Maintenance Technician

• →Reads and interprets equipment manuals, work orders, equipment drawings/blueprints, building drawings, and electrical schematics to perform required maintenance and service.
• →Identifies required parts from equipment drawings.
• →Inspects, diagnoses, and troubleshoots plant and mobile equipment/system problems.
• →Performs advanced mechanic skills including, but not limited to, welding, cutting, lubrication, repairing power transmission equipment, millwright, pneumatics, hydraulics, rigging, and electrical skills to troubleshoot and repair plant and mobile equipment/systems as needed.
• →Performs preventive maintenance inspections and performs or recommends repairs. 
• →Develops and follows standard work for preventive maintenance programs and recommends spare parts requirements and suggested inventory levels.
• →Provides scheduled and emergency/unscheduled repairs of plant and mobile equipment/systems.
• →Communicates with others internal and external to the organization to obtain/provide information regarding equipment/system issues as needed.
• →Leads major repair projects to be completed by maintenance team, ensuring successful completion.
• →May be required to fill in as team lead during vacations or absences.
• →Utilizes established company computer systems to find MRO inventory items, historical information, issue inventory item withdrawals, and complete time card entries.
• →Records pertinent labor information from work shift.
• →Assumes a leadership role by promoting a positive work environment/attitude.

• →Trains others in job duties/skills.
• →Performs other duties as assigned.

The Maintenance Tech, under limited supervision, performs varied maintenance duties necessary to ensure continuous operation of the production facilities.  Must be skilled in multi-trades to handle emergencies and to perform routine maintenance work.  Skills may include piping, welding, millwright work, electrical work, instrumentation repair, etc.  Works safely and actively promotes the safety culture and philosophy of MTI in all work activities.

Actively participates in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes, such as 5S, Kaizen, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Daily Management Control, Standard Work and Problem Solving.

Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Working Conditions:  While performing the duties of this job, an employee is typically exposed to dust, loud noise, high places, confined spaces, very low and/or bright light, and outside weather conditions.   Primarily works alone but may work as part of a team working in close proximity to others and works in close proximity with equipment and electricity.

Safety Equipment:  Safety equipment typically required while performing the duties of this job includes a personal lockout/tagout lock, ANSI approved hardhat and safety glasses with side shields, safety shoes/boots with steel toe protection.  Additional safety equipment is available for use if a situation arises where it becomes required depending on the assignment or if it is simply desired by the employee.

Safety Training:  A new employee hired to perform the duties of this position is to be provided New Employee Training by a qualified individual, which consists of eight hours of classroom training and 16 hours of on the job training.  It will include, but is not limited to, the following: forklift/mobile equipment operation and certification/licensing, hazard communication, hearing conservation, respiratory protection, electrical safety, lock out/tag out, personal protective equipment, blood borne pathogens, firefighting/extinguishers, machine safety, confined spaces, reporting of hazardous conditions, accidents, injuries, near-miss and property damage incidents, evacuation/emergency procedures, first aid, back injury prevention, and job/work area procedures. 

Upon transferring to perform the duties of this position for the first time an employee is to be provided New Task Training by a qualified individual until the employee adequately understands the contents of the training, which include job/work area procedures and related topics.  Additionally, an employee must be provided further training if a job duty/task has changes that will affect the health and safety aspects of that employee’s position.

Additional refresher safety training will be required as management deems appropriate or as dictated by MSHA regulations and company requirements.

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