Electrical/Maintenance Technician (REQ477)

Electrical/Maintenance Technician

Goodyear, AZ

Starting Wage: $25.00 - $30.00/hour based on experience.

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Job Summary:

The Electrical/Maintenance Technician is responsible for safely completing maintenance assignments to build, repair and/or maintain all equipment in good operating condition as quickly and accurately as possible, while keeping associated costs to a minimum to help meet Plant goals. The Maintenance Technician is expected to be multi-skilled and able to contribute to plant maintenance activities in a variety of craft disciplines.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Completes projects with minimal guidance showing a proactive attitude to minimizing equipment down time and lost production capability.
• Troubleshoots mechanical devices in operation. Dismantles and examines devices to gain access to and remove defective parts. Adjusts, repairs or replaces defective parts.
• Sets up and operates shop machinery such as drill press, grinders, band saws, cutting torch, welder. etc. Uses hand tools and pneumatic tools to modify or repair parts and equipment.
• Installs new or repairs/modifies electronic, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment as needed.
• Improves reliability and uptime of all equipment. Takes a proactive approach to equipment issues with a preventive maintenance mentality.
• Operates forklift and aerial lift platform as needed.
• Ability to understand and repair steam systems and monitor boiler operations.
• Researches supplies, parts and tools needed to efficiently complete work orders.
• Assists in identifying and maintaining an accurate inventory of parts by effective utilization of a CMMS.
• Contributes to upkeep and updating of required paperwork such as records, maintenance logs, documents, manuals, drawings, PM logs, etc.
• Supports the vision, mission and guiding principles of the company.
• Follows applicable Safety, Health and Environmental rules and guidelines while performing job duties.
• Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Required Education and Skills

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be willing to complete Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship
• Must have basic skills on use of computers: MS Office, Windows.
• Requires the ability to safely operate a wide variety of tools such as hand tools, power tools, drill press, band saw, welder, cutting torch, etc.
• Must be able to navigate electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics and blueprints for planning and troubleshooting.
• Must be able to read, communicate and comprehend written and oral instructions; read and comprehend safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, equipment files, etc.
• Ability to effectively work at heights and in confined spaces.

• Must have knowledge of mechanical systems including gear boxes, motors, air compressors, pumps, AC, DC, drive troubleshooting, etc.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Strong organization skills and self-starter motivation. Prioritization skills in alignment with production priorities. Continuous Improvement mindset and results oriented.
• Must have math skills to add, subtract, multiply and divide and the ability to perform these operations to calculate equations for weight measurement, volume, and distance, etc.
• Must have ability to reason and address problems safely and efficiently.
• Must have manual dexterity sufficient to operate a wide variety of hand tools, hand trucks, forklift, mechanical platforms and lifts, bench tools, welders, saws, drills etc.

Years of Experience:

• 5 years of prior experience in industrial maintenance, electrical, mechanical, or in a related field; or a combination of education and experience deemed equivalent

Required Certification, Licenses, Registration:

• Journeyman card preferred/ Specific Craft Certification/Licenses a plus
• Technical education a plus

Benefits

We offer competitive salary, incentive, and benefit programs. Most Benefits Start Day ONE!

Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision.
• Company paid life and long-term and short-term disabilit