Maintenance Technician

Bemana is assisting our client in finding a Maintenance Technician  to join their team at their facility in St. Petersburg, FL . Our client is a dynamic, engineering-driven company whose goal is to design and produce superior products that help customers solve their needs for Packaging, Insulation and Componentry.

As a Maintenance Technician , you'll perform work utilizing advanced and specialized maintenance and mechanical skills to keep machines, mechanical equipment and the building in repair. Duties involve repairing mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; all necessary repairs of building structure and coordinate preventative maintenance. Responsible for acting as lead for the maintenance department.

Position Offers

• Pay: $28 - 30/hr + OT opportunities.  If your target pay is higher, we still encourage you to apply—we could request adjustments based on experience and market conditions.
• PTO:  1 week.
• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance.
• 401k + company match.
• First Shift: M-F (7am - 3:30pm).
• Other great benefits!

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Use of hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches to perform regular job duties.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, and/or the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate.
• Perform the task of changing molds according to production schedules and bring machines back to operations readiness.
• Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
• Assist Facility Manager or Maintenance Supervisor in directing of the department to ensure all plant needs are met which may include the processing of weekly and daily work orders and maintenance schedules.
• Assemble, install, or repair machinery and equipment.
• Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.
• Repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment.
• Observes plant safety rules. Helps to identify and eliminate any safety hazard or concern. Assists in monitoring of quality of work output and maintenance procedures.
• Assists in conducting operations so as to meet established cost standards for use of materials, supplies and equipment. Follows instructions in the most efficient use of tools, machines and materials.
• Maintains a neat and orderly working area and assists other departments in the cleanliness and organization of working areas when projects overlap other department areas.
• Responsible for reporting any problems or concerns to their direct Supervisor. To maintain good working relations with all other employees. Strives to have no conflicts with other department employees.
• Encouraged to bring any ideas to light for possible usage in factory functions.
• Poses no direct threat to the health or safety of himself/herself, or others, or to property.

Experience/Qualifications

• ~5 years of Maintenance experience, ideally in a manufacturing setting. 
• Knowledge of General Maintenance.
• Expert knowledge in electrical systems. 
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing Principals & Practices.
• Expert Knowledge of high & low pressure fluid systems.
• High School Diploma or GED.

Application Process

If your experience matches the description above, submit your resume, and one of our recruiters will be in touch to tell you more about the position and learn more about your experience and aspirations.

If your experience does not match this job description, we still encourage you to reach out to one of our recruiters, so we can learn about your professional aspirations for future job openings.

About Bemana

Bemana provides recruiting services to the nation’s equipment and industrial sectors. Our clients and candidates value us for our specialized recruiting expertise, vast knowledge of the equipment and industrial job market, and ability to solve their most challenging employment needs. We have successfully recruited thousands of top-level professionals filling a wide range of management, sales, engineering, and technical positions across the nation.

Welcome to Bemana and we look forward to getting to know more about you.

Referral Program

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