Utility Technician - WKD1 Shift - Panels - Holland, MI

Company Overview

Required Qualifications

• The ability to lift items weighing up to 50lbs


• Ability to obtain and maintain powered industrial truck (hilo) certification


• Ability to flex work schedule and overtime may be required including weekends and/or holidays per business demands


• Current and continuing right to work in the United States without sponsorship


• Ability to perform the position with or without reasonable accommodations (If you have questions please contact the Haworth Medical Center - 616-393-1131)

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years prior manufacturing experience.


• 1 year hand welding and fabrication experience.


• Strong mechanical aptitude required. 


• Must be able to weld and fabricate replacement/new parts for rack repair.


• Must be able to identify specific rack types and areas needing repair.


• Ability to inspect and perform acceptable welds.


• Ability to utilize appropriate electronic production system to complete job duties, along with the respective technology tools, e.g. personal computer (PC), tablet, keyboard, mouse, RF gun.


• Ability to read and follow prints, drawings, and engineering specifications.


• Ability to organize workload, troubleshoot, and effectively communicate with others.

Essential Functions

• Installs, tears down, moves, and repairs conveyors and racking within the facility working from written instructions, blueprints, and/or sketches to support department and plant goals.


• Tracks, monitors, and repairs all racking to ensure proper uses and maximum density. 


• Maintains inventory of repair parts and steel for repair, and orders more materials as needed.


• Checks equipment daily to assure equipment is in proper operating condition.


• Quarantines damaged racks in need of repair in specified location.


• Suggests, creates, and tests improved racking opportunities. Gains feedback for other members on rack issues and suggests improvements.


• Works with engineering team to coordinate and update drawings of racks.


• May coordinate’s part trails of new racks. Communicates to paint team to ensure awareness of test racks.


• Develops and maintains checklists of specific cleaning schedules of equipment and surrounding areas.  


• Performs inspections and cleaning inside and outside the building around the load station, grinder, trailers, transfer system, dust collection system, plant parking lots, etc per checklists.


• Works with engineering and maintenance to define equipment preventative maintenance. 


• Performs operator preventative maintenance on equipment following the preventative maintenance schedule.  


• Writes work orders for maintenance department if more complex problems arise.


• Performs minor engineering fabrication projects working from written instructions, blueprints (may include geometric tolerances), sketches, and/or diagnostic skills to enable production to meet schedules.


• Performs basic welding and fabrication tasks working from written instructions, blueprints (may include geometric tolerances), sketches, and/or diagnostic skills to enable production to meet schedules.


• Provides support on plant reconfiguration projects.


• Performs all duties as assigned to meet daily schedule requirements.


• Respect and follow safety policies and regulations; scan the environment for things that may pose a safety risk; encourage others to utilize safe and healthy work practices.


• Perform quality work and inspections throughout the production process.


• Follow all housekeeping standards and complete daily 5S checklists/tasks.


• Maintains current knowledge and skills in all general carpentry, painting, fabrication, and material handling.


• Flexes work schedule as business demands; may work more than eight hours per day and/or forty hours per week, including weekends and/or holidays.


• Cross-train and perform in other job functions as requested.


• Rotates through department work centers based on business need.


• Works overtime as needed.


• Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.