Position Title: Maintenance Tech
Salary: $75,000-$97,073.60 per year
Shift: 1st
QPS Employment Group has a great Maintenance Tech position available at a company in Adams, NE. This is a direct hire, 1st shift position.
Maintenance Tech Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Perform expert troubleshooting, installation, routine maintenance, and repair of mechanical manufacturing equipment.
- Have the ability to perform essential job functions outside of normal working hours.
- Responsible for mechanical piping within the plant.
- Demonstrate understanding of welding principles associated with stick, TIG, and MIG welding.
- Responsible for reading and understanding mechanical and piping prints.
- Responsible for hydraulic operations and equipment.
- Demonstrate personal computer skills and use of mechanical programs.
- Perform rotating machine alignment.
- Have a basic understanding of electrical to assist Maintenance Electrical Technician.
- Maintain facilities and grounds in clean, well-kept, and efficient operating manner.
- Possess project management skills. Participate in plant projects when needed.
- Assist process operators when necessary.
- Assist Maintenance Manager with control of parts inventory.
- Assist in the development and implementation of safety programs. Carry out department and company safety policies and procedures at all times.
- Responsible for awareness and implementation of all local, state, and federal regulations as they apply to the maintenance department.
- Complete all tasks assigned by the Maintenance Engineer.
- Other duties not listed herein but need to be accomplished to maintain safe and timely day-to-day operations of the plant.
- Maintain confidentiality of all records and company matters.
- Support all company safety, health, environmental, and quality programs and policies, and be accountable for their performance within these programs in the Maintenance Department.
- Maintain a high level of service and work performance and support and promote a positive and cooperative team environment that fosters creative problem solving and shared learning.
Maintenance Tech Requirements:
- High school graduate or GED required or technical degree or certification in related mechanical field preferred.
- 3 or more years of experience in maintenance operations or Industrial or process maintenance required, preferably in the ethanol industry.
- Expertise in mechanical, piping, welding, and hydraulics.
- Detail-oriented with strong communication, organizational, time-management, and troubleshooting skills.
- Work rotating on-call schedule during weekends and holidays.
- This position requires walking, standing, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, seeing, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
- Ability to ascend and descend stairs and ladders up to 200 feet.
- Ability to work while standing on a continuous basis.
- Ability to enter confined spaces.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis.
- Must be willing to work around dust, chemicals, and other substances.
- Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including but not limited to: hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, steel-toed boots, and hearing protection.
- Ability to communicate by using and hearing a 2-way radio system.
- Ability to respond to and support emergency issues on a 24/7 basis during the assigned stand-by week and work outside of normally scheduled hours as needed.
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