Maintenance Technician

The American Excelsior Sadowski Plant produces wood excelsior, excelsior blankets, pads, bales, animal bedding, and logs on custom machinery. An American Excelsior Mechanical Technician is responsible for multiple areas and types of equipment throughout the plant and hands-on training is provided.

  This job requires strong mechanical knowledge of multiple types of equipment. Primary responsibilities include performing skilled preventative, corrective and predictive maintenance associated with the upkeep of the equipment and submitting or recommending modifications to PM programs and design changes to improve equipment reliability.

Performs preventative, corrective and predictive maintenance associated with the upkeep of the equipment.

Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.

Working knowledge of troubleshooting.

Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.

Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.

Examines parts to detect imperfections and replaces them as needed.

Repairs or replaces defective parts.

Starts devices to test their performance.

Maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.

Repairs and maintains the physical structure of the establishment.

Knowledge of basic machine tools such as grinders, drills, and saws.
Minimal machining capabilities

Some exposure to operation of cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.

Performs semi-skilled preventive maintenance on equipment to ensure proper operation and longevity of parts.

Builds guards as needed on production equipment to OSHA standards.

Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.

Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other machinery parts.

Connects wire to motors, fixtures, and other electrical equipment, replaces switches and fuses, and splices wire and insulates wire with friction tape. Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment under the direction of an Electrical Technician.

Shows the initiative to react to mechanical problems aggressively.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge, Expertise, and Physical Demands

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing any of these jobs, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, clench, grip, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. This job requires repetitive hand, arm, and wrist movements. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Steel/composite toe boots/shoes and safety glasses are required in all areas of the plant. A bump cap, and hearing protection are required in certain work areas. The working conditions are noisy and dusty; associates are regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.

CANDIDATE MUST SUCCESSFULLY PASS A PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL, JOB FUNCTIONALITY TEST, and DRUG & ALCOHOL TEST.