Technician I, Production Maintenance - Onsite, Ames, IL

At Hach (www.hach.com), a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.

As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs, and where you’ll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes in climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment. More about us: https://www.hach.com/about-us

The primary role of this position is to provide technical support for manufacturing production equipment. The Technician identifies problems and implements corrective actions leading to continuous improvements. This role is responsible for installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of production equipment, to include preventive and predictive maintenance techniques.

SCHEDULE: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 6:00 PM-6:30 AM. Overtime may be required.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Perform maintenance, installation, machining, and improvement tasks required.
• Perform or coordinate review and calibration of equipment.
• Perform troubleshooting of problems.
• Provide or request purchased tools and equipment as authorized.

• Implement corrective actions as needed.
• Complete preventive maintenance activities.
• Participate on Kaizen Events.
• Required to work off-shift or Saturday, as needed, to support production or to maximize up-time on machinery/processes.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• HS Diploma or Equivalent required; Associates Degree in related field preferred
• 1 or more years related experience (i.e.: mechanical installation, machining, etc. as it relates to the job) in an appropriate manufacturing, engineering, or facility environment depending on area of focus.
• Ability to troubleshoot/problem solve in a structured, logical manner.
• Ability to read and comprehend drawings and other technical information required to perform the assigned task work.
• Combination of office skills and hands-on activities: required to lift and move equipment and materials up to 50 lbs. on a daily basis.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is constantly required to, stand/or sit, squat, turn/twist, reach, use hands to: finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to hear, walk, climb, balance, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk, and smell.

The employee must frequently lift, carry, push or pull up to 20 pounds and/or occasionally lift, carry, push or pull up to 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures and work space restrictions.

The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.

Employees will be required to wear the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which may include: eye, hearing and respirat