Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated is looking for a Maintenance Technician at Davidson Plyforms in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Shift: 2pm - 12am, Monday through Thursday, with Friday for as‑needed overtime.

• Visually inspect and test machinery and equipment.
• Listen for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and review variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine.
• Dismantle defective machines, tools, fixtures, and other equipment and install new or repaired parts.
• Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Install and repair electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment.
• Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.
• Repair and maintain physical structure of establishment.
• Install, program, or repair automated machinery and equipment such as robots or programmable controllers.
• Operate cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
• Fabricate and repair counters, benches, partitions, and other wooden structures.
• Monitor and report (to supervisor) all lock‑out and tag‑out procedure violations.
• Interpret blueprints.
• Measure, mark and scribble material for machining.
• Set up and operate bandsaw, grinder, drill, milling machine, table shaper, router, upright drills, edge sander, mitre saw, lathe, milling machine, and related woodworking equipment to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures.

• Must be able to operate forklift and platform lifts where needed or required.
• Must be able to work at heights up to 24 ft when required.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); a minimum of 3 years related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. We will consider applicants with an industrial maintenance certificate, journeyman certificate, etc.

Language

Skills:

Ability to read and analyze professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations in English. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

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. Ability to use basic geometry and trigonometry.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

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 employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

The employee is required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear. The employee frequently walks and stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls. The employee occasionally sits and climbs or balances. The employee regularly lifts and/or moves up to 25 pounds and occasionally lifts and/or moves more than 100 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision and depth perception.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Veteran/Disability Employer

We welcome and encourage applications from people with these identities or members of other historically marginalized groups. In keeping with our commitment, Leggett & Platt Inc. will take the steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veteran/Disability Employer