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Maintenance Technician

Lavelle Industries Inc

  • Burlington, WI
  • 28 days ago

    Highlights

    Position Responsibilities: Determine root cause, diagnose, repair, rebuild, install, and maintain production machinery and mechanical equipment, including transfer and injection presses, mixers, extruders, preformers, lathes, and packaging equipment. Rebuild machines and overhaul troublesome components and attachments, involving installation, relocation of existing machines and equipment, building, leveling, fitting, aligning, part replacement, dismantling, and inspection.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationBurlington, WI
    IndustryManufacturing - Other
    Company Size100 to 499 employees
    Year Founded1912
    Websitehttp://www.lavelle.com

    Description

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    Job Type

    Full-time

    Description

    Lavelle Industries, Inc. is seeking a skilled and motivated Maintenance Mechanic to join our Maintenance team at our Burlington, WI facility. This role is responsible for performing duties to repair and maintain machinery, equipment, buildings, and facilities, requiring a broad knowledge of maintenance skills.

    The ideal candidate will have a strong mechanical aptitude, a commitment to safety, and the ability to work independently while supporting continuous improvement initiatives, lean and preventative maintenance systems, and present a commitment to a high standard of work.

    3rd Shift: 10:30pm - 6:30pm (Sunday night - Friday morning)

    12 hour day shift - 2-2-3 schedule

    Requirements

    Position Responsibilities:

    • Determine root cause, diagnose, repair, rebuild, install, and maintain production machinery and mechanical equipment, including transfer and injection presses, mixers, extruders, preformers, lathes, and packaging equipment
    • Electrical power, including distribution and controls (AC/DC, motors, schematics)
    • Maintain compressors and vacuum systems
    • Pneumatic and hydraulic general principles, air prep, schematics, filtration, and control components
    • Machining operations use precision measurement tools, and conduct welding/fabrication tasks
    • Understand and maintain mechanical drive systems, including drive components, couplings, pumps, seals, bearings, and alignment
    • Conduct lubrication and rigging tasks to support equipment functionality and safety
    • Stem systems and plumbing, general piping and plumbing principles
    • Rebuild machines and overhaul troublesome components and attachments, involving installation, relocation of existing machines and equipment, building, leveling, fitting, aligning, part replacement, dismantling, and inspection

    Benefits:

    • Competitive Wages
    • 10 Paid Holidays
    • 10 Vacation Days (PTO) - prorated based on start date
    • Free on-site health clinic that offers in-person and virtual appointments
    • Growth-oriented company culture
    • Tuition reimbursement
    • Medical, dental, disability, and life insurance
    • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match

    Skill Requirements:

    • High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate degree in a technical field preferred
    • Experience: 2+ years in maintenance or 5+ years in machine repair (preferably in manufacturing)
    • Preventive machine maintenance and repair experience, highly desired knowledge of basic hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems, with attention to safety
    • Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, blueprints, and procedure manuals, furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

    About Company

    About Us

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    Lavelle Headquarters

    For over 100 years, Lavelle has taken a leading role as a rubber and plastics manufacturer. We manufacture high-quality rubber and plastic products and assemblies that go into items such as plumbing products, water softeners, food manufacturing equipment, electronics, health care products, toilets and tank trim, boilers, HVAC equipment, transportation equipment and pump systems. Our customers count on us because we offer:

    • A large selection of rubber, plastic and specialty material formulations to choose from, including certified elastomers that meet highly specialized performance requirements
    • On-site chemists who can formulate a custom material if none of our more than 2,000 active formulations meet your needs
    • Extensive product design engineering, tooling and manufacturing expertise that let us create precision molded products and assemblies
    • Continually improving lean manufacturing processes that enable us to minimize waste and costs
    • Processes that quickly move parts from conception to completion
    • An array of manufacturing services, including injection and conventional rubber molding; plastic molding; lathe cutting, die cutting and finishing services; and assembly and packaging operations

    A History of Innovation

    Since starting operations in 1912, we’ve continued to evolve into the strong, innovative manufacturing company that we are today. In 1954, we designed the first toilet flapper and this technology is still being used today. We have continued to be an engineering leader for our customers, designing products and solving problems. We accomplish this, not only from part design, but also material development, to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. As we grow, we continue to invest in our equipment; we have new mixing equipment, new measuring equipment, refurbished and new presses. All to give our customers the best service and innovation a rubber and plastic manufacturing company has to offer.

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