Job Description
Job Title: Maintenance Technician
Department: Multiflex - Maintenance
Reports To: Maintenance Manager
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Prepared By: Jim Mabery
Prepared Date: July 24,2007
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Summary
Installs power supply wiring and conduit for newly installed machines and equipment such
as extruders, conveyors, & programmable controllers. Connects power supply wires to
machines and equipment, and connects cables and wires between machines and equipment.
Diagnoses malfunctioning apparatus such as transformers, motors, and lighting fixtures and
replaces damaged or broken wires and cables. Replaces faulty electrical components of
machine such as relays, switches, and motors, and positions sensing devices. Diagnoses and
repairs or replaces faulty electronic components, such as printed circuit boards. Replaces
electric motor bearings and rewires motors. Plans layout of wiring and installs wiring,
conduit and electrical apparatus in buildings. Diagnoses and replaces faulty mechanical,
hydraulic, and pneumatic components of machines and equipment.
Ability to read hydraulic and electrical schematics, comprehend complex drawings,
specifications and procedures. Understanding of flushing and system fluid cleanliness
installation. Ability to assemble, disassemble and test various tools and assemblies for
onshore and offshore surface and subsea applications. Reviews project instructions and
blueprints to ascertain procedures, objectives, test equipment, nature of technical problem,
and possible solutions such as part redesign, substitution of material or parts, or
rearrangement of parts or subassemblies. Assemble, disassemble and test various tools and
assemblies for onshore and offshore surface and subsea applications. Repairs new or
modified mechanical components or assemblies for products such as industrial equipment
and machinery, power equipment and machine tools. Sets up and conducts tests of complete
units and components under operational conditions to investigate design proposals for
improving equipment performance or other factors.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance
instructions, and procedure manuals. The candidate must have the ability to write routine
reports and correspondence, speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of
an organization, walk, stand, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms
and talk and hear. Frequently required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or
crawl; occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Will be required to be certified on
forklift, scissor and man lift. Shift work is required. Other duties may be assigned.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the
knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
High School Diploma Preferred and five to seven years related experience and/or training. 2
yr degree in electrical or mechanical field and vocational training a plus
Language Skills
Demonstrates the ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence,
and memos. Demonstrates the ability to write simple correspondence. Demonstrates the
ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to
customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers,
common fractions, and decimals. Demonstrates the ability to compute rate, ratio, and
percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or
oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in
standardized situations.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Electrician/Journeyman License desired
Other Skills and Abilities
480 VAC power systems, breakers. Siemens AC/DC variable speed drives, basic PLC
principles and experience.
Other Qualifications
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance
instructions, and procedure manuals. Demonstrates the ability to write routine reports and
correspondence and the ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees
of an organization. Has the ability to walk; stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach
with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Frequently required to climb or balance; and stoop,
kneel, crouch or crawl; occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
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
The work environment for the employee in the above position is both indoors and outdoors.
At times the humidity may be above 90%. The employee will move equipment and
furniture and be close to vibrating equipment. The work surface is stable and the employee
will have to work with arms extended below the waist, unsupported, elbows flexed, wrist
supported and unsupported. The employee is occasionally required to stand; use hands and
fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel,
crouch, or craw. The job requires climbing ladders and stairs and using a wide variety of
hand tools. Twelve hour shifts are the norm working on a concrete surface.
They must be able to speak clearly, hear in all ranges, particularly speech range. The
employee must be able to read and see at a distance. The employee may have to lift and/or
move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision,
distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Employee may encounter potential hazards listed below: slip, trip, falls from same and
different levels, hot and cold surfaces, electrical, overexertion, strains sprains, hernia
absorption, ingestion, weather extremes, line of fire, caught on/in or under/between, struck
by and against, lifting, pushing, pulling, dust, splash, flash, foreign body/eye, cut, laceration,
electrocution, bites, stings, open hole, equipment, environmental, spills, discharge, adequate
lighting, crane and rigging.
Work Environment
The work environment may occasionally be outdoors during the day and occasionally
outdoors and indoors during the night. The employee may occasionally have to operate a
motor vehicle. Work can occasionally be in confined spaces, at elevated heights, on an
unstable work surface, exposed to loud noise (over 85 decibels), crawl, sit with back
supported, and sit on vibrating equipment.
The employee will constantly have to have eye protection and steel/safety toed shoes/boots.
They will frequently have to head and hand/gloves protection. Occasionally they must
have hearing protection. The employee will exert 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally
and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to
move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.
This is considered Heavy Work.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee will
occasionally have to have eye protection and wear steel/safety toed shoes/boots. They will
frequently have to head and hand/gloves protection. Occasionally they must have hearing
protection.