Maintenance Technician

Overview

Consider joining the Pennex family as a Maintenance Technician at our York, PA location. The Maintenance Technician repairs and maintains CNC machines, Presses, Saws, Tool & Die equipment, and ancillary machinery. The Maintenance Technician also assists in maintaining the facility's infrastructure and systems. This position must have excellent diagnostic ability and repair skills in a variety of fields, such as, but not limited to, mechanical, welding hydraulics, pneumatics and electrical.

Troubleshooting and root cause analysis are critical functions of this position.

This is a 2nd shift position working 3pm to 11pm.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

* Respond to service calls from all departments involving breakdowns to diagnose and repair equipment as required, prioritizes repairs with input and direction from leadership.

* Responsible for the repair, maintenance, and troubleshooting tool and dies.

* Responsible for saw blade changes.

* Knowledge of and adhere to industrial safety regulations, protocols, and guidelines to maintain a safe working environment.

* Work with production team to correct tooling issues.

* Study Computer-Aided Design (CAD) models, blueprints, sketches, or specifications to plan the repair and/or fabrication of tools, dies, and components.

* Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, uses measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.

* Conduct test runs with completed repairs to ensure that parts meet specifications; makes adjustments as necessary to ensure compliance.

* Diagnose, repair, or replace faulty hydraulic or pneumatic components; mechanical components, including but not limited to bearings, couplings; combustion components; and electronic components, including but not limited to, power supplies, processors, printed circuit boards, etc.

* Perform scheduled preventive maintenance (PM) on plant equipment including, but not limited to, saws, brakes, punch presses, and auxiliary equipment, etc.

* Make and modify necessary fixtures and guides for dies, ensuring work does not interfere with safe operation of equipment.

* Prepare and set up dies as needed.

* Conduct daily inspection of the operation of air compressors, compressed air systems, this includes the maintenance of oil levels, air filters, dryer operation, etc.

* Perform daily inspection of press operation including maintenance of the oil levels, oil leaks, etc.

* Install and/or modify equipment in cooperation with the Engineering Services Manager to improve reliability, simplify operation, and improve operational safety, etc.

* Complete all paperwork on a timely basis, including daily work sheets and assigning work to appropriate jobs or equipment in ¼ hour increments.

* Follow company rules, regulations and policies regarding work and safety practices.

* Maintain a neat and orderly work area including general housekeeping of the work area upon completion of a repair. Assist with general housekeeping of the production area.

* Maintain and repair forklifts.

* Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

* Associate's degree (A.

A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school

* Five or more years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

* Experience should include electrical competency, hydraulic and pneumatic circuit components, bearing, gear reducers, equipment alignment, etc.

Required Skills/Abilities:

* Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

* Knowledge of and adhere to industrial safety regulations, protocols and guidelines to maintain a safe working environment

* Strong mechanical, electrical, and troubleshooting skills

* Strong problem-solving and attention to detail

* Work closely with production teams to ensure minimal downtime and assist in achieving production targets

* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with diverse teams and communicate quality-related information effectively

* Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage time efficiently

* Flexibility to work in shifts and adapt to changing production demands

* Proven ability to work in a low supervisory environment while successfully meeting goals.

* Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

* Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

* Ability to use measuring devices, rulers, micrometers, calipers, etc.

* Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

* Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

* Ability to read maintenance blueprints, hydraulic schematics, ladder diagrams and bill of materials

* Must be able to pass pre-employment physical and…