Maintenance Technician at Faerch Group in Portage, IN

Under the direction of the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Technician is responsible for assisting in the maintenance, repair, or replacement of plant equipment and systems while ensuring maximum productivity, quality, and employee safety.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assist with troubleshooting and repairing equipment, utilizing prints, schematics, and knowledge of electricity, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
• Perform minor building, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and painting repairs as necessary.
• Perform preventative maintenance measures.
• Maintain inventory of repair equipment and supplies.
• Respond quickly in the event of an emergency, notify appropriate personnel and follow safety protocol.
• Perform highly diversified duties to maintain production machines and the facility’s equipment.
• Perform preventative and predictive maintenance procedures for equipment and auxiliary equipment.
• Works to provide a safe and clean work environment for employees.
• Maintain building safety and appearance including utilities, ventilation, and plumbing including waste and process plumbing.
• Assist in maintenance record keeping and documentation.

Qualifications:

• Electrical background is a requirement.
• Plastic industry experience is preferred and experience in extrusion and thermoforming is beneficial.
• Have to be able to troubleshoot electrical controls.
• Must have attention to detail, a sense of urgency, be self-directed, and display strong organizational skills.
• Must be able to communicate and work well with others.
• 2 + years of maintenance experience.

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.

• Indoors
• Excessive Noise
• Production Setting
• PPE Required
• Moving Parts
• Fork Trucks
• Bend and Crouch
• Talk and Hear
• Stand and Walk
• Grip and Feel
• Reach
• Lift over 50 lbs
• Craft Workers
  • Workers in this category have a special skill they are trained to do, that allows them to perform a very specific job.

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.

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