LOUISVILLE, KY
Minutemen Direct is currently recruiting for a 1st shift Maintenance Technician in Louisville, KY. Hours will be Monday-Friday 7am-3:30pm. You will need to perform maintenance duties for the facility. Must be able to fabricate, repair, and install components and equipment. Experience troubleshooting and repair of battery-operated forklifts is a must. Pay is $32.00 per hour to start. Experience with troubleshooting and repair of electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical equipment is required. (In-line automated side seal bagging equipment with heat tunnels and bagging machines).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.
- Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine.
- Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
- Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
- Installs and completes minor electrical repairs on wiring and other components of machinery and equipment.
- Lays out, assembles, installs, troubleshoots and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.
- Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment.
- Installs, programs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment such as presses or programmable controllers.
- Sets up and operates machine tools such as grinder, drill, and metal cutting saws to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.
- Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
- Fabricates and repairs counters, benches, partitions, and other wooden structures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Must have ability to operate a motor vehicle and forklift (both electrical and propane).
- Ability to troubleshoot equipment/machines.
- Previous experience or post-secondary trade school required.
Requirements
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.
- Ability to read basic floor plans.
- Basic understanding of pneumatic systems.
- Ability to work well independently and take initiative when dealing with maintenance issues.
- Ability to work with a wide range of equipment/machines.
- Ability to perform general maintenance functions.
- Ability to communicate effectively needs and issues with management and effected employees.
Education/Certification Requirements
- High school diploma or GED; post-secondary trade school or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to use hands to grasp, rotate, turn, and place objects.
- Ability to stand frequently.
- Ability to walk.
- Ability to reach with hands and arms.
- Ability to talk with others and hear.
- Occasionally required to climb or balance.
- Ability to sit, stoop, bend, crawl or twist frequently.
- Ability to lift/move 25 pounds.
- Vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Please send resumes to jadams@minutemeninc.com
Minutemen Staffing provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
HSD/GED
3 Years
Minutemen Staffing provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
HSD/GED
2 years