Maintenance Technician

Description

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for maintaining, repairing, and improving mechanical, electrical, and computerized production systems. Your expertise will be crucial in troubleshooting equipment issues, implementing preventative maintenance, and collaborating with the Management team on process optimization.

We are looking for a team leader whose personal values align with our mission, and who has a positive, can-do attitude with the ability to work well with diverse personalities. Furthermore, the ideal candidate will be flexible and adaptable, able to find new solutions to meet our growing and changing needs, and able to communicate suggestions and recommendations to strengthen the department.

**Location: Eagan, MN**

Essential Functions:

• Troubleshoot equipment and system problems for manufacturing and facility equipment both routine and complex using a method of troubleshooting to get to a root cause.
• Advises operators and others of operation procedures and requirements for working safely with equipment and components.
• Responsible for assessing and coordinating with outside vendors for advanced troubleshooting.
• Oversees the day-to-day housekeeping of shop and areas where maintenance activities are performed.
• Lead and assist scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on plant equipment, to include repairs, and adjustments, cleaning, and troubleshooting.
• Design, fabricate and install equipment and perform program changes.
• Works safely and promotes a safe working environment. Including but not limited to exercising safe work practices at all times, complying with Lock-Out/Tag Out procedures, etc.
• General repair and maintenance of all equipment to maintain quality and production levels.
• Be engaged in safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Other Duties as required.

Requirements

Required Education and Experience:

• 2 Years of post-secondary schooling in an industrial maintenance related field, Associates Degree Preferred.
• 3 Years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
•  Experience with digital printing equipment is highly preferred or technical aptitude.  
• Experience diagnosing and documenting requirement breakdowns, resolving issues and handling repairs in a timely manner.
• Familiar with automation, PLC’s and basic troubleshooting.
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve electrical and mechanicals issues.
• Experience in a manufacturing setting in the areas of electrical, pneumatics, packing and filling equipment, etc. is highly preferred.
• Technical certifications are a plus but not required.
• Demonstrated problem solving and trouble shooting skills.
• Ability to effectively communication within a high-growth, fast-paced company.
• Solution provider with a positive “can-do “attitude.

Physical Demands & Environment: The physical and mental 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 position’s essential functions.

Physical Skills ·

• The demands are in the nature to stand, sit, and move within the office. ·
• Also, utilization of office equipment, and the capacity to lift up to 50 pounds.

Motor Skills: ·

• Duties may involve hand-eye coordination and physical dexterity.

Visual Skills: ·

• Ability to read, see, and differentiate between color.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time, first shift position. Scheduling flexibility required to accommodate to workload.

EEO Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance