Maintenance Associate Jobs in Madison, WI (NOW HIRING)

SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Lead Maintenance Technician and production and maintenance manager, assists with maintaining and repairing hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic components of production equipment and machines; installs and repairs electrical components of industrial equipment and machinery; performs all preventive maintenance functions; and ensures maintenance of buildings and grounds.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Visually inspects and listen to equipment and machines to locate causes of malfunctions

Troubleshoots equipment to determine cause of breakdown

Dismantles equipment and machines to gain access to problem area

Repairs equipment and machines and tests their operation following repair

Installs power supply wiring and conduit for newly installed or relocated equipment and machines

Assists contractors with repairs

Assists electrician with connecting power supply wires to equipment and machines and connects cables and wires between equipment and machines

Replaces faulty electrical components of equipment and machines such as relays, switches and motors

Diagnoses and repairs or replaces faulty electrical components such as printed circuit boards

Performs structural repairs to masonry, woodwork, and furnishing of buildings

Assists with the requisitioning of tools, equipment and supplies

Inspects completed work for conformance to blueprints, specifications and standards

Complies with company policies and safety regulations for workers at all times

Performs preventative maintenance and repair work orders on buildings and equipment

Maintains accurate records and documentation in maintenance software

Confers with supervisor to coordinate work activities

Requires supervision

Demonstrates and practices the CREED values consistently

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Preferred education to include an Associate’s Degree in Industrial Maintenance or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or 4 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum of 1 year experience with shop tools to include but not limited to: PLC programing and devices, grinder, saws, heat treating, HVAC, hydraulic, pneumatic, welding, electrical components, basic carpentry tools, etc.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete in situations where only limited standardization exists. May need help with interpreting a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGRSTRATIONS:

License to operate a forklift truck.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Employee is learning to properly operate all types of equipment throughout the plant and is being taught to understand all plant systems-electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, etc…

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, this employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and taste or smell.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employees frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and inside and outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The temperature in the factory may vary from 70 degrees Fahrenheit during the winter to 110 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer. Employees may get dirty with grease and oil.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and occasionally loud.