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Description Position Summary: The Maintenance Technician will work with the Maintenance Planner-Scheduler to oversee the maintenance and repairs of all production machinery, equipment, and facilities. This includes troubleshooting, renovations, re-builds, or installations. This position will also perform predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance tasks. This person will have a strong background in electronic and electrical systems and equipment. This individual will also work independently and with the Planner-Scheduler on continuous improvement initiatives. Essential Responsibilities: • Uphold the core values of George Evans Corporation. • Always show and treat all co-workers with respect and dignity. • Support the Management Team and Leadership Teams' decisions and initiatives in how to operate the business. • Always acts and performs safely. Always wear the required PPE and follow all safety-related policies and procedures. • Follows LOTO policies and procedures on all diagnostic activities and equipment inspections or repairs. • Performs safety audits on machinery and equipment during all maintenance activities. • Ensures that all safety guidelines are being followed and reports all non-compliances, unsafe conditions, or unsafe acts. • Exhibits professional conduct, attitude, and behavior and is adaptable and flexible. • Follow all Company policies and procedures. • Ability to work well with various Teams, individuals, or independently. • Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including unplanned occurrences and overtime as needed. • Ability to multi-task and manage time and responsibilities efficiently and independently and be versatile in all aspects of the job. • Maintains open lines of communications with the entire organization; Leads, Supervisors, and Managers. • Ensures maintenance and repair work is completed safely and correctly in an efficient manner. • Minimize machine downtime and increase machine reliability and uptime. • Implement cost savings ideas, strategies, and techniques. • Supports the implementation of process changes, cultural changes, and business changes to foster continuous improvement, including Lean Methodologies. • Evaluates machines, equipment, systems, or facilities to determine maintenance needs or repairs. • Coordinates with Planner-Scheduler to plan work assignments and project schedules and ensure completion of planned workload. • Works with Planner-Scheduler to develop maintenance procedures. • Ability to train other maintenance technicians on a variety of machinery and equipment. Job Duties and Tasks: • Provides direction and leadership to the maintenance technicians or teams during PMs, repairs, re-builds, renovations, or installations. • Responsible for always maintaining a clean and organized maintenance department. • Confers with the Planner-Scheduler daily to confirm maintenance plans and schedules. • Quickly and effectively resolves questions and reacts to unplanned events to minimize production interruptions. • Proactively communicates issues that will impact production schedules to the Planner-Scheduler. • Ensures that all resources, maintenance equipment, and tools are being utilized safely, effectively, and efficiently. • Promotes Maintenance Team involvement in problem-solving and continuous improvement. • Participates in long-term planning for major projects, equipment installations, or facility or property improvements. • Follows all predictive and preventative maintenance schedules on all plant equipment and facilities. • Perform and document as required inspections on safety equipment, process, and material handling equipment. • Ability to safely and effectively diagnose a variety of electronic and electrical equipment. Includes but is not limited to PLCs, numerical controls, power supplies, and drives. • Aptitude to troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment and systems. • Dismantle machines, equipment, and various devices to assess, troubleshoot and remove and replace defective parts or other components. • Communicates with Department Lead, Supervisor, or Manager when maintenance tasks or projects are complete. • Conducts inspections of maintenance projects and completed work. • Performs ground and building maintenance as needed. • Assists other members of the maintenance team with troubleshooting and diagnostics. • Ability to fabricate or assist in fabrication work. • Records all necessary data on work orders, PMs, and inspection forms. • General filing and paperwork as needed. • Special projects and other duties as assigned by the Company. Requirements Skills / Abilities - Qualifications: • Excellent leadership skills and abilities. • Electrical knowledge including but is not limited to 480V - 3 phase systems, motors, MCC’s, VFD’s as well as a variety of 120V single-phase systems and analog control loops. • Experience in a metal forming, fabrication, welding, and machining environment. • Aptitude with instrumentation calibration. • Displays a positive attitude and disposition. • Results-oriented with a strong desire to succeed. • Ability to comprehend and understand verbal and written communications and directions. • Capable of effectively communicating changes to employees. • Ability to read and understand blueprints. • Adept at troubleshooting and problem-solving. • Capable of identifying causes for operating errors affecting safety, quality, or production. • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw accurate conclusions. • Analytical abilities with attention to detail and thoroughness. • Good judgment and reasoning abilities. • Some level of proficiency in working with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. • Highly organized. • Good written and verbal communication skills. Education / Training: · High School Degree or GED required.· Technical training or certifications preferred.· Associates degree a plus.