Maintenance Specialist

You’ll be part of a talented team supporting our distribution center and office facilities.  You’ll utilize both mechanical and electrical skills to maintain and troubleshoot:

• →Conveyor systems
• →Pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• →Electrical distribution equipment
• →HVAC systems
• →Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)

You’ll also support general facility upkeep. Ultimately, you’ll do what is needed to keep the facility up and running, allowing our teams to focus on getting products to customers accurately and quickly.

We are currently hiring for our 2^nd shift and 3^rd shifts:

• 2^nd shift – 2:30pm to 11:00pm
• 3^rd shift – 10:30pm to 7:00am, will include a weekend day

We also have options for 4x10 schedules (4 days a week, 10-hour shifts) near these general shift times. While we expect these to be the primary hours, assignments may change over time based on business needs.

We’re looking for dependable team players who prioritize and communicate well, take pride in their work, and can also work well independently.   You should have 5+ years of maintenance experience, with a strong foundation of mechanical, electrical, and technical skills, including:

• Experience with hand tools, small gearbox maintenance, and diagnosis of gear and belt drive systems
• Familiarity with centrifugal pumps, hydraulic systems, and pneumatic systems
• Ability to read electrical prints and use a multi-meter to troubleshoot electrical issues
• Experience diagnosing Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
• Familiarity with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and understanding digital inputs and outputs
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel)

The following experience is highly relevant but not required:

• Experience with highly automated packaging, sortation, or carton closeout machines
• Mechanical skills - welding, machining, fabrication, operating a Lathe, Bridgeport, MIG and/or TIG welder, or Sheet Metal Brake, moving and setting equipment, moving conveyors, maintaining HVAC or fire suppression systems
• Electrical skills – Arc Flash protocols, programming VFDs
• Programming/technical skills – programming Allen Bradley or Siemens PLC code, experience with Building Automation Systems (BAS)

McMaster-Carr is a leading e-commerce company that industrial customers have trusted for 125 years. Our products help them get manufacturing lines back up quickly, keep operations running smoothly, and prototype the next generation of innovative solutions.

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This position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship by McMaster-Carr.

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