Multi Craft Maintenance Technician

Company / Location Information

A.O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Our Charlotte, North Carolina facility is home to the A. O. Smith Water Systems Division, where we engineer and manufacture expansion tanks for water heating systems along with storage and well water tanks.

We Offer

Regularly Scheduled Hours: 1st Shift; 7:00am - 3:30pm, Monday- Friday. Some OT required (possible Saturday hours as needed)

Pay: $34.44/hr. to start

Benefits: Medical, Dental, and vision start on Day 1! Our comprehensive benefits package also includes life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401k, tuition assistance, and employee discounts on Aquasana water filtration products.

We are a drug-free facility and require all employees to pass a drug screen and background check

Primary Function

The Multi-craft Maintenance Technician III (1st Shift) is responsible for troubleshooting and repairing issues on production equipment, facilities and grounds. Using their combination of skills and knowledge of mechanics, electrical and hydraulics the Tech will perform regular PM orders and work orders on equipment in a safe and timely manner using LOTO procedures. The Tech will also enter and complete task into SAP work order system. The Tech will be able to work independently and with other team members. The Tech will keep the Supervisor and or Lead informed of breakdowns and status of issues and condition of machinery being repaired or serviced.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and communicate tasks to workers for the timely completion of scheduled and unscheduled electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment.
• Coordinate and communicate tasks to workers engaged in dismantling, assembling, installing and testing of industrial machinery, where necessary.
• Assist in maintaining up-to-date files that list maintenance performed, required equipment and facility.
• Develop maintenance work priorities, studies production schedules, and estimate time requirements for job assignment completion.
• Analyze and resolve work problems, or assist workers in solving work problems and verify quality of work completed.
• Initiate or suggest plans to motivate workers to achieve work goals.
• Instruct and train new and transferred employees into the maintenance department on duties, methods, order and frequency of assigned work.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by the Maintenance Manager

• Read and interpret equipment manuals, electrical prints, hydraulic prints and pneumatic prints to perform required maintenance repairs and service to equipment.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in advanced technical training in electrical, mechanical & hydraulics with 2 years of manufacturing experience preferred
• High school diploma with 5 years of manufacturing experience working with electrical, mechanical, hydraulics, PLC's in lieu of Associates degree.
• Must have excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Must be willing to work occasional opposite shift, call in and weekends.
• Must be able to lift 50lbs on a regular basis.
• SAP experience preferred

Education

High School Diploma or GED
Trade School Degree

Physical Requirements

• Must wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as steel-toe shoes/boots, ear and eye protection.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and with assistance
• Use of wrenching, impacting, and/or vibrating tools (manual and automatic) is required occasionally for extended periods of time.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.

ADA Statement & EEO Statement

In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.