Posted 1mo ago

Maintenance Technician

@ Oil-Dri
Blue Mountain, Mississippi, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:Installing, Maintaining, Repairing
Requirements Summary:Maintenance technician in a manufacturing environment; perform preventive maintenance, install, service, repair, troubleshoot, and resolve issues across multiple machines.
Technical Tools Mentioned:CMMS, Electrical tools, Hand tools, Power tools, Hoist, Crane, Measuring instruments
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Job Description

Job Title:      Maintenance Technician 

Location:      Blue Mountain 

Department: Maintenance 

Reports To:  Maintenance Manager 

 

Job Overview:   

Maintenance Technician primary duties include providing safe and timely mechanical and electrical support, preventative maintenance, installation, service, repair, troubleshooting, and resolution of multiple operating machines within a manufacturing industrial environment. 

 

Responsibilities: 

 

  • Conducts all work in a safe, efficient manner, using appropriate tools, according to established safety rules and practices while striving for ZERO Accidents.   

  • Encourages Safety First, identification of Near Misses along with appropriate corrective actions.   

  • Installs, maintains, and repairs plant machinery, equipment and physical structures. 

  • Diagnoses failures in machinery or equipment and makes necessary repairs.   

  • Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment using electrical and electronic test equipment.   

  • Performs and documents preventative maintenance.  

  • Follows specifications, blueprints, manuals, and schematic drawings and lockout/tag out procedures to make repairs.   

  • Performs repairs by skillfully using hand tool, power tools, hoist, crane, and measuring and testing instruments.    

  • Performs plumbing and pipe fitting and related work in installing, repairing or routing water, sewage, air and gas pipes.  

  • Documents repair procedures and parts used from inventory and maintain accurate inventory of tools and equipment.  

  • Performs welding, acetylene brazing, cutting torch, routine layout and other duties as needed.    

  • Keeps areas clean and free of clutter. 

  • Available for On Call Duty  

  • Performs other duties as assigned. 

 

Qualifications:  

Education:  

  • HS Diploma or equivalent.  

  • Minimum two (2) year technical degree in a related field or electrical/mechanical experience preferred.   

  • Must effectively use CMMS. 

Skills & Abilities: 

  • Mobile equipment operating skills, such as forklifts, cranes, front-end loader etc. preferred. 

  • Must be able to work independently with limited supervision. 

  • Fabrication skills preferred   

  • Must be able to read and understand manuals, parts, diagrams, schematic drawings and blueprints.  

  • Must demonstrate the ability to perform maintenance skills 

  • Electrical tasks such as changing motors 

  • Demonstrated ability to perform detail-oriented work. 

  • Good oral and written communication skills. 

  • Possess core values of Honesty and Integrity. 

  • Must be able to stand for the duration of the shift. 

  • Must be able to lift 50 pounds and assist with lifting heavier weights.  

  • Bending, reaching, twisting, stooping, walking, and climbing stairways and ladders frequently. 

  • Must be able to climb and work at heights greater than 100 feet.  

  • Physical endurance to withstand operation of geared equipment and to withstand heavy physical labor required of position. 

 

Pay Rate: $28.09 per hour