Job Description

Job Description

Lead Maintenance Technician Lead Maintenance Technician31819



Lead Maintenance Technician

Muscatine, IA

Do you enjoy working on a team that sees you as more than just a number? Does teamwork and driving results attract you? Are steady schedules and work-life balance something you've been missing? If you answered yes to these questions, we may have just the role you are looking for!

JOB SUMMARY: To perform equipment repairs and preventive maintenance on production equipment.

What will I be doing?

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

* In the absence of the Maintenance Manager, the Lead will assume some of the Maintenance Manager's duties, as determined by the Plant Manager.

* Performs repairs and installations on all plant production equipment.

* Completes preventive maintenance as assigned.

* Performs equipment inspections to ensure proper operation and safety.

* Communicates repair functions with production supervisors.

* Identifies and communicates safety hazards and quality deficiencies to maintenance management.

* Operates a forklift and/or pallet jack as needed to perform job functions.

* Enters data into maintenance and inventory software systems.

* Knows and complies with all safety and quality policies and procedures.

* Clean-up as required including, but not limited to, sweeping, washing, painting, trash removal and pick-up.

* Occasional assistance with production needs.

What skills and experience do I need to possess?

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.

* High degree of technical aptitude and skill to learn the function and repair of plant production equipment.

* Self-starter able to take direction, problem solves to repair and maintain plant production equipment and systems.

* Good written and verbal skills with basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide).

* Proficient with data entry and manipulation of maintenance software and inventory systems.

* Able to operate a forklift safely and efficiently.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

* Certified industrial refrigeration experience highly desired.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

* High School or equivalent (GED) preferred.

* Formal training in one or more of the following: General Industrial Maintenance, Hydraulics, Industrial Electrical Systems, PLC Programming, Industrial Refrigeration, Compressors, Pneumatics.

* Three (3) years experience in a production/manufacturing environment working in a maintenance capacity.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

* Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before customers or associates.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

* Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY

* Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

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.

* Essential job function requires the routine lifting of items weighing at least 50 pounds. Turning wrenches requiring pulling strength. Ability to safely climb ladders and work overhead.

* Function safely in a noisy environment with safe, but elevated, levels of CO2 vapor present in the facility. Able to think clearly and troubleshoot during time-sensitive outages.

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 regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

* Unconditioned work space (i.e. warm in summer, cool in winter). Hazards require the use of personal protective equipment (i.e. hardhat, safety glasses, hearing protection, and safety shoes). Wet, oily floors create slipping hazards. Dry ice is extremely cold, and therefore requires that gloves be worn when directly handling dry ice.

* On-call and shift work required.

What's in it for me?

Airgas offers temperature regulated facilities, multiple shift times, quarterly bonuses, HMO health plans, 401K, Stock Options, and 2 weeks' vacation as a new employee! Our employees can also take advantage of Life Insurance, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance, sick time, Tuition Reimbursement and much more! If you are looking for a Monday - Friday, full-time permanent position, affordable healthcare, and career growth, we want to talk to you!

Who is Airgas?

Airgas Inc., an Air Liquide company, is one of the country's largest supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases. As the leading U.S. distributor, Airgas has a focus on quality products--but we recognize that it's the quality of our people that makes our success possible. With more than 17,000 employees working in approximately 1,100 locations--branches, retail stores, gas fill plants, specialty labs, gas production facilities and distribution centers--chances are, there is a career at Airgas custom fit for you.