Maintenance Technician
We are looking for a Maintenance Technician to keep our facilities and equipment in working order. You will carry out preventive maintenance on schedule, respond quickly to breakdowns and document every job so that equipment stays available.
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Responsibilities
Carry out routine preventive maintenance (inspection, lubrication, cleaning, adjustments and replacement of wear parts) following the schedule and each machine's manuals.
Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical faults and basic hydraulic or pneumatic problems, and hand off anything beyond your scope to a specialist.
Apply lockout/tagout procedures before working on equipment, and verify it is safe before returning it to service.
Respond to corrective maintenance requests and prioritize them by safety risk and impact on operations.
Record every job on the work order: fault found, cause, parts used and time spent.
Keep the shop, tools and measuring instruments organized, and flag shortages of critical spare parts or supplies.
Suggest fixes when the same equipment or system keeps failing for the same reason.
Requirements
Technical training in industrial maintenance, electromechanics, electrical work or a related field, or equivalent proven experience.
Experience maintaining industrial equipment, commercial facilities or buildings.
Skill with hand and power tools and with measuring instruments such as a multimeter or clamp meter.
Ability to read blueprints, wiring diagrams and equipment manuals.
Working knowledge of safety practices for electrical work, work at height and work around machinery, according to applicable local regulations.
If you like tracing a breakdown to its real cause and getting equipment running safely again, we'd like to meet you.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a fault that was hard to diagnose. How did you find the cause?
Look for an orderly process (what was ruled out, what was measured, what was tested) rather than swapping parts until it worked, plus what the candidate did to keep it from happening again.
What steps do you take before working on energized equipment or equipment with moving parts?
Look for lockout and tagout, verifying zero energy, protective equipment, and notifying operations, with no shortcuts taken under time pressure.
You have two problems at once: a stopped machine that is holding up production and a leak that could be a hazard. Which do you handle first?
Look for prioritizing risk to people over production urgency, telling the right person about the decision, and knowing when to ask for help if both cannot be covered.
How do you decide whether to do a repair yourself or hand it to a specialist or vendor?
Look for awareness of the limits of their skills and authorization, a realistic view of the risk of improvising, and clear communication of the equipment's status while waiting.
A machine keeps breaking down for the same reason. What do you do?
Look for root-cause thinking instead of repeating the same repair, a review of past work orders, a report to the supervisor and a concrete proposal such as adjusting the preventive routine or replacing a component.
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