Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Wilsonart is a company on the move. An international company built on big ideas. We are made up of exceptional people relentlessly pursuing innovation. We are proud of our company and how we serve our customers. We work hard to deserve the trust of our customers, our peers, and our planet. We are willing to talk openly about the challenges and obstacles we face; we are open to new ideas and collaboration on how to be even better. We are passionate about what we do and where we’re going as a company. At Wilsonart, we invest to help ensure you remain healthy: 

•  Medical, dental, and life insurance benefits. 
• Company provided short and long term disability benefits. 
• Flexible Spending Accounts, Dependent Daycare Spending Account 
• Optional Voluntary Benefits: Vision and Legal 
• Gym Membership Discounts and Reimbursement 
• Tuition Reimbursement for Employees and their Dependents 
• At Wilsonart, employees receive a very competitive 401(k) matching contribution 

At Wilsonart, we support employees in developing their skills and providing advancement opportunities: 

•  Promotions and Transfers 
• Coaching and Mentoring 
• Training and Development 
• Educational reimbursement for you and your dependents. 

 At Wilsonart, we understand the importance of balance in your life. Therefore we provide: 

• Holiday Pay 
• Accrued Paid Vacation upon hire  
• Paid Time Off during first year of hire 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Performs total productive maintenance (autonomous, predictive, preventive and corrective) of all facility equipment. 
• Assists with diagnosis of problems and makes corrective breakdown repairs to machinery as necessary. 
• Performs mechanical skill operations such as fabrication, disassembly-assembly of complex equipment, measuring, cutting, burning, welding and pipefitting. 
• Repairs, aligns and/or replaces plant machinery. 
• Reads, understands and applies mechanical and structural blueprints, hydraulic and pneumatic schematic diagrams and circuitry. 

 KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES 

• Knowledge of safety standards applicable to the work area and other pertinent rules and regulations governing the work activities.  
• Knowledge of hazardous waste materials and safe handling procedures.  Knowledge of standard mechanical procedures necessary to repair and maintain equipment (hydraulic, pneumatic, etc.) in a manufacturing environment. Knowledge of Boilers and Steam Systems.  
• Knowledge of parts, supplies and components required for mechanical maintenance.  
• Skill in the safe and proper use of both hand and power tools.  
• Ability to use welders. Ability to use a cutting torch and plasma cutter.  
• Ability to read blueprints, schematic diagrams (Hydraulic & Pneumatic) and equipment manuals.  
• Ability to work in a team environment. 
• Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions.  
• Ability to maintain and clean and safe work environment. 
• Ability to learn and utilize lower level computer programs (EXCEL, WORD, FAMIS) 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS   EDUCATION High School Graduate or equivalent plus two years of mechanical maintenance experience in the area of industrial maintenance, welding or a closely related field.  EXPERIENCE Thirty semester hours of college may substitute for one year of required experience with a maximum substitution of two years.  Certification in mechanical maintenance or a closely related field from an accredited trade school may also substitute for the required experiencePHYSICAL REQUIREMENTSHeavy work – tasks involve pushing/pulling, lifting and standing or using force equal to handling materials of 50 to 100 pounds