Plant Maintenance Technician
Professional Placement Services
Phoenix, AZ
PPS is seeking a Plant Maintenance Technician at our metal-based engineering and manufacturing facility in Phoenix. This is a direct hire, full-time, permanent position with excellent benefits and a high ceiling for advancement!
Responsibilities:
• Install and maintain production machines and the plant facility's equipment.
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and perform scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
• Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities.
• Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments.
• Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment.
• Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision.
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.
The Ideal Candidate Will Possess:
- 5+ years of manufacturing maintenance experience; strong hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, electrical and industrial skills with some PLC experience.
- Knowledge of production machines including grinders, Bridgeport mills, Hurco, mills and lathes, manual lathes, spot welders, MIG & TIG welders, Amada brakes, Amada Pega punch presses, PEM insertion press, Mits laser, gas oven, and facility equipment including compressors, forklifts, pickers, pallet jacks and hoists
About the Company
Professional Placement Services
Professional Placement Services is an outside Human Resources Department contracted by better companies to recruit skilled, full-time permanent employees on their behalf. Separating ourselves from the "traditional" agency's "be everything to everyone" approach, we demonstrate a passionate commitment to helping our clients be more successful in the marketplace through our People, Candidates and Service. We separate ourselves by working in concert with our clients' Executives, Human Resource Department and/or Hiring Managers. Whether you are a company requiring value-based candidates for hire, or a candidate seeking professionalism, respect, and honesty when making a change, Professional Placement Services truly is different from other agencies as “Only the Best Will Do.”