Maintenance Technician

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

POSITION SUMMARY

Maintenance Technicians use knowledge, skills, and effort to safely install, inspect, repair, and maintain production and facility equipment. This position is for 5th shift (Sunday- Tuesday 6PM-6AM & Wednesday 6PM - 12AM Midnight). Each team member of maintenance will rotate for being on call for weekends and working a third shift for one month, twice per year. This individual is a member of the Maintenance team and reports to the Maintenance Manager. This individual will also support nVent goals in any way that management requests with a positive attitude.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Complete all assigned tasks in a safe, professional, and timely manner.

• Improve skills and increase knowledge relating to the job.

• General ability to troubleshoot and repair electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and plumbing equipment.

• Reading and interpreting blueprints.

• Plan and perform a sequence of work to move, install, repair, and maintain a wide variety of production and building equipment.

• Inspecting and assessing the functionality of production machines.

• Troubleshoot and figure out the extent of repair, disassemble, replace, or repair parts or construct new parts, reassemble, test, and adjust.

• Troubleshooting mechanical breakdowns.

• Perform all machine and bench operations required to construct and fabricate replacement parts or to recondition worn or defective parts.

• Perform welding operations such as repairing or making up guards, stands, or bins.

• Perform routine preventative maintenance and safety checks on facility and production equipment.

• Report faulty equipment, defective material, and unusual conditions to supervisors.

• Observe all prescribed safety rules and regulations and maintain work area in a neat and orderly condition.

• Proper setup and careful operation of machine tools to prevent damage or loss.

• Communicating with the production team and management on production equipment.

• Work regular schedule and overtime when requested.

• Perform other related duties as assigned or directed, which may require more than the normal shift hours or work week to meet company needs.

YOU HAVE:

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

• Must have at least 3 years of industrial maintenance experience.

• Must have in-depth knowledge of pneumatic, hydraulics, and electrical systems maintenance.

• Basic reading, writing, and math skills.

• Computer skills including data entry and retrieval (Microsoft Outlook).

• Ability to read Blueprints.

• Ability to operate Digital or Analog volt/amp/ohm meter.

• Use of measuring tools (Dial indicators, Micrometer, and Caliber).

• Trade school certificate in maintenance or machine repair preferred.

• Excellent troubleshooting skills.

• Good communication skills and time management skills.

• Ability to lift and manipulate heavy equipment.

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwi