Maintenance Technician - 2nd Shift Vicksburg, MS

Location

Vicksburg, MS | United States

Job description

A good chain relies on the strength of each link, and we believe that the strongest steel is fortified by the human touch. Every role, every person makes us stronger. And when you join Laclede Chain, you can take pride in knowing you're part of more than a company; you're a part of a family.

We currently have Maintenance Technician full-time positions open. We offer competitive benefits, quarterly bonuses, and a caring company culture.

Position Summary: Installs, maintains, and repairs machinery, equipment, physical structures, and pipe and electrical systems in commercial or industrial establishments.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.
• Troubleshoots machines and equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations to diagnose problem or repair machine.
• Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment.
• 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.
• Installs, programs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment such as robots or programmable controllers.
• 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.
• Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
• Fabricates and repairs counters, benches, partitions, and other wooden structures.
• Uses individual knowledge for various specialty applications (i.e. HVAC, electrical, lubrication, etc...)

Core Competencies:

• Problem Solving skills
• Technical skills
• Customer Service
• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication Skills-Oral and Written
• Ability to work as a team or individually
• Good work ethic-efficient, effective, accurate, organized, conscientious, dependability, punctual, etc...
• Meets Company standards (i.e. goals and objectives, production quotas, project deadlines, etc...) and with high quality
• Adaptability-changes in the work environment, production demands, priorities, methods, direction, etc...
• Takes initiative
• Innovative/Resourceful

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED or equivalent work experience
• At least 1 year related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience
• S. degree in Electrical or Industrial Engineering is preferred

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, diagrams, blue prints, sketches, engineering specifications, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Demonstrated math skills relating to the job
• Demonstrated troubleshooting and reasoning ability
• Must have technical experience within a manufacturing facility working with CNC machines, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical, compressed air, etc...
• Must follow appropriate safety precautions and protocols
• Must have experience using measuring instruments such calipers and micrometers

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, or crawl
• Frequently required to climb or balance
• Must be able to lift 50lbs, at times may be asked to lift more
• Specific Vision Requirements-close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust to focus
• Environment is non-climate controlled
• Production floor is typically loud

Must wear required PPE

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Salary

$19.95 per hour