Brock Grain Systems KC Maintenance Technician

Job title Maintenance 9 Technician Reports to Maintenance Supervisor

Job Summary

This position performs general to advanced level maintenance duties required for the Kansas City facilities. The deliverable is a safe and high level of operation for all equipment functions.

Essential Functions

• Ability to work overtime hours as needed on breakdowns and project work.
• Ability to communicate in a positive way with a variety of personnel (management, office, contractors, factory, etc.)
• Responsible for maintaining a high safety standard throughout the plant (preventative and predictive maintenance, repairs and improvements)
• Ability to understand the principles and troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, pneumatic equipment within the factory (presses, shears, laser, overhead crane, electrical systems, air lines, water lines, etc.)
• Ability to troubleshoot electronic motor controls
• Ability to troubleshoot AC and DC electrical systems
• Ability to perform the following processes: Welding (Mig., Stick), plasma cutting, and torch
• Ability to understand and safely follow the Arc Flash plant requirements.
• Ability to perform preventative and predictive maintenance on equipment within facility, which includes all applicable record keeping
• Training and in-house certification required for in house spill prevention/countermeasures
• Occasionally required to train other technicians
• Responsible for 6S and organization of maintenance work area
• Ability to understand and implement hazard and non-hazard waste storage and labels
• Capable of designing and installing basic to advanced machine guarding systems.
• Responsible for following plant safety programs (lockout/tagout, confined space, etc.)
• Ability to gain knowledge and identify general safety issues within the workplace.
• Must be willing to participate and interact on appropriate plant improvement committees
• Must be able to perform all physical requirements

Minimum Required Qualifications

Education: High school degree or GED or equivalent factory experience

Experience: Candidate must possess the following: Prior factory and maintenance experience required:

• This position requires a strong focus on safety.
• Ability to read, write, and do basic math in English
• Ability to work with dimensions in metric.
• Ability to read hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical prints and schematics
• Must have a general to intermediate understanding in the maintenance fields of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, plumbing, carpentry, HVAC
• Successfully complete CTB's sponsored Maintenance Training Program (2 to 4 years- Mechanical and Electrical Industrial Degree Programs) or provide equivalent documentation.
• PLC Programming and troubleshooting desired (RS Logic 500 and 5000)
• Must be available to attend additional specialized maintenance training
• PLC and Robotic Required
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Forklift license and overhead crane license required
• Good knowledge of safe rigging principles
• Ability to operate scissor lift and articulating (boom) lift
• Ability to work with a computer (Excel- Word- Maintenance software)
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and responsibilities (self-starter)
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Must be able to carry out detailed written or oral instruction

Working conditions

• Works in manufacturing environment that can be hot, noisy, oily/grease and dusty at times.
• Must be able to work in outside weather conditions (hot and humid in the summer and very cold in the winter)
• Must be able to work safely with electrical systems up to 575 volts
• PPE required (such as long pants and shirts (100% cotton), steel-toed shoes, safety glasses, hard hat, harness, hearing protection, gloves, welding PPE, arc flash PPE, air respirator)
• Working on wet surfaces (preventative maintenance in wash bay)
• Must work at heights at times with fall protection
• Must be willing to work in tight spaces at times

Physical requirements

• Frequent bending and twisting
• Frequent squatting
• Frequent grasping
• Frequent reaching/stretching
• Occasional lifting 30 to 70 lbs.
• Frequently walking and standing
• Occasional use of a step ladder
• Occasional getting on and off fork truck

Direct reports

• None

Not at All- 0

Occasionally- 0-33%

Frequent- 34%-67%

Constant- 68%-100%

DISCLAIMER: This job description reflects the assignment of essential job functions. It does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

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