Technician, Maintenance

TPI Composites Inc -
Newton, IA

Position Summary:


Provides maintenance support for mechanical, electrical, equipment, and tooling.  Maintains records, manuals, reports, instructions, schedules and forms related to maintenance responsibilities.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:


•    Maintenance support of facility (inside/outside), mechanical, electrical, equipment and tooling.
•    Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems and components.
•    Maintain records to include:  equipment manuals, safety inspections, fire protection system inspections, outside technical service reports, appropriate drawings, PM instructions, schedules and forms.
•    Design & build fixtures, tooling, gages, and equipment as required.
•    Interact with production supervision, engineering, external suppliers, and OEMs.


Education/ Experience:


•    High school diploma or equivalent strongly preferred.
•    Basic English reading, writing, math, and listening skills.
•    Electrical and mechanical troubleshooting ability
•    Experience and some proficiency operating various maintenance and tool room equipment such as power tools, mill, drill press, welders, lathe, press, and band saw.
•    Previous industrial maintenance/tool room experience preferred.
•    Ability to read/interpret engineering drawings and/or electrical schematics.
•    Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (listening, verbal and written).
•    Demonstrated safe working practices.
•    Demonstrated satisfactory attendance record.
•    Must be at least 18 years of age.


Physical Skills and Abilities:


Candidates must be willing and able to work:
•    In an industrial environment where there will be exposure to elevated high heat and humidity, fiberglass dust, and hazardous chemicals.
•    In a safety-sensitive, demanding, detail oriented, deadline driven environment that requires simultaneous handling of multiple priorities. 
•    Independently and as a member of a team. 
•    May be required to work up to a 12-hour shift.


Candidates must be capable of safely and efficiently performing the following tasks:
•    Work from verbal and /or written work instructions.
•    Lifting and carrying up to 25-50lbs.
•    Frequent use of manual, electric, and pneumatic hand tools.
•    Frequent standing, sitting, bending, kneeling, squatting, ladder and stair climbing and occasional crawling, twisting, and lying.
•    Frequent reaching and repetitive manipulation of hands for simple grasping, pushing, and pulling.
•    Wearing of personal protective equipment including, but not limited to safety glasses, gloves, protective garments, and respirators.

 

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