Maintenance Technician - 1st Shift

About Olympic Steel

Since 1954, Olympic Steel has been focused on safe, profitable, and sustainable growth through the direct sale of a wide range of processed metal products and several metal-intensive branded products. Guided by our Core Values, we put safety first – always, and we believe in cultivating an inclusive workplace where employee belonging, and empowerment are foundational to everything we do. Olympic Steel offers employees the best of both worlds: the culture and community of a closely connected team with the resources, opportunity and stability of a large, growing organization. Learn more about Olympic Steel at iamolympicsteel.com.

Job Description

• Physically performs highly diversified duties to maintain, repair, and improve machinery, equipment and warehouse facility in a safe and timely manner


• Performs mechanic skills including, but not limited to: mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines


• Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production


• Conducts regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and warehouse facility as required


• Diagnoses problems, replaces or repairs parts, tests and makes adjustments


• Reads and interprets equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service


• Participates in troubleshooting and maintenance of production and warehouse assets


• Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts


• Detects faulty operations and defective material and report those and any unusual situations to supervision


• Performs a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions


• Maintains a daily log of completed tasks


• Reports all maintenance issues to supervision promptly


• Understands and can explain the company’s Quality Policy, job description and required tasks and explain how this position impacts customer satisfaction and contributes to fulfilling Quality Policy


• Conducts housekeeping for personal work area and shared facility space


• Participates and fulfills the requirements of scheduled training and educational programs as identified for this position


• Participates as requested for independent objective auditing activity and supports continuous improvement activities


• May perform daily, weekly, and other routine maintenance and housekeeping on machines and equipment in work area


• Understands and uses related production documents as required by position and/or procedures


• Uses a calculator, conversion charts and basic math skills to calculate sizes, weights, and metric conversions


• May work at different workstations as production needs require

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent 


• Strong desire to learn different areas of maintenance, including hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanics, PLCs, and electrical maintenance


• Previous experience in a heavy industrial setting strongly preferred


• Previous experience with hand tools and precision instruments a plus


• Experience with forklifts or other PITs strongly preferred


• General knowledge of crane operation and ancillary lifting devices


• Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical schematics and equipment drawings


• Flexibility of work schedule


• Working knowledge of general computer programs

Why Work for Olympic Steel

Olympic Steel offers comprehensive benefits, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits


• Paid holidays and vacation


• 401(k) with employer match


• Tuition reimbursement & Employee Discount Programs


• Referral program

We offer more than a competitive total compensation package. We provide our employees the ability to build a meaningful life-long career. When you work at Olympic Steel, you can make a significant impact – at our company, in the local community and in the world. For a comprehensive view of our benefits visit Steelperks.com.