Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

The Maintenance/Electrical Technician performs mechanical and electrical maintenance and repairs on production machinery and facility support equipment.

Location: St Joseph, MO
Shift: M-F, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Pay: $37.00 - $40 per hour

( depending on level of experience)

Minimum Qualifications:


* 18 years of age.


* Valid Driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications:


* 4+ years of troubleshooting electronics and electrical circuits experience.


* Allen Bradley PLC & HMI experience is a plus.


* Trade school or college is a plus.


* Servo Motors and VFD drives experience.


* NFPA 70e training.


* Maintenance CMMS tracking software.


* PSM experience


* Servo Motors and VFD drives experience.


* A working knowledge of electronics and electrical theory.


* Possess an ability to develop, calculate and read electrical schematics.


* Intermediate knowledge in the use of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint programs.

Responsibilities :


* Understand & ability to edit PLC & ladder logic for equipment troubleshooting.


* Understand complex troubleshooting, installation, routine maintenance and repair techniques on electrical components, instruments, computer/PLC controlled and mechanical equipment on production lines.


* Rebuild, replace, or repair major components, assemblies, and systems.


* Inspects electrical components during and after product installation.


* Use wiring Schematics and trouble shoot electrical problems in AC and DC circuits, Motor Controls, 480 plus low voltage, etc.


* Tests electronics for problems and proposes solutions.


* Performs various forms of welding such as maintenance, fabrication, brazing, and cutting using gas and electric welding equipment.


* Understand and implement designs from technical drawings.


* Utilize skills to bend conduit, wire pulling, etc.


* Perform routine maintenance and preventive care.


* Maintain accurate, updated preventive maintenance records.


* Sets up and calibrates, tests, measures and repairs all types of controls and instruments with pneumatic, electrical, and electronic variables.


* Works within established Maintenance Work Processes and helps resolve issues that surface because of planning and scheduling work.

Physical Requirements:


* Wear safety equipment, such as earplugs, goggles, and steel-toed shoes, respirators.


* Perform frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.


* Work in tight or closed-in spaces, climb stairs & ladders.


* Physically able to stand, sit, move, squat, and walk during the shift.


* Physically able to lift at least 50 pounds.


* Must have the ability to work comfortably and safely at elevated heights using safety harnesses.


* Undergo training in the proper usage and maintenance of safety harnesses and related equipment to ensure safe movement and operations at heights.


* Undergo respirator/PAPR training, pr...