Maintenance Technician - Filtration Group Corp

A Fantastic Opportunity for a Maintenance Technician 

Do you want to grow and learn in your career?  Have a passion for solving problems?

Fantastic! We encourage you to read more about us and our current opening for a Maintenance Technician. But first, here's a little bit about who we are and why we do what we do.

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.

The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown organically and through a thoughtful acquisition strategy to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry. Filtration Group has the broadest portfolio of solutions in the industry and has had a particular focus on building a leading platform of solutions focused on the Life Sciences and Indoor Air Quality end markets which are rapidly growing in the current market environment. Filtration Group operates across a wide variety of attractive end markets and produces mission critical products with high replacement rates. Over 80 percent of the Company’s revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer’s products or processes.

We are on a mission to build something truly remarkable, we hope you join us!

The Union Maintenance Technician is a self-motivated team member who works to maintain and keep production machinery operating properly so that the site can continue on its mission for a safer, healthier, and more productive world. 

• This person is a team player, who works with others to solve production machinery challenges and suggestions for long-term sustainable improvements.  
• Maintain & Repair production machinery.
• Excellent troubleshooting capabilities ( electrically,mechanically and electronically ), even when prints are not available.
• Maintain & Repair electronic controls on production & facility equipment.
• Disassembles the equipment and repairs/replaces the necessary parts.
• Test the machine following a repair to ensure the repair is complete.
• Perform Preventive & Predictive maintenance as required.
• Order replacement parts
• Follow blueprints and engineering specifications in the process of making repairs.
• Responsible for maintaining a clean work area.
• Responsible for cleaning work area after completing a repair to any equipment.
• Provide training to new employees added to the Maintenance Department.
• Create/Close Work Orders for Maintenance &/or Machine Shop
• ISO 9001, 14001 and Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance
• Operates all equipment in the prescribed manner
• Reports all safety concerns to Supervisor
• Maintain awareness of company policies
• Maintain awareness of company objectives for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
• Support the Company’s continuous improvement initiatives
• Completes all tasks as assigned by Supervisor.

Let's take a look at the Qualifications: 

• Associate Degree in Electronics or Journey Electrician.
• Experience working in a production environment, a minimum of 1-3 years.
• Mechanical experience and/or skills
• Experience working with PLC & Industrial Equipment Controls is a must.
• Proficient with MS Office
• Proven experience in being a great communicator 
• Self-motivated team member-driven to see it, own it, solve it, do it, attitude. 
• Proven problem-solving experience and success at thinking 'outside the box' 
• Resourceful problem solver with proven ability to bring a quick resolution to challenging situations.
• Solid experience working with hand tools (snips, pliers, tweezers, screwdrivers, wrenches, tow welder, air knife, and razor blades).
• Continuous improvement mindset, we celebrate an inclusive environment (“You Belong Here”) and provide equal opportunity for development and advancement.

Benefits

• Starting pay of $38/hr and top pay of $42/hr (once training is completed)
• Company provided tools.
• 8 hr. Shifts (12am-8am, 8am-4pm, 4pm-12am)
• Breaks included in your 8 hr. shift 
• Time and a half for Sat., Double time for Sun.
• $175.00 safety shoe reimbursement for maintenance
• Up to 5 weeks vacation (based on tenure/seniority)
• 401K match
• Quarterly Bonuses
• 11 paid holidays
• 2 personal days 
• Company provided uniforms
• Climate controlled work environment 
• Medical, dental and vision insurance

Hours: The ability to work a shift schedule is required since we are a 24/5 manufacturing facility

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 stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell in a factory/warehouse facility confined spaces and the use of personal protective equipment. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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 the risk of electrical shock. The employee is exposed to mechanical parts. The employee is rarely exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is low to moderate or moderate to high if in a factory/warehouse facility.

As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, status as a covered veteran or uniform service member, or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal, state and/or local law.