Maintenance Technician
Maintenance Technician
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Job Description
OilDri Corporation of America is a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty sorbent products for consumer and businesstobusiness markets that has been voted as a Top 100 workplaces in the Chicago Tribune. OilDris products are sold in the pet care animal health fluids purification agricultural sports field industrial and automotive markets. OilDri controls millions of tons of specialty mineral reserves including calcium bentonite attapulgite and diatomaceous shale. The companys mines and manufacturing facilities are located in Georgia Mississippi Illinois and California. OilDri is a familycontrolled and operated organization that emphasizes honesty integrity and accountability. The company is dedicated to fulfilling its mission to Create Value From Sorbent Minerals.
Job Overview
Maintenance Technician is responsible for routine repairs of packaging processing mobile equipment and physical structures.
Responsibilities
- Installs maintains and repairs plant machinery equipment and physical structures.
- Diagnoses failures in machinery or equipment and makes necessary repairs.
- Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment using electrical and electronic test equipment.
- Performs and documents preventative maintenance.
- Follows specifications blueprints manuals and schematic drawings and lockout/tag out procedures to make repairs.
- Performs repairs by skillfully using hand tools power tools hoist crane and measuring and testing instruments.
- Performs plumbing and pipe fitting and related work in installing repairing or routing water sewage air and gas pipes.
- Documents repair procedures and parts used from inventory and maintain accurate inventory of tools and equipment.
- Performs welding acetylene brazing cutting torch routine layout and other duties as needed.
- Keeps areas clean and free of clutter.
- Observes all safety rules and regulations. Inspects safety of shop area tools and plant area.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education:
- HS Diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum two 2years technical degree in a related field or electrical/mechanical experience preferred.
- Must effectively use CMMS.
Skills & Abilities:
- Participates in Process improvement activities.
- Operate LoadAll
- Operate Forklift
- Operate packaging equipment to enhance understanding and ability to support operation.
- Interacts with CMMC and CMS through computer terminal
- Must meet the assessment requirements for this position.
- Must be able to read comprehend and act on SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures AIQ processes and similar documents.
- Must have a working knowledge of pneumatics and hydraulics.
- Must be able to work independently with limited supervision.
- Must be able to perform basic machining tasks such as boring sprockets using a milling machine.
- Must have basic programmable logic controllers skills.
- Must be able to read and understand shop manuals parts diagrams schematic drawings and blueprints.
- Must have knowledge and ability to read and understand electrical schematics blueprints ladder logic etc.
- Must demonstrate the ability to perform the following maintenance skills:
- Electrical tasks such as changing motors
- Sufficient math skills to calculate installation and adjustment of machinery
- Ability to operate heavy equipment
- Must be a qualified welder
- Demonstrated ability to perform detailoriented work.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation
- Hourly rate: $28.71
Benefits
- 401(k) with 6 match (Fully Vested at 2 Years)
- Annual Incentive Bonus
- Annual Merit increase opportunity
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Fitness & Gym Reimbursement
- Employer Contribution Health Dental Vision
OilDri is committed to providing equal opportunity for all teammates and qualified candidates without regard to race color creed religion sex age sexual orientation national origin ancestry citizenship marital status mental or physical disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. Accordingly all employment decisions and personnel actions or programs such as hiring promotion discipline compensation benefits transfers reductions in workforce and training etc. will be consistent with the principle of equal employment opportunity.
Other details
- Pay TypeHourly
- Hiring Rate$28.71
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Hourly
