Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

Job Summary

The Maintenance Technician will install, troubleshoot, diagnose, evaluate, maintain, and repair fluid handling equipment such as centrifugal pumps, positive displacement pumps, steam turbines, fans, compressors, blowers, and other industrial machinery. May be required to perform field service work as needed.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Remove, disassemble, repair, reassemble and re-install equipment

  • Perform preventative and predictive maintenance on equipment and systems

  • Ability to use various precision measuring instruments such as micrometers, tri-mics, ID gauges, standards, etc. and accurately measure sizes to 0.0005” tolerance.

  • Ability to operate tools and equipment such as: Hydraulic Torque Wrenches, Hydraulic pullers and presses, torches, balance machine, forklifts, overhead cranes, etc.

  • Ability to read and understand technical documentation as well as policies and procedures.

  • Document necessary information on work orders, such as equipment information, causes of failure, description of problems, parts required for repair or installation

  • Read and comprehend general arrangement drawings, sectional drawings, exploded views, parts list, and O & M manuals

  • Perform startups of mechanical equipment and check for proper operation

  • Keep worksites clean, organized, and secure

  • Other duties as assigned by management

  • Adhere to all company and client policies

Required Skills and Abilities

  • High mechanical aptitude

  • Mechanical Trade Program Certification or 3+ years of heavy industrial machinery repair experience preferred

  • Critical thinking and problem solving

  • Understand concepts of shaft alignment

  • Traditional Machine shop experience

  • Welding (MIG, TIG, and stick)

  • Excellent verbal and written communication

  • Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines

  • Ability to lift 75 lbs unassisted

  • Travel required

  • Need to have, or be ready to acquire a TWIC card within 30 days of hire

  • Need to have, or be ready to acquire OSHA 10 training within 30 days of hire

  • Thorough background check and drug screening will be performed prior to employment

  • Starting pay is commensurate with experience

Job Type:

Full-time

Salary:

$17.00-40.00 per hour

Benefits:

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

License/Certification:

TWIC Card (Preferred)

OSHA 10 (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

25% (Required)