Maintenance Technician

Company Description

Who is Pyrotek? Pyrotek is the most successful global industrial company you’ve never heard of (until now). Pyrotek is a global leader in high temperature materials and our products impact virtually everyone in the developed world. Our global team has worked for decades to deliver new technologies, advanced engineered systems and innovative materials to customers in industries all over the world. Join our team and create, improve and innovate the everyday!

Job Description

The role of the Maintenance Technician is to perform routine maintenance, general troubleshooting, new equipment installations, and repair of electrical and mechanical components, buildings, equipment, and power systems for the Pyrotek facility.  Ensure machines, electrical and mechanical equipment, and facility remain in good working order by addressing and resolving maintenance and repair needs to minimize equipment downtime and prevent business disruptions. 

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Ensure safe and optimal functionality of plant and production machinery, equipment, and industrial vehicles (i.e. forklift), by:
  • Regularly cleaning and applying lubricants to equipment components, and replenishing fluids, as needed.
  • Maintain, adjust, calibrate and troubleshoot PLC’s instrumentation and combustion systems.
  • Routinely conducting preventative maintenance functions per plant/equipment requirements.
  • Quickly inspecting and diagnosing reported issues, and taking appropriate actions to troubleshoot and provide resolution.
  • Accurately recording, entering and/or communicating statuses of work orders and other maintenance related tasks and requests in Fixx. 
• Perform general plant repair and maintenance functions, including but not limited to:
  • Handling facility upkeep responsibilities within and outside of the physical structure, such as painting, carpentry, plumbing and electrical work.
  • Effectively coordinating and taking the lead on equipment installations, modifications, and relocations.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing departments and personnel to support and ensure business continuity and operational efficiency, by:
  • Partnering to proactively identify potential machining and equipment issues and providing consultation on corrective measures and preventative maintenance. 
  • Conducting a thorough root cause analysis for machining and equipment failures by running diagnostic tests to discover functionality issues, and accurately reporting findings.
  • Maintaining continuous communication, providing regular updates, and making recommendations for process and procedural improvements. 
• Thoroughly understand and comply with building codes related to electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical tolerances. 

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Qualifications

Education/Experience

High school diploma or GED, plus six (6) years of maintenance and repair experience working with ladder diagrams, electrical schematics, hydraulic schematics, and mechanical drawings; or equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience.

Prior experience in one or more of the following areas preferred - mechanical maintenance, programmable logic controls (PLCs), combustion systems, furnaces and kilns.

Valid driver’s license, required. 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Mechanical/Technical Skills. Understanding of spatial reasoning, cause and effect, heat conduction, velocity, gravity and force.  Ability to apply and perform predictive and preventive maintenance techniques.  Ability to perform maintenance on mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical equipment.  Ability to read and interpret facility and equipment drawings, manuals, and instructions. Working knowledge of tools, equipment, and devices, and ability to use hand operated and power tools.  Proficiency with performing tasks with precision and manual dexterity.  Ability to operate industrial equipment.  Ability to obtain and maintain forklift certification.

Computer/Applications Skills. Basic computer skills.  Ability to clock into and out of jobs via computer terminals, perform computerized transactions and use barcode scanners to transact movement of inventory. Ability to re