Maintenance Technician

Why FlexSteel??

FlexSteel can be described as energetic and passionate and is felt daily throughout our company. Our employees thrive on excitement and contribute to a positive atmosphere by believing in our product and taking their role as a FlexSteel ambassador seriously. If you are a team player, self-starter and can put safety above all, this position is for you. As a Maintenance Technician, you will be a part of a team that is essential to the success of FlexSteel. To see if you are a good fit for this position, please see below

SUMMARY

FlexSteel (www.flexsteelpipe.com) is an innovation-driven flexible pipe technology company. The Company comprises a hard-working and dedicated team united by a commitment to Safety, Quality, Human Development, Delivery, Innovation, Productivity, and excellence in all we do. The culture of FlexSteel can be described as energetic and passionate, which is felt daily throughout the Company. FlexSteel embodies teamwork with a focus on hiring top talent and developing employees.

• This position exists to support overall manufacturing plant operations and facility maintenance activities, mechanically and electrically support equipment repairs is essential. The individual carries out routine assignments as per the maintenance department assignments and supports Shift Team Lead in daily shift maintenance support requirements as needed

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The individual in this position must use initiative and judgment arranging job details to achieve predetermined objectives. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Maintains a neat, clean, and safe work environment within the Manufacturing facility.
• Performs preventive maintenance on machinery and the building or grounds as required.
• Must have the ability to recognize potential problems and quickly report such concerns to the Manager.
• Detects and reports defective materials or questionable conditions during routine inspections of facilities equipment to the Maintenance Coordinator.
• Participate in emergency action plan procedures.
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and maintain testing and facility equipment.
• Install and monitor hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical equipment.
• Electrical and mechanical equipment trouble shooting.
• Support testing and monitoring of production equipment.
• Operate industrial equipment (forklifts, overhead cranes, manlifts)
• Maintain and install equipment.
• Read blueprints to determine manufacturing specifications.
• Capable of modifying and improving equipment and fabricating ancillary parts and structural pieces, as needed.
• Perform routine tests and preventative maintenance programs and manufacturing equipment.
• Write up complete parts list of items needed.
• Perform routine tests and preventative maintenance programs and manufacturing equipment.
• Analyze machine failures due to mechanical, electrical, or electronic problems and perform or suggest necessary corrective actions.
• Make visual inspections and use standard mechanical and electrical test equipment.
• Install and align motors, gearboxes, drive trains, and other mechanical power transmissions systems.
• Align, adjust, and calibrate equipment according to specifications.
• Repair and monitor hydraulic, mechanical, and mechanical power transmitting systems.
• Support production activities of all production lines to ensure the proper function of manufacturing equipment.
• Job planning/scheduling and kitting.
• Assist in training at all levels.
• Material, part specification, and purchasing.
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

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

• There are no supervisory responsibilities.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS

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

• Must be 18 years of age, or older to apply.
• Must have a minimum of a High School Diploma or GED.
• 6 years working in maintenance required; 6+ years of experience in maintenance preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in industrial/manufacturing maintenance required.
• Must have the ability to work effectively with company personnel and customers.
• Associate’s degree in applicable field preferred.
• Mechanical trade license required.
• Experience within manufacturing maintenance environment preferred.
• This position required strong written and verbal communication skills such as the ability to read and comprehend various instructions.
• Required to be familiar with and use all hand tools and power tools common to the essential duties listed above.
• Must have the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Must have good interpersonal skills and be able to work as part of a team or independently.
• Ability to prioritize assignments with the flexibility to handle last minute changes.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using, whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Experience working around 480-volt systems at a minimum is required.
• Must be skilled in a variety of maintenance trades such as mechanical, electrical, plumbing. Fabrication, etc.
• Ability to correctly read and interpret blueprints.

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.

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; stand, walk and sit; talk and hear.
• Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly lift and move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to clearly hear voices or alarms, bells, and other noise.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

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

• Plant/Shop/Field Services:
  • Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and risk of electrical shock.
  • Regularly exposed to wet and humid conditions (outside weather conditions); high, precarious places; extreme cold; extreme heat and vibration.
  • Occasionally exposed to the risk of radiation or electrical shock.
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.