Peoplelink Staffing, in partnership with a prominent Automotive Manufacturer in the
Elkmont, AL area, is seeking
Industrial Maintenance Technicians to join their team!
Job Summary:
Position Summary
The Industrial Maintenance Technician ensures maximum operational reliability, safety, and efficiency of high-volume manufacturing equipment and plant infrastructure. This role focuses on:
- Production Reliability: Minimizing manufacturing downtime through rapid troubleshooting and repair of complex automated machinery.
- Proactive Maintenance: Executing rigorous preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) programs on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
- Daily Coordination: Balancing immediate, reactive emergency repairs with scheduled equipment upkeep to support uninterrupted production targets.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Emergency & Reactive Repair: Respond quickly to assembly line breakdowns to diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, or hydraulic failures under time-sensitive constraints.
- Automation & Robotics: Service, program, and troubleshoot multi-axis robotic systems (e.g., welding, painting, material handling) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).
- Technical Blueprint Interpretation: Read and interpret complex blueprints, electrical schematics, hydraulic diagrams, and pneumatic flow charts to pinpoint root causes of system issues.
- Preventive & Predictive Maintenance: Perform scheduled inspections, alignment checks, lubrication, and tuning on heavy production machinery, conveyors, and automated equipment.
- Plant Infrastructure Support: Diagnose, maintain, and repair critical industrial building systems including HVAC, high-voltage electrical distribution, compressed air systems, plumbing, and facility fire/security infrastructure.
- Tooling & Fabrication: Support production, industrialization, and maintenance teams with the fabrication, welding, construction, or repair of racks, fixtures, and structural systems.
- Documentation & Inventory: Complete detailed maintenance logs, work orders, and root-cause documentation via the CMMS. Track and maintain critical spare parts inventory.
- Contractor Oversight: Coordinate with and oversee specialized outside contractors performing certified industrial inspections or major equipment overhauls.
- Environmental & EHS Support: Support hazardous waste management programs, including the safe identification, storage, handling, and preparation of industrial waste for recycling or disposal.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Minimize Equipment Downtime: Directly optimize Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) on critical production lines.
- CMMS Precision: Efficiently utilize the computerized maintenance management system to track work orders, close out PMs on schedule, and retain technical equipment histories.
- Regulatory & Code Compliance: Ensure all machinery modifications and facility repairs are highly durable and comply with OSHA, NEC, EPA, and company safety standards.
- Asset Inspection Tracking: Monitor and maintain accurate records for mandatory facility and equipment inspections, including air compressors, pressure vessels, cranes/hoists, and fire suppression systems.
- Safety Leadership: Strictly adhere to Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Confined Space Entry, and Arc Flash safety protocols. Identify and report hazards immediately.
- Plant Layout Optimization: Assist engineering teams with equipment rigging, installation, and facility layout changes to improve production flow.
Hazardous Waste Responsibilities
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of applicable RCRA and EPA hazardous waste requirements.
- Support or complete accurate hazardous waste determinations for manufacturing byproducts.
- Properly package, label, store, and transfer hazardous waste to approved onsite accumulation areas.
- Support full compliance with local, Alabama State (ADEM), and federal environmental regulations.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Required: High school diploma or equivalent, plus 3 to 5 years of hands-on maintenance experience in an industrial manufacturing or highly automated environment.
- Preferred: Associate degree in Industrial Electronics, Mechatronics, Mechanical Maintenance Technology, or a completed relevant apprenticeship.
Technical Skills & Certifications
- Advanced troubleshooting skills in industrial electricity (480V 3-phase), PLCs, hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical drive systems.
- Proficiency with digital multimeters, diagnostic tools, and PC-based CMMS platforms.
- OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification preferred (or willingness to obtain; renewals supported by company).
- RCRA and DOT hazardous materials certifications are highly preferred.
Physical and Work Environment Requirements
- Ability to stand, walk, and navigate an active manufacturing floor continuously throughout the shift.
- Ability to bend, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, crawl, and work in tight spaces or at heights (ladders, lifts).
- Ability to frequently lift, carry, and maneuver tools and machinery components weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Comfortable working around high-speed moving machinery, automated robotics, and loud industrial environments.
- Ability to work effectively in both climate-controlled automation zones and ESD-protected environments.
Why Peoplelink Staffing?
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Life insurance available
- 401K available after reaching hours worked requirement
- Direct Deposit Programs
Peoplelink Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.
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