Technician II, Production Maintenance

Production Maintenance Technician II

Imagine yourself…

• Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you.
• Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project.
• Owning your ambition and fueling your career growth.

At Hach, 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

We offer:

• Days of vacation
• Flexible working hours
• Professional onboarding and training options
• Powerful team looking forward to working with you
• Career coaching and development opportunities
• Health benefits
• 401(k)

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Production Maintenance Technician II, is an industrial maintenance position focused on delivering technical, mechanical, and electrical troubleshooting expertise to enhance continuous improvement initiatives for the Operations group. Key responsibilities include performing emergency and preventative maintenance tasks, with a strong emphasis on applying technical skills and basic problem-solving techniques to address industrial equipment issues. Some plumbing tasks may also be required as part of the maintenance duties. In this role, you will collaborate with service technicians to install and repair equipment, contributing to the overall efficiency of the Maintenance team. Additionally, you will support the team by designing solutions for recurring challenges and assisting with projects that drive operational excellence.

This position is part of the Maintenance, located in Ames, Iowa. and will be onsite.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Proactively address problems using the appropriate troubleshooting and repair techniques
• Troubleshoot manufacturing equipment, product or process problems and identify root cause
• Document repairs and the appropriate adjustments made in the Computer Maintenance Management System
• Help coordinate planned and unplanned activities with engineering, managers, contractors, and vendors to perform repairs and preventative maintenance activities for process equipment as needed
• Assess the equipment’s performance and repair history, and work with engineers to plan a preventative maintenance schedule, as well as work on equipment upgrades
• Calibrate equipment, cleanrooms, and controlled areas
• Purchase and maintain equipment components, spare parts, or repair supplies
• Assists with the training and performance building of other technicians
• Participate in continuous improvement/Kaizen activities
• Complete LOTO training
   

The essential requirements of the job include:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associates Degree in related field, or appropriate background with related work experience.
• 1-3 years related experience in an appropriate manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Developed analytical skills and ability to problem solve in a logical, structured manner.
• The ability to read and comprehend drawings and other technical information required to perform the assigned task work.

Hach is proud to part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Verlato's vibrant global network of 16,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possib