Senior Industrial Maintenance Technician

PRADCO Outdoor Brands (PRADCO) manufactures and markets major hunting and fishing brands and products. We are a leader in producing game calls, scents, attractants, game feeders, game cameras, tree stands and fishing lures. PRADCO Hunting owns the brands Moultrie, Summit, Knight & Hale, Code Blue, Texas Hunter Products and Whitetail Institute. PRADCO Fishing owns more than 20 brands including Bobby Garland, Booyah, Heddon, Lindy, Rebel, Thill, and YUM. For more information on PRADCO products, please visit our website at PRADCO team members participate in a selection of outstanding benefits, including: Profit Sharing Trust, Excellent Medical/Dental/Drug/Vision benefits, and many other benefits.

This position repairs, tests, installs, and maintains machinery, equipment, physical structures, and pipe systems, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical control systems and equipment in commercial or industrial establishments by performing the following duties.

Job Responsibilities

• Assemble control cabinets and program PLCs
• Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.
• Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine.
• Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment.
• Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.
• Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment.
• Installs, programs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment such as robots or programmable controllers.
• Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill, and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.
• Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
• Fabricates and repairs counters, benches, partitions, and other wooden structures.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• One-year certificate from college or technical school
• 3+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• PLC programing and controls experience.
• Ability to read and understand industrial equipment schematics.

Essential Job Functions

• The employee is required to use their hands to pull, push, handle, or feel of the product being produced.  They must also have the ability to stoop, kneel or crouch.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and or hazardous chemicals.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Outstanding organizational, interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills
• Good problem-solving skills
• Must maintain company confidentiality.
• Working in a Team orientated environment. 
• Demonstrate time management. 

Preferred Skills

• Experience in a plastics manufacturing environment.
• A background in the hunting, fishing, or outdoor sporting goods market helpful.  

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, sex, pregnancy status, age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

We comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law.