Maintenance Technician

Dometic is a global market leader in the mobile living industry. Millions of people around the world use Dometic products in outdoor, residential, and professional applications.

Our Marine organization is a trusted provider of innovative solutions for the worldwide boating and boat building industry, and we recently expanded our scope to lead the boating industry into an electrified future. Dometic has won numerous NMMA Innovation Awards over the years and we are always striving for new ways to make boating easier, safer, and more enjoyable.

We are a journey of continuous growth – now looking for our next star – a passionate Maintenance Technician. This position reports to (Hiring Leader Title) and will work in (Dometic Office Location).

About the position

As a Maintenance Technician in the Stuart/Port St Lucie team, you will be involved in various aspects of plant maintenance to ensure all equipment and facilities are operating properly, adhering to preventative maintenance schedules of all in-house equipment. The Maintenance Technician repairs and maintains machinery and mechanical equipment such as motors, pneumatic tools, and production machines and equipment. In addition to typical maintenance the technician will modify components for the assembly process. The person in this position will be responsible for maintaining documentation related to maintenance tasks.

Your main responsibilities

• Responsible for performing and assisting with all type changeovers, repairs, rebuilds, modifications, installation, troubleshooting, and diagnostics of all equipment related to processes.
• Conduct routine daily, weekly, monthly, inspections of building and machinery and generate work request / task list from these inspections. Maintain a visual tracking system in place for tracking of these projects. Goal is to be pro-active, not reactive.
• Troubleshoot and quickly ascertain the nature of problems and be able to provide a permanent solution.
• Supports engineering with test equipment.
• Look up parts by part number, by vendor name or bill of materials. Locate/research and provide accurate documentation for parts purchase requisitions and provide justification to support cost.
• Attend morning meetings to keep management / supervisors updated on present status of all work in process, needs in scheduling to perform PM or equipment changes, parts availability, special problems as they arise, and any other problems which may affect the overall operations of the plant or the equipment.
• Maintain and utilize maintenance manuals.
• Assist management in planning future budget and project needs, process improvements, equipment improvements and needs.
• Must be willing work overtime or weekend as needed to support any downtime events to ensure production can operate at full capacity.
• Must maintain the attitude and willingness to support any function necessary to meet company goals and objectives.
• Assist with special projects and process improvements on production floor
• At times you may be requested for other duties or assignments outside normal job duties

Quality:

• Meet or exceed company standards for productivity
• Initiate action to prevent the occurrence of product, process, or quality system nonconformance
• Identify and record any problems relating to the product, process, or quality system
• Strive to develop and implement continuous improvement into all product, process, or quality system

Safety:

• Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area using the principles of 5S
• Conduct operations in a manner that promotes safety
• Keep equipment operating safely by enforcing operating instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, scheduling preventative maintenance, and calling for repairs
• Maintain storage areas by organizing floor space, adhering to storage design principles, and recommending improvements
• Comply with OSHA and MSDS Standards
• Must be able to lift at least 40 pounds
• Frequent bending, kneeling, climbing and the use of repetitive motions of hands/wrists

What do we offer?

You are offered an interesting role in a dynamic, fast paced and global environment with great opportunities to grow and take on new challenges. The growth at Dometic is continuous – which gives you great possibilities to evolve with the company.

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Disability insurance (STD/LTD)
• 401 (k) with company match
• PTO
• Company defined holidays and two floating holidays for you to use as you choose
• Paid maternity/paternity le