Maintenance Technician (Swing)

As a Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for troubleshooting, programming and installing automation equipment throughout the facility. You will also perform routine maintenance and move, dismantle, assemble, clean, paint and install machinery and equipment throughout the plant. Please be prepared to provide your own hand tools to perform routine repair tasks. Specialty tools and equipment (i.e. jacks, hammer drills, large wrenches) will be provided by the maintenance department as needed.

Perform preventative maintenance of all production and support equipment as required. Provide repair and setup support to the production and warehouse operations as needed including but not limited to equipment in the Tool & Die and R&D department. (80%)

Repair, clean, paint, fabricate, assemble and install equipment or devices for plant use as needed. (15%)

Maintain and submit reports on maintenance work. Assist the maintenance department MRO coordinator and/or Maintenance Lead in ordering parts or tools. (5%)

• ✓5+ years of industrial maintenance experience in manufacturing, food processing, packaging, distribution, or heavy industrial environment required.
• ✓Provide expert-level support in maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving all plant equipment critical to manufacturing operations, including production machinery, conveyors, forklifts, utility vehicles, compressors, pumps, and facility support equipment.
• ✓Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on a wide variety of industrial equipment while minimizing downtime and maximizing operational efficiency.
• ✓Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical systems. Read and interpret wiring diagrams, schematics, blueprints, equipment manuals, and technical documentation.
• ✓Perform advanced root cause analysis of equipment failures and implement corrective actions to improve long-term reliability and plant performance.
• ✓Install, move, dismantle, rebuild, align, and commission manufacturing equipment and machinery throughout the facility. Assist with facility upgrades, equipment relocation projects, and new equipment installations.
• ✓Conduct routine inspections and preventive maintenance activities, including lubrication, calibration, alignment, cleaning, painting, welding, fabrication, and machinery adjustments.
• ✓Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, productivity, quality, energy efficiency, and equipment reliability.
• ✓Utilize computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) to document work orders, maintenance activities, equipment history, and inventory requirements.
• ✓Adhere to all safety policies, lockout/tagout procedures, electrical safety standards, and environmental regulations while maintaining a safe and organized work environment.

• ✓Troubleshoot and repair PLC-controlled equipment, VFDs, motor control systems, sensors, relays, servo systems, and other automation technologies. Ability to program, modify, install, and commission automation equipment is strongly preferred.
• ✓Strong experience troubleshooting
• ✓Three-phase electrical systems (24VDC to 480VAC)
• ✓Motors, starters, VFDs, and motor controls
• ✓Hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• ✓Conveyors and material handling equipment
• ✓Industrial automation and PLC systems
• ✓Forklifts and mobile equipment
• ✓Experience with PLC platforms such as Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or similar systems is highly preferred.
• ✓Welding, fabrication, machining, and mechanical rebuilding experience strongly desired.
• ✓Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot complex equipment failures and perform emergency repairs during production operations.
• ✓Experience installing and commissioning new manufacturing equipment and automation systems.
• ✓Knowledge of predictive maintenance technologies such as vibration analysis, thermography, and condition monitoring is a plus.