Maintenance Technician

About the role

6123 Cunningham Rd Houston Texas 77041

Compensation

$25.50+ per hour - Based on Experience

A Brief Summary of This Position

This is an individual contributor position responsible for assisting with all functions of the preventive and repair maintenance, electrical, electronic and mechanical work for the Coatings Division to achieve personal and professional growth. The Maintenance Technician is also responsible for learning basic metal fabrication using welding, cutting and brazing.

Incumbent must work safely with the required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), which includes the ability to complete a respirator fit test per OSHA standards which requires candidate/incumbent to trim or remove facial hair that interferes with the seal of the respirator and adhere to Valmont safety training policies.

The Maintenance Technician assists with preventive maintenance and repairs on all plant equipment and facilities with a learned level of proficiency. Responsible for learning plant equipment, including pneumatic and mechanical systems, clutches, brakes, power transmission components, combustion engines, and electrical and hydraulic systems.

Assist with basic electrical work and fabrication under supervision of an experienced technician. Records labor and materials used on each repair.

Essential Functions

• Assist with electrical work.
• Learn basic metal fabrication.
• Communicate with other maintenance and production team members via e-mail, phone, and face-to-face.
• Operate gauging equipment including tape measures, micrometers, and dial calipers.
• Responsible for maintaining tools and equipment.
• Must be company trained and authorized to operate powered industrial trucks, aerial platforms and bridge cranes.
• Must be company trained and authorized in arc flash safety, confined space entry, hazardous energy control and fall protection.
• Complete Lock-Out/Tag-Out training.
• Climb and work from ladders, aerial platforms, bridge cranes, and roofs in excess of 80 feet.
• Wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and work in a non-temperature-controlled environment, as well as with exposure to outdoors.

Important Details about the Role

• This position reports to the Maintenance Manager.
• Domestic travel overnight up to 2% annually to assist with maintenance at other plant locations.
• Become knowledgeable with plant equipment.
• Learn basic blueprint reading.
• Learn basic testing and troubleshooting skills.
• Identify and report equipment abnormalities and safety hazards.
• Complete record logs including labor, repairs made, equipment, and use of materials on the computer.
• Responsible for working with small hand tools including tape measures, micrometers, saws, drills, riveters, and nail guns.
• Assist in general plant clean up and housekeeping.
• Participates in Safety and LEAN initiatives.
• Communicates problems or needs to departmental supervision.
• Communicates and interact with coworkers in a professional manner.

Required Qualifications of Every Candidate

• 0-1 year of relevant experience.
• Mechanical aptitude and desire to learn.
• The ability to read and follow written and verbal instructions in English.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Communicate problems or needs to departmental supervision.
• Communicate and interact with coworkers in a professional manner.
• Ability to be company trained and authorized to operate powered industrial trucks, aerial platforms and bridge cranes.
• Ability to be company trained and authorized in arc flash safety, confined space entry, hazardous energy control and fall protection.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, although most frequent lift is up to 30 pounds.
• Ability to spend 75% of workday standing or walking, 10% bending or kneeling, 10% stooping, and 5% climbing.
• Must be able to distinguish colors.
• Ability to wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and work in a non-temperature-controlled environment, as well as with exposure to outdoors.
• Pay attention to detail and follow work instructions.
• High awareness for safety.
• Work one (1) to two (2) shifts of overtime per week, as needed.
• Must be a person of passion and integrity who has the drive to excel and deliver exceptional results.

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications

• Actively pursuing an Associate's or Technical degree in Industrial Maintenance or related field.
• Work in adverse conditions: wet, hot, dusty, dirty or cold.
• Six (6) months of industrial maintenance experience.
• Six (6) months of experience basic welding/fabricating metal structures/components.
• ­­Six (6) of experience with basic troubleshooting skills.

Educational Background

Requires adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing of whole numbers and fractions to perform calculations and conversions to and from metric and standard measurements. Must possess adequate communication and interpersonal skills to successfully interact with other employees. Must display an aptitude for problem solving and the ability to plan for potential problems or needs.

Job Training Skill Development

Maintenance Technician must demonstrate a minimum acceptable level of equipment specific knowledge within 12 months of on-the-job experience.

Decision Making

• The Maintenance Technician assists with troubleshooting plant equipment and facilities that require considerable independent judgment.
• Service manuals establish standard procedures for some decision making.
• Independent judgment is required when the task at hand becomes too involved.
• Seeks direction from more qualified technician or Supervisor.

Physical Effort

The Maintenance Technician spends time climbing, lifting, bending, kneeling, crawling, pulling, stretching, and working in confined spaces and awkward positions, as well as working at heights. Incumbent handles gearboxes on top of machines, changing brakes, motors on cranes, etc. The average weight of objects is 30 pounds. Incumbent spends 75% of his / her workday standing or walking, 10% bending or kneeling, 10% stooping, and 5% climbing.

Working Conditions

The Maintenance Technician works in all conditions that exist in the plant. Conditions range from clean shop work exposure to odors, drafts, wet conditions, dirt, grease, dust, and noise. The work environment consists of smoke and irritating particulate impurities, acid fumes from pickling tanks, and large quantities of windblown dust and ash produced as by-product to the galvanizing process.

In addition, the nature of the industry results in extreme heat in the summer (typically 10-15 degrees above outdoor temperature) and melting snow off of incoming material results in damp, cold working conditions in the winter. These conditions range from severe to mild and can happen daily in any combination.

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family's overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision).
• 401k retirement plan with company match.
• Paid time off.
• Employer paid life insurance.
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave.
• Work Life Support.
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year.
• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more.

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Employer paid life insurance
• Work Life Support