The Lab maintenance senior technician's responsibilities include but are not limited to corrective maintenance, preventative maintenance & new equipment installations within the Design Engineering lab organization. In addition, responsibilities include ensuring the lab operates safely, productively and within budgets.
Position Responsibilities may include:
- Perform routine maintenance and repairs on lab equipment and machinery such as plumbing, including but not limited to process water, refrigerant supply, refrigerant recovery system, and gas supplies (nitrogen, natural gas, propane, oxygen), PLCs, VDFs, AC/DC motors, switches and relays.
- Perform preventative maintenance tasks to minimize downtime and maximize equipment reliability.
- Coordinate maintenance processes with the operations team in a way in which the testing is least affected.
- Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions and perform repairs or coordinate with specialized technicians or vendors as necessary.
- Assist new equipment installation.
- Define, communicate, and champion engineering process improvement initiatives.
- Employ safe maintenance practices and develop a culture of continuously improving safety within lab test equipment.
- Coordination with external suppliers and contractors as required.
- Perform other job functions related to labs as assigned.
Nature & Scope:
- Works within well-defined instructions
- Uses established procedures and works under supervision to perform assigned tasks
Knowledge & Skills:
- Proficient knowledge in mechanical and electrical troubleshooting and repair
- Proficient knowledge in maintenance of high and low voltage circuits, including but not limited to 24v, 120v, 240v, 480, single & three phase, 60hz and 50hz.
- Proficient knowledge in maintenance and troubleshooting of PLC (programmable logic controllers), VFD (Variable Frequency drives), AC/DC motors, switches, and relays.
- Proficient knowledge in maintenance of refrigerant systems and air moving systems.
- Proficient knowledge in maintenance of basic plumbing required to support lab assets, including but not limited to process water, refrigerant supply, refrigerant recovery, and gas supplies such as nitrogen, natural gas, propane, oxygen.
- Ensure equipment adheres to all applicable safety and governing standards.
- Read and interpret mechanical, electrical, structural, architectural, and plumbing drawings.
- Read and interpret product manuals and electrical schematics.
- Proficient in the use of voltmeters, ohmmeters, oscilloscopes, power tools, hand tools and measurement instruments, required to support activities outlined above.
- Proficient in MS Office, Outlook, Mail, Excel and Word
- Proficient in developing and maintaining accurate and complete records.
- Proficient with instrumentation and data acquisition systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Question, listen, and observe objectively and insightfully.
- Coordinate, organize and attend to details.
- Prioritize, coordinate, and follow up with others to meet objectives.
- Learn and apply new technology as needed.
- Problem solving or troubleshooting
Experience:
- 4-7 years' experience in facility maintenance
- 2 plus year experience in electrical maintenance
- 2 plus year experience in refrigeration maintenance
- 2 plus year experience with programmable logic controllers (PLC)
Education/Certification:
- Associate degree in electrical, mechanical, instrumentation field or equivalent from an accredited trade school preferred.
- Electrical and refrigerant certification required, if associate degree is not available.
People Management: No
Physical Requirements / Work Environment:
- It requires frequent sitting, standing, and walking.
- Daily use of computer.
- May require lifting or carrying up to 50 lbs.
- May stand for extended periods when conducting maintenance activity.
- May be exposure to relatively high and low temperatures for a short period of times when accessing test rooms.
- Must be able to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations.
Reports To:
- Lead Facilities Technician / Maintenance and Facilities Manager
The Company provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of a person's race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, uniform service member or veteran status, ancestry, disability, physical or mental disability (including HIV/AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, request for protected leave, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age (over 40), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes pertaining to individuals with disabilities.