Maintenance Tech

Vermillion, South Dakota

Masaba, Inc.
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Job Description

  • Facility Repairs & Maintenance: Perform major, minor, and general repairs on buildings along with facility upkeep to ensure a clean, safe environment.
  • Equipment Maintenance: Conduct predictive, preventative, and corrective maintenance on industrial equipment (e.g., loaders, forklifts, cranes, compressors, etc.).
  • Minor Electrical & HVAC/Plumbing Repairs: Handle minor electrical, HVAC, and plumbing repairs on buildings and equipment.
  • Maintenance Tracking: Track maintenance activities and metrics, including PM metrics (MTBF, MTTR, equipment PM costs).
  • Troubleshooting & Compliance: Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic systems, ensuring safety standards are met.
  • Cost Management: Minimize deferred maintenance costs and reduce reliance on third-party vendors.
  • New Equipment Installation: Ability to install new equipment, understand technical manuals, read blueprints, and purchase necessary replacement parts.
  • Technical & Delegation Skills: Leverage technology, delegate tasks, and apply common sense.
  • Attention to Detail & Documentation: Document, report, and track maintenance issues accurately using computer skills (CMMS).
  • Problem-Solving & Pressure Management: Solve complex problems quickly, control costs, and work effectively under pressure.
  • Resourcefulness: Be resourceful, willing to help wherever needed.
  • Compensation: Wage is negotiable and dependent on experience/qualifications (DOE/Q).

Experience and Qualifications

  • 2-3 years of experience in electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and mechanical fields, or equivalent formal training and hands-on experience.
  • Basic understanding of pneumatics and hydraulics.
  • Valid driver's license.
  • Own tools preferred.
  • Ability to work on hard surfaces (e.g., concrete) for up to 12 hours in varying temperatures.
  • Good hand-eye coordination and visual acuity.
  • Physical capability to climb, bend, kneel, crouch, stoop, reach, and lift/move up to 50 pounds.
  • Self-starter able to work independently and recognize tasks without direct assignment.
  • Proficient in reading and speaking English.
  • Basic math and measurement skills.
  • Flexibility to work additional hours, including one weekend day per month for preventative maintenance.
  • Familiarity and experience with a CMMS software system
Date Posted: 15 January 2025
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