Industrial Maintenance Technician
JW Hicks is a growing northern Indiana based manufacturing company looking to add to our team in Knox, IN. We offer rapid company growth and development, merit-based compensation, comprehensive benefits, a close-knit working environment, and a passion to produce the very best products on the market. The ideal candidate for JWHI is someone who is dependable, has a positive attitude, and shows the ability and willingness to learn and a true drive for "Doing it Right."
Responsibilities
- Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility’s equipment according to JWH preventative maintenance program
- Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and perform scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service
- Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities
- Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines
- Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service
- Diagnose problems, replace or repair broken or damaged equipment, test and make adjustments
- Troubleshoot and repair electrical equipment including PLC's, mechanical components, power supplies, drives, and test equipment
- Document maintenance activities by means of manual documents, computer data entry, and equipment identification
- Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties
- Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas
- Notify Supervision of equipment irregularities, investigate repetitive failures and recommend solutions
- Perform other duties as requested by Supervisor
Desired Skills
Technical Area Manager
Requirements
- B. S. degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Ability to use CAD software
- 3-5 years experience in a production environment with some project management responsibilities
What we Expect from you?
- Develop, maintain, and direct continual improvement of operating practices and procedures in manufacturing process
- Develop, implement and oversee process change verifications
- Design, procure, install, test, commission and optimize facilities, tooling, machinery and equipment for refractory shape production
- Troubleshoot problems using root cause analysis procedures and implement corrective actions
- Produce and maintain drawings
- Keep abreast of new technologies and methodologies
- Train employees on operating procedures and process/quality control activities
Desirable Skills
Senior Machine Operator
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required at hire
- Mechanical and mathematical aptitude
- Ability to lift 50 lbs consistently throughout the shift
- Ability to use precision measuring equipment
- 3 - 5 years experience operating machinery and equipment
Responsibilities
- Operates mixers and adds minor ingredients to batched raw materials to prepare mixes for pressing
- Operates presses to form mixed materials into refractory shapes, making adjustments to achieve proper shape dimensions and density
- Perform press die changes and loads press programs
- Operates rotary surface grinders, boring machines, and water treatment equipment to achieve refractory shape tolerances.
- Maintain raw material and product identification to insure traceability
- Documents production by means of manual documents and computer data entry
- Maintain work area and equipment in a neat and orderly condition
- Perform other duties as requested by Supervision
- 45-50 hours per week
Desirable Skills
Production Worker
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED required at hire
- Good "hands on" skills with reasonable mechanical aptitude
- Ability to lift 50 lbs consistently throughout the shift
- Positive attitude, ability and willingness to learn
- Post-offer/pre-employment drug test and physical are required prior to starting work
Responsibilities
- Operate forklifts and overhead cranes to move raw materials, move work in progress, assemble/disassemble molds and ship finished products
- Batch raw materials in preparation for mixing
- Operate mixers and add minor ingredients to batched raw materials to prepare mixes for casting or pressing
- Cast or press product
- Prepare samples for quality testing
- Perform work in compliance with ISO Standards
- Operate ovens and kilns to dry and fire product
- Prepare and finish/package product for final shipping
- Inspect product to assure conformance
- Maintain raw material and product identification to insure traceability
Desirable Skills