Yokohama Tire

Tire manufacturer and marketer for vehicles

Maintenance Technician 3-Reliability

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeWest Point, MS, USA$55.9k - $83.9k

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma is required.
Five to eight years of related experience is required, including good working knowledge of programmable logic controllers, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and welding equipment.
An effective background in environmental safety and supervision is required.
Boiler operation experience is required; applicants without this experience should not apply.
Effective written and oral communication skills are required.
Good working knowledge of computer applications is required.
Technical and analytical skills are required.
Must be available on call.
Must be able to walk production areas, talk with operators and maintenance associates, climb three floors of stairs and ladders, and use small hand tools and meters for evaluations, calibrations, and troubleshooting.
Must be able to work nights, weekends, and holidays if needed.
Must be able to travel for training assignments to overseas facilities or corporate headquarters; domestic travel is otherwise limited to educational, technical, or business-related opportunities.

Responsibilities

Verify that preventive maintenance work orders are properly matched to the equipment in the area.
Follow through on accurate countermeasures for major breakdown reports.
Ensure adequate spare parts are available.
Manage ongoing projects in the department.
Interact with vendors and contractors for related departmental work.
Understand and implement a safe work environment.
Schedule shutdown work with planners.
Assist with creating one-point lessons and standard operating procedures for tasks needed to improve repair and troubleshooting efficiency.
Ensure the department is maintained to a clean 5S standard.
Work closely with the Maintenance Supervisor to communicate workload and recommend improvements.

Summary

Assures that the department of responsibility’s equipment is maintained for maximum available production capacity.

Responsibilities

Verifies Preventative Maintenance work orders are properly matched to the equipment in the area.
Follow through for accurate Countermeasures on Major Breakdown Reports
Ensures adequate spare parts are available
Manages any ongoing projects in the department
Interacts with Vendors and Contractors for related work in the Department
Understanding and implementation of a safe work environment
Schedules shutdown work with Planners
Assists with creation of One Point Lessons and Standard Operating Procedures for tasks necessary for more efficient repair and troubleshooting
Ensures that department is kept in a clean 5s standard
Works closely with Maintenance Supervisor on communicating work load and recommended improvements
Requires On Call availability

Knowledge and Skills

- Effective written/oral communication
- Good working knowledge of computer applications
- Technical/analytic skills
- 5-8 years related experience including good working knowledge of PLC’s, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and welding equipment. Must have had an effective background in environmental safety and supervision.

Education and Experience

High School Diploma
5-8 years related experience including good working knowledge of PLC’s, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and welding equipment.
Must have had an effective background in environmental safety and supervision

Technician MUST HAVE Boiler operation experience. Do not apply if not experienced.

Physical Requirements

Able to spend time walking the production areas, talking with operators and maintenance associates, can climb 3 floors of stairs, able to climb ladders. Use small hand tools and meters for performing evaluations, calibrations, and troubleshooting. Able to work nights, weekends, and holidays if needed.

Ability to travel for training assignments to overseas facilities or corporate headquarters.

Otherwise – limited domestic travel for educational, technical, or business related opportunities.

Compensation: 55906 to 83858 (USD)

About the Company

Yokohama Tire

Tire manufacturer and marketer for vehicles

Yokohama Tire Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells tires in North America as the regional arm of The Yokohama Rubber Co. It offers a full line of tires for high‑performance cars, passenger cars, light trucks, and commercial trucks and buses. Tires work by providing grip, stability, and durability through tread designs, rubber compounds, and construction tailored to different vehicles and road conditions. Yokohama sets itself apart with a global product line and a strong focus on technology and innovation, backed by an extensive U.S. sales network. Its goal is to supply premium tires that meet a wide range of driving needs in North America and to stay at the forefront of tire technology.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: United States
Founded: 1917

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