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As the North American headquarters for G-TEKT Corporation, Jefferson Industries actively participates in the Global Automotive Industry. As part of our involvement, Jefferson Industries Corporation offers design and development for press dies and other tools necessary to produce automotive products. We embrace programs for product development including product design review and Advanced Product Quality Planning. Our facilities support high quality product manufacturing, and we provide a timely and flexible approach to meeting the needs of our customers.

We are actively seeking Maintenance Technicians to join our Weld Maintenance Department on 3rd Shift (core schedule, Sunday through Thursday, 10:00 pm to 6:30 am)

1. Role: Support production in meeting daily requirements by repairing and improving production equipment.

2. Responsibilities: Preventative maintenance inspections, equipment repairs and improvements, work area organization, assist engineering with equipment installation, quality countermeasures, spare parts tracking, emergency breakdown response, work order completion, program back ups, safety/PPE, acquire training as needed, downtime recording and predictive maintenance tasks. Other duties as assigned.

3. Job Description:

· Perform PM inspections, make necessary repairs during PM inspection and follow up with production to verify repairs are correct.

· Make equipment repairs and improvements that are identified from PM inspections and downtime analysis to meet monthly downtime goals.

· Daily 5S organization of work areas. This means to tour your assigned work area and verify teach pendants are properly stored, all electrical cabinets are closed, no maintenance items are sitting line side, and general COP activities. This includes the area around where your toolbox is located.

· Assist engineering with equipment installation, standards, and KGZ activities.

· Investigate quality related incidents, identify root cause and implement countermeasure.

· Verify MRO has appropriate spare parts for daily operation.

· Respond to calls during production and make necessary repairs in a timely manner. This requires immediate response to any calls. If you are unable to go to the call immediately, you need to contact another technician to respond to that call. You must monitor your radio at all times to hear for line calls. You must also monitor the radio to understand what other technicians are working on and if they are in need of assistance. If you have been working on a line for 20 minutes, you need to contact your supervisor to inform him of the situation. Verify root cause has been counter measured to prevent repeated failure. In addition, technician should at a minimum log into the Plex workcenter and log out before leaving the line after it is running. The goal is to log in as soon as you arrive at the line and log out when you are done working on the line.

· Technicians are responsible for their assigned work areas and are required to support surrounding areas as needed. If you hear a line call and know the assigned technician is busy or at break, you are responsible for answering for that call.

· Review maintenance communication board daily. Many items are communicated through this board including business plan, improvements, downtime causes, etc.

· Verify root cause was counter measured to prevent repeated failure.

· Complete assigned work orders as scheduled and update supervisor when complete.

· Record programmable device back up as scheduled.

· Follow all safety policies and correct use of all PPE.

· Initiate needed training to maintain skills and knowledge to complete assigned tasks.

· Verify downtime that associate is selecting in Plex is correct. Should also be making entries into the Equipment Log in Plex. Entries should be robot alarms, items that fall within the change point control, reoccurring problems, when replacing parts that are stocked in MRO, etc. Technician should also be reviewing the Equipment Log at the beginning of every shift to see what is happening on the previous shifts.

· Follow up with line associates and Team Leaders at a minimum twice per day to check for any reoccurring problems or failures that may occur. Some line problems are repaired by the production team and maintenance is not aware of the failures.

· Fill in timesheet on a daily basis.

· Review maintenance communication board daily. Many items are communicated through this board including business plan, improvements, downtime causes, etc.

· Complete assigned PM tasks and assist to identify future PM tasks

· Other duties as assigned

JIC associates are eligible for a comprehensive and competitive compensation and benefits package, including:

Compensation:

• Weekly Pay
• Additional $1.00/hour at 5 and 10 years of service
  • Additional $0.50/hour for 2nd or 3rd shift premium
• Holiday Pay
• Shutdown Pay
  • Summer - around July 4th holiday
  • Winter - around Christmas/New Year's holiday
• Monthly Perfect Attendance Bonus
• Annual Perfect Attendance Bonus
• Bi-annual TEAM Achievement Bonus
• Annual Profit Share Bonus

Benefits:

• Paid vacation
• Three (3) medical options to allow you the flexibility to choose what level of coverage best fits you and your family's needs
• Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and dependent care)
• Free Dental & Vision (must be enrolled in medical benefit)
• Voluntary Supplemental
  • Life Insurance
  • Hospital Indemnity
  • Group Accident
  • Critical Illness
• Company-paid
  • Short-term Disability
  • Long-term Disability
  • Basic Life & AD&D
    • Employee coverage - 2 times annual base earnings
    • Spouse - flat $10,000
    • Child - flat up to $5,000
• 401k Retirement
  • Traditional Contribution
  • ROTH Contribution
  • Company Match
• 401k Retirement Profit Share
  • Funded 100% by Company based on a percentage of eligible earnings each quarter
  • Eligible regardless of participation in 401K Retirement
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Safety Equipment Reimbursement (safety boots & prescription safety glasses)
• Company-paid uniforms, including laundering
• Tickets@Work - web-based discount program (hotels, car rental, tickets, etc.

JOB SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Interpersonal Skills: Possess skills to communicate with supervision and other Associates.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Able to quickly ascertain a situation and be decisive in identifying defects and solving problems with equipment and process to avoid missed quality, delivery or safety concerns.

EDUCATION, MATH, LANGUAGE AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Graduate of related technical college or extensive related experience. Experience in robotic equipment. Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers. Able to read engineering drawings/blueprints relating to work.

EXPECTATION OF A STRONG TECHNICIAN

• Performs above Essential Duties & Responsibilities in a safe and efficient manner.
• Maintains satisfactory attendance record and follows JIC policies as outlined in handbook.
• Receives training and reacts positively to improve performance of job duties. Meets requirements of Amatrol training.
• Must be self-starter with own continuous improvement agenda.
• Must have an energy level and attention to detail that routinely delivers expected results.

NEAR FUTURE EXPECTATION

• Works to improve efficiency and quality to reduce work assignments and equipment related downtime.
• Seeks out additional training so as to improve job performance.
• Demonstrates above average job performance and leadership abilities to prepare for advancement.