Maintenance Technician (Evening)

PLEASE NOTE: This opening is for a NIGHT shift maintenance position. Candidates must be able to complete up to 8 weeks of training on a morning shift schedule ranging from 5a to 8am start time.

Summary: The Maintenance Technician will be responsible for maintaining equipment across multiple locations within one-hour radius. Maintenance will include a variety of preventative maintenance, unplanned down time, planned down time, and emergency repairs.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Responsive to preventative maintenance plans, maintaining accurate scheduled PMs
• Maintain and repair hydraulic valves/equipment
• Maintain and repair pneumatic valves/equipment
• Maintain and repair machinery using electrical schematics
• Maintain clean working environment within maintenance shop, as well as plant floor spills, oils, etc.
• Assist in performing mold and die changes as needed using proper equipment (forklift)
• Replace heaters and paper on bag sealers using in production process
• Assist with machine settings for plastic and rubber extrusion process
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic equipment failures

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Skills

· Basic computer functions such as data entry, emailing, internet

· Verbal and written communication to effectively document issues found and tasks completed

· Ability to work independently without frequent instructions or assignments as well as ability to work with a team to accomplish a task

· Ability to operate a forklift in a safe manner

· Ability to identify machine issues/troubleshoot

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to traverse throughout the plant floor; routinely operate and inspect production equipment and repetitively use fine motor skills to perform repairs, as well as utilize hand-eye coordination. The employee is regularly required to position themselves to move materials and containers, remain upright or stationary, and transport material up to 75 pounds with and without the use of a pallet jack or other equipment.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, electrical wiring, forklift traffic, and heavy machinery. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. Safety glasses and closed-toe/closed-heel shoes are required, with additional PPE required on an as-needed basis.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

It is GDC’s policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity in employment for all persons and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment. GDC strictly prohibits discrimination by reason of race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship status, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overtime

Work setting:

• In-person

Ability to Relocate:

• Goshen, IN: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person