Maintenance Technician

Description

Calling All Maintenance Technicians for NLMGA!

Are you a skilled Maintenance Technician ready to launch your career into orbit? Nippon Light Metal Georgia, Inc. (NLMGA) in vibrant Adairsville, Georgia, is rapidly expanding, and we're looking for passionate Industrial Maintenance Technicians to join our stellar night shift crew.

This isn't just another job; you'll be instrumental in building the very bedrock of our growing operations. At NLMGA, you won't be confined to a single task. We champion cross-training, empowering you to become a true maestro of our machinery. You'll be the guardian of our production line, ensuring everything runs like a finely tuned engine by:

• Setting up vital equipment
• Troubleshooting complex issues
• Performing essential maintenance

If you're a proactive problem-solver with a strong technical aptitude and a desire to continuously learn and grow, we want to hear from you!

Employee must effectively carry out the essential duties and responsibilities of this position to consistently promote our Mission, Vision, and Values. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Balance Safety, Quality, Production, Cost and Morale to achieve positive results across departments. 
• Continuously learn, share, and implement corrections or changes to encourage organizational improvements for the department and company. 
• Use the 5S Pillars, Sort (Seiri), Set in Order (Seiton), Shine (Seiso), Standardize (Seiketsu), and Sustain (Shitsuke) to maintain a clean and organized workspace to sustain a productive work environment.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues across different departments (e.g., Sales, Quality, Production) to achieve shared goals and ensure smooth project execution.
• Coordinate and manage projects that require input and cooperation from multiple departments ensuring that clear and consistent communication between departments streamline processes and enhance productivity. 
• Study blueprints, schematics, manuals, or other specifications to determine installation procedures.
• Repair or adjust equipment, machines, or defective components
• Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
• Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, or repairing equipment, to detect and prevent problems.
• Maintain and repair machines and equipment throughout the facility to ensure timely repairs.
• Replace and realign machine parts and accessories in line with production specifications.
• Remove defective parts by dismantling devises; using hoists, cranes and hand and power tools.
• Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment and/or PLC software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
• Maintains equipment, parts and supply inventories by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipate needed equipment, parts and suppliers.
• Analyzing repetitive trouble for recurrence prevention.
• Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
• Operate equipment to demonstrate proper use or to analyze malfunctions.
• Coordinate efforts with other workers involved in installing or maintaining equipment or components.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Work Experience:

• High school diploma/GED with three (3) or more years of experience.
• Associate's degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school is preferred

Skills and Abilities:

• Good understanding of hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems.
• Experience with fabrication (welding is a plus).
• Must be very detail oriented.
• Must be able to read and understand diagrams, blueprints and technical equipment manuals
• Must be an effective learner
• Must be able to work alone and in teams
• Must be highly safety-oriented
• Ability to learn and identify tools and their proper uses.

Recommend Knowledge and Skills

• Hydraulics and pneumatics
• Variable frequency drives (VFDs)
• Knowledge of electrical/electronic and controls

Physical Requirements / Work Environment Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, sit, stand, use hands to manipulate, handle and feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is required to reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch. The employee is frequently required to talk, stand, walk, and use hands. The employee must be able to speak and hear and must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required for this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to auto focus.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance through United Healthcare from start date
• Company paid short- and long- term disability
• Company paid Life and AD&D insurance for the employee
• Optional Life and AD&D insurance up to family coverage
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for Medical and Child Care
• 401(k) with company match
• 1 week paid -Plant Shut Down @ 4th of July
• 1 week paid - Plant Shut down @ Christmas
• 40 Hours PTO
• Additional Paid Holidays
• Pet Insurance
• Virtual Pet Insurance
• ID Theft Coverage
• Travel Discounts Program