Maintenance Technician
Maintenance Technician
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Job Description
Overview
Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading technologydriven specialty minerals company that develops produces and markets a broad range of mineral and mineralbased products related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets including household and personal care paper foundry steel construction and environmental solutions around the world.
MTI focuses on two major segments Consumer & SpecialtiesandEngineered Solutions.
OurConsumer & Specialties segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines.
OurEngineered Solutions segment includes our HighTemperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines.
MTIprovides a business environment and promotes a culture that encourages all employees to contribute to our success. We have long been committed to the recruitment and advancement of the most talented and qualified people. We recognize that MTIs ability to provide the highest caliber of products and services is enhanced by a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and countries in which we work.
What We Offer:
- Highly attractive pay in a skillbased structure
- World Class Supplemental Health/Dental plans
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Paid vacation & holidays
Job Summary:
The maintenance technician is responsible for the upkeep and ensuring all equipment is running efficiently and safely. Employees may be assigned to perform any task for which they have been qualified. Employees may also be assigned to positions for which they are working to become qualified as a portion of the training process.
Location: Brantford ON
Responsibilities
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Ensure equipment runs at expected speed with minimal down time.
- Maintain electrical and mechanical reliability of bulk handling packaging lines.
- Diagnose issues and perform repairs on mechanical electrical & plumbing systems.
- Keep detailed records of maintenance activities including repairs replacements and inspections.
- Use CMMS to schedule maintenance activities including work orders repairs and preventive maintenance.
- Maintain accurate inventory levels of maintenance supplies and spare parts ensuring timely reordering and
- Restocking through the CMMS.
- Continuous improvement through root cause elimination
- Small capital projects
- Train operators on operation and maintenance of equipment
Other Duties & Responsibilities
- As assigned to meet business demands.
- Assist production operators to understand their needs and provide technical support.
- Train operators on the proper use and basic maintenance of equipment to prevent misuse and minor issues.
- Clean and organize maintenance shop as necessary on daily basis
OE/Lean
- Identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance the reliability and efficiency of production equipment.
- Perform regular preventive maintenance tasks and ensure all machinery and equipment are in optimal working condition.
- Assist production operators to with autonomous maintenance procedures and checklist.
- Implement and sustain 5S principles in the maintenance area.
Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Qualifications
The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.
Education: HS Diploma or Equivalent required.
Licensing: The following certifications are preferred:
- Electrical
- Millwright
- Welding
Knowledge Skills & Abilities:Proficient in using CMMS software for maintenance scheduling recordkeeping and inventory management. PLC knowledge/experience is strongly preferred.
Travel:n/a
Working Conditions: While performing the duties of this job an employee is regularly exposed to dust loud noise height confined spaces very low and/or bright light and outside weather conditions.
Work Hours: Must have ability to work the shift/number of hours in which duties need to be accomplished including overtime holidays and weekends as necessary. Requiring availability to address urgent repairs or emergencies.
Safety Equipment: Safety equipment typically required while performing the duties of this job includes a personal red lockout/tagout lock ANSI approved hard hat and safety glasses with side shields safety boots/shoes with steel toe protection and metatarsal guards. Additional required equipment includes cut resistant gloves and dust masks when performing duties for cladder machines and arm protectors and double leather palm work gloves when performing duties for core wire machines. Hearing protection is required when performing duties for the grinding operation and when welding appropriate welding safety equipment is required. Additional personal protective equipment is available for use if a situation arises where it becomes required or if it is simply desired by the employee.
Safety Training: A new employee hired to perform the duties of this position is to be provided New Employee Training from a qualified individual which consists of eight hours of classroom training and 16 hours of on the job training. It will include but is not limited to the following: forklift/mobile equipment operation and certification/licensing hazard communication hearing conservation respiratory protection electrical safety lock out/tag out personal protective equipment bloodborne pathogens fire fighting/extinguishers machine safety confined spaces reporting of hazardous conditions accidents injuries nearmiss and property damage incidents evacuation/emergency procedures first aid back injury prevention and job/work area procedures.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
