Location: Vermillion,SD, USA
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