Job Description
Job DescriptionDescription:
The Maintenance Technician II oversees the performance, maintenance, and repair of large production machinery and facility systems, with an emphasis on electrical systems and diagnostics. As an experienced-level technician, the role independently maintains equipment reliability, minimizes downtime, and sets up machines for production runs
Requirements:
Essential Job Duties and responsibilities:
- Performs preventive and predictive maintenance inspections and service on machines to maintain reliability and minimize downtime.
- Thoroughly cleans machines and machine parts, removing parts and reinstalling, as necessary.
- Oils and lubricates moving parts on machines to ensure effective performance.
- Records and reports damaged, worn, or broken parts.
- Installs replacement parts for machines.
- Identifies the causes of unexpected breakdowns of machines, including electrical and mechanical faults such as shorts, overloads, and PLC issues.
- Maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs wiring, circuits, motors, control panels, and power distribution systems.
- Reads and interprets electrical diagrams, blueprints, schematics, layouts, and system design documentation.
- Uses multimeters and basic electrical diagnostic and test equipment proficiently and safely.
- Repairs broken machines quickly and efficiently.
- Prepares reports documenting work performed.
- Cleans, organizes, inventories, stocks, and otherwise maintains shop areas, parts, tools, and supplies.
- Coordinates with managers to schedule regular maintenance on machines.
- Sets up and adjusts machines for production runs; makes necessary modifications and implements test runs; confers with the production manager regarding test results and makes additional alterations to machinery as required.
- Follows all Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures and company safety policies at all times.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of electrical systems: wiring, circuits, motors, control panels, and power distribution.
- Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills across electrical and mechanical systems.
- Ability to read blueprints, schematics, and electrical diagrams.
- Proficiency with multimeters and basic electrical test equipment.
- Mechanically inclined with great problem-solving skills.
- Works well independently and with others.
- Good communication skills.
- Organized with attention to detail.
Ability to work in a fast-paced and stressful environment.
Education and Experience:
- Some vocational or community college with related coursework or equivalent experience, required.
- PLC troubleshooting experience and bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods standing and walking.
- Able to bend, stretch, push, pull, and move as needed to reach, clean, and service machinery.
- Must be able to visually inspect machines.
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
All employees are required to adhere strictly to all company procedures and policies.
EMPLOYER'S DISCLAIMER
- All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
- This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. Furthermore, the company reserves the right to add to or revise an employee's job duties at any time at its sole discretion.