Maintenance Tech I

Since 1904, Nelson Miller Group (NMG) has been a leading global provider of custom solutions, partnering with organizations across industrial, IoT, lighting, medical, telecommunications, consumer, and aerospace and defense sectors. We bring complex products to life by solving intricate challenges in engineering design, manufacturing, and supply chain management. Our expertise spans Human-Machine Interface (HMI) solutions, value-added distribution, plastics, membrane switches, overlays, touch panels, electronics, metals, and cables.

Our century-long legacy is built on a deep commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and unwavering customer satisfaction. These principles drive everything we do.

Responsibilities

The Maintenance Technician plans, coordinates and carries out schedule of preventive maintenance for equipment, machinery, tools, and buildings by performing the following duties:

• Repairs and maintains machinery equipment such as injection molding machines, motors, tools, conveyors and grinding systems.
• Reviews manufacturers’ service manuals, maintenance schedules, and records of maintenance problems to determine optimum frequency of preventive maintenance.
• Studies production and operation schedules and confers with other staff to determine when planned maintenance will least interfere with operation of establishment.
• Estimate labor hours, parts, and supplies to be used during scheduled maintenance.
• Maintains records of planned and completed maintenance on all company assets individually.
• Assists in development and coordination of plans for reconstruction or installation of new equipment, machinery, or buildings.
• Initiates purchase orders for replacement parts and supplies.
• Works to continuously improve skills and capabilities relating to Maintenance techniques.
• Perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. 

Requirements

• Education & Experience: Minimum of Associate’s Degree or equivalent from a two-year college of technical school; or four years related experience and or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Other Skills & Abilities: Must maintain valid forklift driver's license.

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.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit.The employee must regularly lift and or move up to 10 lbs., frequently lift or move up to 25 lbs., and occasionally lift or move up to 100lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• 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.

Due to ITAR and / or CUI compliance, this position requires candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident Alien, or Protected Individual per 8 U.S.C.1324b(a)(3).

Candidates being considered for hire must pass a pre-employment background check.

Compensation and Benefits:

Pay Range: $21.00 - $26.50 per hour (Pay to be determined by the experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the candidate, and alignment with market data).

Benefits Offered: Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage; company-paid basic life/AD&D insurance, voluntary supplemental insurances, flexible spending accounts and employee assistance program (EAP). Sick Leave, Vacation Time, and company-paid Holidays are provided as paid time off. New England Keyboard also provides a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan option with a safe harbor non-elective company contribution.

Nelson Miller Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.