation
- Benefits, including but not limited to dental, vision, and medical with employer contributions.
- Retirement programs, including a Pension Plan and 401(k) Plan with employer match.
- Tuition Reimbursement.
- Paid holidays and vacation
- And more!