Maintenance Technician

Why Work for Saddle Creek?

Saddle Creek Logistics Services succeeds by promoting a diverse, friendly, and respectful teamwork environment. As a vital service provider, we not only make a difference in our community but offer our associates opportunities to enhance their skills, build meaningful careers and end each day with a sense of accomplishment. If you're looking for a family-oriented company that lives by its values and offers competitive pay and benefits, join our team today.

• Weekly pay with skill pay and shift differentials

• Benefits package including medical, dental, vision and medical reimbursement

• Medical employee-only premium as low as $5.90/week, $26/month with wellness discounts

• HSA with annual employer contribution

• Weekly 401(k) match

• Vacation immediately upon hire

• 8 holidays per calendar year

• Personal time after 90 days

• EAP and identity theft protection

• Tuition reimbursement

• Company paid life insurance and short term disability

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Schedule: 3rd shift, 8p-4a (schedule subject to slightly change)

Overview

The Maintenance Technician position will require electrical trouble shooting skills as well as an experienced mechanical aptitude.  We are seeking qualified candidates with five years' experience in packaging and equipment maintenance with an emphasis on electrical installation, PLC knowledge, preventative maintenance, and troubleshooting.   

Responsibilities

This position will be responsible for but is not limited to machine installation, control wiring installations and troubleshooting to the component level, PLC understanding and troubleshooting skills (not programming), anchoring equipment, running conduit, pulling wire, termination of conductors, maintenance and rebuilding of equipment, conveyor systems, robotics, and other routine maintenance duties. 

Qualifications

Education/Experience

• High school diploma required
• 5 years' experience in packaging and equipment maintenance with an emphasis on electrical installation and experience with preventive maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting in the following areas: conveyors, robotics, over wrappers, palletizers, shrink wrappers, casers, air compressors, and boilers required
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting automated conveyor equipment preferred
• Certifications in basic electrical, mechanical, motor control relay logic, and schematic reading preferred
• Experience operating boom and scissor lifts required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must be able to use basic electrical test instruments to include VOM multi-meter, clamp on ampere meter, and other basic test instruments
• Ability to troubleshoot sensors, photo eyes as well as how they relate to the PLC operation
• Ability to troubleshoot pneumatic cylinders and MAC valves
• Ability to maintain and operate boilers and steam tunnels

Saddle Creek is an Equal Opportunity employer and an Affirmative Action employer, as required by law. We provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and existing associates and evaluate qualified candidates without regard to race, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, color, religious creed, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex (including pregnancy, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), mental or physical disability, medical condition, military and veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws, governmental regulations and executive orders. View the EEO poster here. View the E-Verify Posting here.

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