Maintenance Apprentice

The Maintenance Apprentice is responsible for supporting the maintenance technicians in servicing all mechanical equipment throughout P2000 and troubleshooting of production equipment along with mechanical infrastructure needs. This position is responsible for routine preventive maintenance of equipment, learning to maintain production equipment, performing shop duties, and construction projects as required.This position is training to become a maintenance technician.

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Technical Maintenance Supervisor

Production Manager

Shadow and learn from maintenance techs to perform regular and preventive maintenance on dust collector, mixers, extruders, gearboxes, equipment, rollers and bearings, and other facility repairs.

Assures absolute safety of working conditions and environment while performing housekeeping tasks.

Be available for training on troubleshooting to determine simple electrical problems

Responsible to perform other duties and activities as directed

Requirements

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.

High school graduate or GED recipient with 1-3 years maintenance experience

Must have some familiarity with blueprints and schematics.

Reasonably developed mechanical/electrical background desired.

Must be willing to expand current knowledge by possibly attending training programs both locally and possibly will include some travel

Ability to perform the physical aspects of maintenance work

oContinuous standing, occasional bending

oAbility to operate moving fork trucks and scissor lifts

oClimbing ladders up to 50 feet

oOccasional overhead lifting

oOccasional lifting up to 100 lbs. knee to waist

oWorking with temperatures in excess of 500 degrees

oVision ability including close, distance, and peripheral

The maintenance apprentice must be willing to be promoted into a maintenance technician role on whatever shift an opening occurs, day or night, whenever an opening becomes available.