Maintenance Technician

Overview: p style="margin: 0px;"Stryten Energy in the Fort Smith, AR area, operates a growing battery manufacturing factory. Through the Industrial Power division, we are an essential business that produces batteries, services and solutions for the Motive and Network Power industries./pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"Stryten is currently recruiting for a Maintenance Technician to join our team at our plant.  The position is responsible for mechanical and electrical maintenance repairs and installation of new equipment./pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"strongPay rate = $30.94 as starting rate and after 90 day probationary period increased to $31.24 with great benefits!!!/strong/pp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongShifts:   /strong2nd Shift: 2:30pm-11:00pm   (Sun-Mon Off)/pdiv /divp style="margin: 0px;" /pp style="margin: 0px;"strongemApply online or text plantjobs to 97211 to begin your pre-screening process!/em/strong/p Responsibilities: p style="margin: 0px;"To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Other duties may be assigned./pulliDiagnose and repair malfunctioning equipment including power sources (480V 3-phase equipment and DC powered equipment)/liliSuggest and implement improvements to existing equipment./liliCarry out and suggest preventive maintenance as assigned./liliPerform repairs on the facility itself, including electrical, light construction and mechanical./liliAfter being trained in Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), being able to follow the LOTO procedure in all appropriate situations./liliAbility to be trained and apply safety and environmental to the work situation./liliWear all protective equipment as the job and environment and company policies dictate./liliAid in the installation of new equipment and the removal of old equipment./liliRepair/operate high pressure boilers and steam systems./liliAll other duties as assigned by their supervisor/manager or the departmental Production Supervisor. While performing the duties of this job, the individual is required to regularly attend eight (8) hour shifts on 1st, 2nd or 3rd shifts from Monday through Friday with mandatory overtime frequently./liliHelps completes daily and weekly 5s responsibilities particularly for their area and for the department/li/ul Qualifications: p style="margin: 0px;"strongEDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE/strong/pulliHigh school diploma or equivalent./liliMust possess or be able to obtain high pressure boiler license within 1 year of starting the position/liliPreferences given to:/liulliManufacturing experience/liliPneumatics experience/liliMechanical experience/liliHydraulics experience/liliElectrical experience/liliConstruction experience/liliExperience with battery manufacturing/liliStrong knowledge of DC powered equipment/li/ul/ulp style="margin: 0px;"strongLANGUAGE SKILLS/strong/pulliAbility to read, analyze and interpret common technical instructions./liliEffectively communicate with co-workers, customer and management./liliAbility to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Good written and verbal communication skills/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"strongREASONING ABILITY/strong/pulliAbility to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form/liliPass a basic maintenance test as administered by the Company/liliPrefer the ability to define problems and draw valid conclusions to help determine the work that needs to be performed/liliPrefer an understanding of basic electricity/electronics in order to troubleshoot problems/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"strongspanEMOTIONAL DEMANDS:/span/strong/pulliWhile performing the duties of this job, individual is regularly required to maintain an acceptable pace of production, and occasionally required to maintain a faster pace of production with multiple priorities and frequent changes./li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"strongspanCERTIFICATES AND LICENSES:/span/strong/pulliMay require a valid Operator License for powered industrial truck (also known as forklift, Drexel, or pallet jack)/li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"strongspanOTHER CATEGORIES AS REQUIRED:/span/strong/pulliThe physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions./li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"strongspanPHYSICAL DEMANDS:/span/strong/pulliWhile performing the duties of this job, individual is regularly required to stand; use hands to grasp, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. Individual is frequently required to look from side to side. Individual is occasionally required to walk, use both hands to manipulate, control or set; bend their neck to look up and down, bend their waist to reach for things below their shoulders and hips; operate foot controls in a repetitive movement; hear verbal instructions and equipment traffic around them./liliAbility to occasionally lift up to 40 lbs. on a daily basis and regularly lift, push or pull 41 to 150 lbs. with assistance of equipment on a daily to weekly basis./liliIndividual is frequently required to use brazing torch, hand tools, and to occasionally use air tools and a touch screen computer screen./liliRegular use of safety glasses, gloves, uniforms, steel toed boots and welding or cutting goggles at all times in the plant (provided by employer) and use of respirator as necessary./liliVision requirements: 20/40 or better, depth perception and full field view./li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"strongspanWORK ENVIRONMENT:/span/strong/pulliThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions./liliWhile performing the duties of this job, individual is regularly exposed to molten lead, dust and heavy metals, like lead, and cadmium./liliIndividual occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals like acid and risk of electrical shock or causing electrical shock./liliIndividual is regularly exposed to extreme heat and humidity during the summer months in a plant that is not air conditioned./liliIndividual is occasionally exposed to odors, moving machinery (different types of forklifts and pallet jacks)./liliIndividual is regularly exposed to lead, lead dust, epoxy (gluing at another in the immediate area), gases (natural gas and oxygen), solvents (isopropyl alcohol), and occasionally paint./liliNoise level is minimal to loud where hearing protection is offered but not required, and the surroundings are clean to dirty./li/ulp style="margin: 0px;"Stryten Energy encourages candidates with Military training and/ or experience to apply. /pp style="margin: 0px;"span style="color: #ffffff;"#CB/span/p EEO Statement: p style="margin: 0px;"spanStryten Energy is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law./span/p About Statement: div class="elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7260816 top column-style-top" data-id="7260816" data-element_type="column"div class="elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated"div class="elementor-widget-wrap"div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ec7ea42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="ec7ea42" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"div class="elementor-widget-container"div class="elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix"spanStryten Energy helps solve the world’s most pressing energy challenges with a broad range of energy storage solutions across the Essential Power, Motive Power, Transportation, Military and Government sectors. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we partner with some of the world’s most recognized companies to meet the growing demand for reliable and sustainable energy storage capacity. Stryten powers everything from submarines to subcompacts, microgrids, warehouses, distribution centers, cars, trains and trucks. Our stored energy technologies include advanced lead, lithium and vanadium redox flow batteries, intelligent chargers and energy performance management software that keep people on the move and supply chains running. An industry leader backed by more than a century of expertise, Stryten has The Energy to Challenge the status quo and deliver top-performing energy solutions for today and tomorrow. Learn more at /spana href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=fr-CCPrg4rZiUYhfNyf8DL262M3eBdLUJ4rLBN4FMpoM0XpNBeBuV5pLGQRP1NKyzDVkauJHwv1Br8lb3weWzg==" target="_blank" title="stryten.com" rel="noopener"stryten.com/aspan./span/div/div/div/div/div/div