Maintenance Technician

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

Allegion

LCN-Princeton Operations

Job Description

Job Title: Maintenance Team Member Level 1                                       

Department: Maintenance

Reports to: Maintenance Supervisor

FLSA status: Nonexempt

Pay Range $18.50-$31.30

POSITION SUMMARY

The Maintenance Team Member Level 1 will perform preventative maintenance and repairs on facility/building and production machines. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following, which are to be performed accurately, efficiently, within company safety and quality standards, and within required time frames as needed.  Other duties may be assigned.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• Responsible for all aspects of the facility and its maintenance
• Perform troubleshooting, repairs, and preventative maintenance as needed
• Develop and implement a department improvement project once a year
• Provide technical direction to other maintenance team members

• Follow safety regulations; keep work areas and equipment clean and orderly using 5S standards
• May perform other duties as assigned and extend into other areas as needed

• Flexibility to work overtime as required

• Perform tasks in a timely and accurate manner

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships

• Ability to work effectively in independent situations and exercise good judgment to reach sound conclusions
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, schedules, rules, procedures, etc.
• Ability to use Kanban workflow for optimal build performance
• Ability to read, interpret and perform from various documents, including method sheets, assembly drawings, production reports, safety rules, blueprints, printed shop schedules, KanBan cards/boards, operating maintenance instruction and procedure manuals, etc.
• Ability to properly identify components and gain extensive parts knowledge
• Ability to identify and obtain appropriate parts for work station operation. 
• General knowledge of machinery, specifically related to areas of responsibility
• Ability to judge distances, spatial relationships, and perform visual and/or mechanical inspections; ability to distinguish colors and finishes
• Basic math, computer, and measuring skills
• Ability to perform jobs at the same or lower labor grade than current job
• Must be knowledgeable of lockout/tag out procedure
• Must be proficient in at least one of the following disciplines:
• Electrical
• Control controls including 120v machine controls
• Components, including starters, overloads, fuses, circuit breakers, and switches
• Motors and pumps
• Test instruments, including a multi-meter
• Facility systems
• Air compressors, including operation
• Cooling water system, including operation and components
• Plumbing, including PVC, copper, black pipe, hoses, fittings, and valves
• Sheet metal, including bending, cutting, shaping, and duct work
• Mechanical
• Mechanical theory, including bearings, bushings, levers, pulleys, drives, transmissions, gear boxes, and clutches
• Hydraulics/pneumatics including motors, pumps, hoses, pipes, and fittings
• Plumbing, including PVC, copper, black pipe, hoses, fittings, and valves

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to frequently lift up to 25 pounds, occasionally lift up to 60 pounds, and rarely lift over 60 pounds.  Any lifts over 35 pounds should be done with assistance.
• Ability to demonstrate manual dexterity; ability to repetitively use fingers and hands to feel, handle, or squeeze; reach with hands and arms; twist/turn body; perform repetitive motions
• Ability to stand, walk, and/or sit, frequently and for extended periods of time