Lead Belt Technician

As a Senior Belt Technician, at Applied Industrial Technologies, you will perform a variety of duties within a shop, in the field and at customer locations; in and out of state installing, replacing and repairing conveyor belts. We’ll ensure that you receive extensive ongoing training and provide you with solid feedback and support to reach both the company and your personal goals.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build / repair belts and rubber components
• Fabricate, install and repair conveyor belting, and other rubber products
• Train lower level technicians to handle, store, care for, use and set up vulcanizers 
• Train lower level technicians the fundamentals of installing and vulcanize lightweight and heavyweight conveyor belting
• Install and vulcanize lightweight and heavyweight conveyor belting
• Load and unload field service trucks and trailers
• Exercise proper care in the use of tools and equipment
• Work in a manner that ensures the safety of everyone involved
• Observe all prescribed safety rules and regulations; maintain work area in a neat and orderly condition
• Supervise employees and address concerns
• Professionally discuss and manage customer concerns
• Ability and willingness to communicate with management in a professional manner
• Complete time sheets and expense reports in a timely and accurate manner
• Ability to lead up to 5 man crew on a field installation or repair of conveyor belting at a customer’s facility
• Conduct belt audits
• Perform pulley lagging
• Experience with Fabric/Steel Cord/Solid Woven/Ply etc.
• Sets up and plans equipment for continuous operations
• Create splice reports
• Knowledge  to set up work area, including removal of conveyor components, clamping off belt, and raising counterweight
• Assemble and dissemble vulcanizing equipment
• Understanding of the products used in splicing
• Install all types of splices, splice materials and all related installation tools
• Perform hot and cold repairs
• Lift 75-100 pounds frequently
• Basic math skills/ use a tape measure
• Work at heights
• Work in all-weather conditions
• Operate mechanical conveyor belt handling equipment such as winders, winches and belt stands
• Worked three years installing and vulcanizing lightweight or heavyweight conveyor belting
• Able to load field service trucks for field jobs
• Understand job work scope
• Oversee load/unload field service trucks/trailers and job work area set up
• Follow directions and assist/mentor in training lower level technicians  
• Take direction and assist lead belt technician or Field Service coordinator
• Travel and train with Field Service coordinator and Rubber Specialist in condition assessments
• Must have a positive attitude to workplace safety

Job Requirements:

• Demonstrate commitment to quality, concern for job turn around and customer downtime
• Work a variety of schedules including on-call, dayshift, nightshift, overtime, weekend and holidays
• Travel out of state
• Current driver’s license
• Ability to drive truck and trailer combinations (CDL Class A license preferred)
• Supervise employees and address concerns
• Professionally discuss and manage customer concerns
• Ability and willingness to communicate with management in a professional manner
• Complete time sheets and expense reports in a timely and accurate manner
• Ability to lead up to 5 man crew on a field installation or repair of conveyor belting at a customer’s facility
• Conduct belt audits
• Perform pulley lagging
• Experience with Fabric/Steel Cord/Solid Woven/Ply etc.
• Sets up and plans equipment for continuous operations
• Knowledge  to set up work area, including removal of conveyor components, clamping off belt, and raising counterweight
• Assemble and dissemble vulcanizing equipment
• Understanding of the products used in splicing
• Install all types of splices, use splice materials and all related installation tools
• Perform hot and cold repairs
• Lift 75-100 pounds frequently
• Basic math skills/use a tape measure
• Work at heights
• Work in all-weather conditions
• Operate mechanical conveyor belt handling equipment such as winders, winches and belt stands
• Worked three years installing and vulcanizing lightweight or heavyweight conveyor belting
• Able to load field service trucks for field jobs
• Understand job work scope
• Oversee load/unload field service trucks/trailers and job work area set up
• Follow directions and assist/mentor in training lower level technicians
• Take direction and assist le