Job Summary:

The purpose of the Plant Maintenance is to be responsible for assisting as needed in maintenance jobs across the plant including lift truck repair, air compressor maintenance and other process equipment repair.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Monitor and preform preventative and routine maintenance on all air compressors as per manufacturers recommendations
• Keep records up to date on all air compressor maintenance
• Perform routine maintenance on powered industrial trucks and keep records on all maintenance
• Perform repairs on lift trucks as needed and/or requested
• Perform weekly servicing/inspection of all lift truck batteries and battery charging stations
• Maintain Sample department cutting equipment as requested by the department
• Maintain Shipping department conveyers and carpet dump station
• Proficient in use of welding equipment and cutting torches
• Proficient in use of common power and hand tools

Performance Expectations (if applicable):

• Lifting is required, varies per shift. (Tools, parts, etc. weights of 1 to 100 pounds 0 - 100 times per shift.)
• Standing is required, varies per shift. (1 to 50 times per shift for intervals of 5 minutes to 10 hours.)
• Reaching is required, varies per shift. (Tools, parts, etc. 1 to 50 times per hour.)
• Stooping is required, varies per shift. (1 to 20 times per hour for intervals of 1 minute to 1 hour.)
• Bending is required, varies per shift. (For tools, parts, to do work 1 to 30 times per hour.)
• Must operate hand, power, and shop tools, varies per shift, (1 to 50 times per shift.)
• Must be able to distinguish color shade differences.

Experience/Education Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be able to read and write.
• Must be able to do basic addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication.

Other Requirements:

• Overtime is required on occasion.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.
• All accidents must be reported immediately.
• Normal mobility, no abnormal fear of heights or confined spaces.
• Valid driver's license.