2nd shift Maintenance Technician

Location:

Berea, Kentucky, United States

Job ID:

R0063899

Date Posted:

2024-10-09

Company Name:

HITACHI ASTEMO ELECTRIC MOTOR SYSTEMS AMERICA, INC.

Profession (Job Category):

Production & Skilled Trades

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Job Summary: Installs, maintains, and repairs machinery and equipment to support all facets of manufacturing, insuring reliable operating conditions for the safety of all team members, maximum operating efficiency, and providing customer satisfaction for all requirements and expectations.  

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure all safety guidelines are followed.
• Ensure proper cleanliness of work area.
• Repair and maintain the facility’s manufacturing processes.
• Electrical troubleshooting of equipment, manufacturing processes.
• Provide repair and replacement of parts, etc., for hydraulic and pneumatic equipment.
• Install, program, or repair automated equipment and manufacturing processes such as robots and programmable logic controllers, etc.
• Work with voltages and motor control circuitry, including the use of electrical test equipment, and reading electrical blueprints and schematics.
• Support and perform all equipment and process preventative maintenance activities.
• Maintain all applicable and required documentation for maintenance repairs, installation, etc.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Possess ability to perform duties utilizing current company software applications.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills required. 
• This position performs job duties in an ethical and professional manner.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the   essential functions.
• Must have mechanical and electrical aptitude.
• Ability to trouble-shoot and diagnose a wide variety of machine malfunctions.
• Must have good judgment, prioritization, and organization abilities.

Education and Experience:

• 2-year technical degree or equivalent facility experience preferred.
• Prior experience preferred, but not necessary.

Working Conditions: Typically considered indoor work safe & climate- controlled environment.    

Physical Requirements:

• Standing - Up to 10-12 hours per day to complete tasks.
• Lifting - Parts and supplies, up to 40 pounds repetitive lifting.
• Carrying - Parts and supplies, up to 40 pounds. 
• Maneuvering - Use mechanical assist devices, ladders.
• Walking - Up to 10-12 hours per day to accomplish tasks.
• Reaching - Upward and downward reaching to complete tasks, up to 10-12 hours per day.
• Handling - Various supplies/parts of different weights, up to 40 pounds. 
• Seeing – Part/machine observation, problem-solving.
• Overtime - Must be able to work daily and weekly overtime requirements, more than 40 hours per week.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

At Astemo, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration.  Our goal is to build an inclusive work environment that celebrates the differences of our employees.  We want to ensure that every employee feels valued, respected and empowered.  We don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community.  Astemo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Astemo, please send the nature of the request and contact information to am-jobs@hitachiastemo.com when applying for the position.