Maintenance Technician - Kankakee, United States - American Highway

Description

Maintenance Technician $750/sign on bonus**
2 Openings:
M-F 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Sun - TH 11:00 pm - 7:00 am

Position summary:


Education and experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Some technical or college level coursework preferred
• Mechanical and repair experience
• Maintenance experience preferred
• Electrical experience preferred
• Welding experience preferred

Physical requirements:

50-pound lifting requirement

Visually inspect machinery

Prolonged standing and walking on concrete surfaces

Bend, stretch, push, pull, and move as needed to reach, clean and service machinery


Competencies:

• Knowledge of mechanical techniques
• Knowledge of tools and parts
• Knowledge of repair
• Knowledge of electrical (i.e. three phase)
• Knowledge of effective working techniques
• Skills in problemsolving
• Skills in communication techniques
• Skills in shop math
• Skills in follow through
• Skills in hard work
• Skills in safety awareness and wearing correct personal protective equipment
• Ability to work well independently and with others
• Ability to organize work
• Ability to have attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fastpaced and stressful environment
• Ability to read a tape
• Ability to work in a Maintenance environment
• Ability to listen carefully
• Ability to use test equipment
• Ability to dependable and maintain adequate attendance
• Ability to be on time
• Ability to work a shift schedule (i.e. four 10 hour or three 12 hour)
• Ability to be professional
• Ability to have a grateful attitude

Duties and responsibilities:

• Performs preventive maintenance inspections and service on machinery
• Thoroughly cleans machinery and machine parts, removing parts and reinstalling as necessary
• Oils and lubricates moving parts on machinery to ensure consistent and effective performance
• Records and reports damaged, worn, or broken parts
• Identifies areas of development and communicates ideas to supervisor and leadership
• Orders replacement parts for machinery
• Identifies the causes of unexpected breakdowns of machinery
• Repairs broken machinery quickly and efficiently
• Prepares reports documenting work performed
• Cleans, organizes, inventories, stocks, and otherwise maintains shop areas, parts, tools, and supplies
• Coordinates with managers to schedule regular maintenance on machinery
• Collaborates with Maintenance manager regarding new products being added and modifications that will be suggested and or required
• Makes necessary modifications and implements tests runs; confers with Maintenance manager regarding test results and makes additional alterations to machinery as required
• Learns and understands electrical repair and overall safety in a Maintenance environment
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Pay:
$ $32.00 per hour


Expected hours:
No less than 40 per week


Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k)

matching

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift

Work setting:

• Inperson

Experience:

• Industrial maintenance: 2 years (required)

Shift availability:

• Night Shift (required)
• Overnight Shift (preferred)

Work Location:
In person