Maintenance Technician

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Grade A Auto Parts & Recycling of Louisville is now hiring for the position of Equipment Maintenance Technician.
This is a full-time position. We are looking for a motivated individual who is eager to grow into a leadership role.
In this position, you will be responsible for:

• Troubleshoots to diagnose problems; repairs and performs routine preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Installing, replacing, or changing machine parts and attachments, according to product specifications.
• Cutting, shaping, smoothing, attaching, or assembling pieces of metal, wood, or rubber, or other repair and maintenance to machines and equipment.
• Reading work order or following oral instructions to determine materials or containers to be moved.
• Undertakes actions such as lubrication, cleaning, filter changes, etc. on equipment for preventive maintenance purposes.
• Undertakes precision alignments and significant other tests associated with installation, qualification and/or calibration of equipment and machinery.
• Performs accurate documentation of results of alignments and calibrations.
• Troubleshoots and repairs various mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment and systems involving the isolation of the malfunction parts, disassembly of equipment and repair/replacement of faulty components.
• Operates various hand and power tools and machines to discharge duties.
• Carries out design, development, and implementation of preventative maintenance programs on machinery and mechanical systems.
• Uses equipment manuals, technical documents, internal and vendor resources to aid in troubleshooting and repairing of tools and equipment.
• Looks into service requests for repairs and maintenance to determine nature of problem and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Undertakes the sourcing and ordering of required parts, supplies, and services.
• Safely operates forklifts, man-lifts, and equipment, adhering to safety standards.
• Ensures that equipment are in a safe and working condition and utilize the Lock-Out Tag-Out program.
• Ensures prompt and regular attendance following a schedule.
• Performs limited carpentry and painting works when necessary.
• Ensures the application of Quality Policies and Procedures in all aspects of daily duties and responsibilities
• Modifies and tests equipment to improve systems uptime and reliability.
• Assists in maintaining a clean work environment.
• Maintains and updates all process documentation.
• Delivering items to various areas as requested.
• Cleaning drains, catch basins and hydrants.
• Other Duties as assigned.

This person will need to:

• Establish daily operational objectives.
• Arrive to work on time, prepared, and ready for the shift.
• Work quickly and efficiently during rush periods.
• Be consistently prepared with correct attire and materials needed to do the job.
• Take ownership and can be counted on to do his/her job correctly.
• Be very dependable
• Be organized and have attention to detail
• Have good communication skills and be able to read and write
• Have good customer service skills
• Spanish speakers welcomed
• Diesel engine experience a plus

Benefits Include

• Medical, dental and supplemental benefits as well as vacation and holiday pay, and matching 401k after completion of an eligibility period
• Career advancement opportunity with our ‘promote within’ environment
• Company tuition assistance program

Grade A Auto Parts is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled