Maintenance Technician
If you are looking for an organization committed to the principles of Excellence, Integrity, Faith, and Teamwork, then Ridgeview Industries offers a challenging and rewarding employment opportunity for you.
Ridgeview Industries is a leading metal stamping and assembly supplier primarily serving the automotive market. Our privately held and employee owned company, founded upon Christian principles, currently employs approximately 600 team members across 4 plant locations.
One of the great benefits of working at Ridgeview Industries is our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), an additional retirement benefit that grows over time. As an ESOP owner, you’ll share in the success of the company! This unique plan helps build long-term financial security while strengthening our shared commitment to Ridgeview’s future.
We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician(s) for our Grand Rapids, Michigan locations with a patient, friendly, and positive attitude. The ideal candidate for this role will have the following credentials.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Strive to achieve company objectives while demonstrating company’s Mission Statement, Quality Policy, and Ridgeview Principles in the performance of daily activities. Installs and repairs organizational machinery, equipment, structure, and systems according to maintenance instructions following Governmental and/or Company safety and housekeeping policies/procedures.
- Follow safety policies including, lock out / tag out and consistently use required personal protective equipment.
- Ensure quality requirements are achieved by reading and following Quality communications, and following established process.
- Perform electrical/mechanical trouble shooting on industrial production equipment, such as robotic welders, stamping presses, conveyors, etc.
- Perform preventative maintenance on equipment as assigned.
- Complete electrical and plumbing connections for equipment installation.
- Perform robot and fixture adjustments on automated assembly equipment to maintain quality requirements of parts.
- Perform manual welding on machine guarding and tooling as needed.
- Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, adjustments, and repairs to minimize downtime.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- 3-5 years of experience in industrial maintenance preferred.
- High School diploma, equivalent education, (GED).
- Ability to read, write, and interpret documents in English. Ability to speak effectively, present information, and respond to questions from other employees of organization.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
- Working knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, and electrical.
- Working knowledge of mill and lathe preferred.
- Proficient in basic computer skills with ability to maintain work order logs.
- Eye for detail and accuracy.
- Data driven approach to problem solving and decision making.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:
- Ability to lift, carry and move equipment, tools and materials weighing up to 70 pounds.
- Extensive walking, standing, and climbing ladders throughout entire shift.
- Good hearing and vision; including up close and color vision.
- Crouch, bend, crawl, kneel, stoop and reach.
Work Environment
This position is performed in an active metal manufacturing environment. Employees work around operating machinery, moving mechanical equipment, powered industrial vehicles, overhead cranes, and heavy steel machines. The role involves exposure to elevated noise level, airborne industrial particles, vibration, temperature variations, and typical production floor activities including handling metal product that may have sharp edges.
Why do you want to join Ridgeview Industries?
It will begin during a visit when you feel the passion of the people and culture that permeates from every contact you make. Or, you may hear from some of our many 15-30+ year co-workers what they love about Ridgeview. Or, you may feel a deep connection with our Mission Statement that was developed by our employees. We are a business with a purpose that goes beyond parts and profits, and we endeavor to be different from other manufacturers in our industry and beyond. Do you believe in and align with our twelve guiding Principles?
Teamwork, Passion, Golden Rule, Trust, Communication, Accountability
Follow the Process, Data Driven, Continuous Improvement, Personal Growth
Pray Hard – Work Hard – Trust God, Excellence in All things
Our family-like culture has been shaped in over 45 years of business. We believe in our values, vision and purpose, and seek to be continually learning and growing to best serve our employees, customers, suppliers and community. Is this the place and next chapter for you?
Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, this position offers an attractive level of compensation and benefits package including:
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance and flexible spending account(s)
- Matching 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid vacation, vacation purchase option, and 10 paid holidays
- Many employee programs including an on-site fitness facility
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee profit-sharing bonus
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- And much more.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $30.00 - $36.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
