Skilled - Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Position Title: Maintenance Technician

Salary: $52,000-$70,720 per year

Shift: 1st

Hours: 6:00am-2:30pm

QPS Employment Group has a great opportunity for a Maintenance Technician position at a company in Rockford, IL. This is a 1st shift direct hire position.

Maintenance Technician Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Perform job duties safely and in accordance with company EHS policies.
- Perform plumbing, basic carpentry, pipe bending and electrical work
- Move and install production and building equipment.
- Utilize and maintain hand and power tools.
- Detect and correct safety hazards.
- Perform preventative maintenance duties as assigned.
- Contact vendors as needed.
- Utilize assembly drawings and machine manuals as needed.
- Use various skillsets to trouble shoot and repair all production equipment.
- Repair mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment and systems.
- Perform plumbing, fabrication and electrical work ranging from 0-480VAC.
- Move and install production and building equipment.
- Utilize and maintain hand and power tools.
- Utilize test equipment
- Assist in troubleshooting and repair of CNC equipment
- Detect and correct safety hazards.
- Perform preventative maintenance duties.
- Handle hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
- Drive forklifts and company vehicles as needed.
- Use PC as needed.
- Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove and replace defective parts.
- Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments as needed.
- Lubricates and cleans parts as needed.
- Starts and tests devices for operational efficiencies.
- Sets up and operates drill press, grinder and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
- Make emergency repairs when necessary to offset excessive down-time and production delays.
- Observe and comply with safety precautions and lockout procedures. Utilizing extreme care on troubleshooting and repairs where high voltage is involved.
- Use appropriate test instruments, gear and equipment to test and insure compatibility and safety of all circuits, in line components, switches, controls, etc., to assure performance, quality and operations.
- Proceed on assignments with minimum supervision and guidance. Repair and alignment of mechanical devices.
- Troubleshoot and repair inoperative, intermittent operating, or malfunctioning equipment and systems.
- Modify existing malfunctioning mechanical and electronic machinery, using innovating techniques to quickly get the equipment up to an acceptable operating level.
- Order spare parts.
- Understand and manipulate equipment without assistance.
- Develop and maintain human relations skills in order to encourage open, cooperative and effective relationships within the team and throughout the organization.
- Lead problem solving and troubleshooting efforts bringing improvement ideas and results.

Maintenance Technician Requirements:
- Electrical and Mechanical aptitude and skills are essential.
- Ability to read, write and process all instructions.
- Ability to understand and complete assignments using the basic principles of mechanics, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical, and electronics.
- Ability to plan logical sequences, analyze problems and implement diversified repairs, modifications or maintenance to correct the situation.
- Ability to analyze and think under pressure regarding the manufacturing maintenance or repair requirements.
- Ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams and schematics.
- Ability to read and interpret basic wiring diagrams and schematics
- Understanding ladder diagrams, PLC and N/C / CNC interaction a plus.
- Ability to read, write and speak English.
- Ability to read, write and process all instructions.
- Ability to understand and complete assignments using the basic principles of mechanics, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical, and electronics.
- Ability to plan logical sequences, analyze problems and implement diversified repairs, modification or maintenance to correct the situation.
- Ability to analyze and think under pressure regarding the manufacturing maintenance or repair requirements
- Ability to obtain a forklift license and operate aerial and scissor lifts is mandatory for this position.
- Ability to weld and fabricate as needed.
- Basic computer skills are essential.

About us:
QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment. Hiring immediately!

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