Maintenance Technician

At Kruger Family Industries, parent company of Penda Corporation and TriEnda Holdings, our passion is to bring great products to life through an exceptional area of thermoformed solutions. It starts with who we are and is reinforced in everything we deliver. We are the North America leader in heavy gauge thermoformed plastics. We are committed to delivering highly engineered, high quality material handling products and automotive accessories that reduce the weight and cost of traditional composite, fiberglass, wood and metal products, making this an opportunity to work in an innovative environment during an exciting growth phase.

Summary:
Repairs and maintains machinery and mechanical equipment such as electric motors, pneumatic systems, and production machines and support equipment by performing the following responsibilities.
 

Education:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years of plastic production experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
 

Responsibilities:
Perform and document routine lubrication of production machinery and equipment.

Repairs or replaces defective mechanical parts.

Replaces faulty electrical parts such as relays, switches, motors and sensors.

Observes mechanical devices in operation to locate causes of trouble.

Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.

Replace and rewire electrical motors and control systems up to 480 VAC

Starts equipment to test their performance.

Sets up and operates drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.

Test and repair support equipment (grinders-thermal control units- hand tools)

Assist with the installation of new machinery and equipment.

Basic hydraulic knowledge.

Ability to weld ferrous metals.

Maintain regular and predictable attendance.