Maintenance Technician

at  Gates Corporation

At Gates, we welcome challenges, celebrate hard work, and continually seek new talent to join our global company. Our Siloam Springs, AR plant is looking for a Maintenance Technician. We recently implemented a new pay structure with maintenance wages $23.00-$33.00 depending upon skills. Please review below to see if this might be the right opportunity for you:

OVERVIEW:

At Gates, we welcome challenges, celebrate hard work, and continually seek new talent to join our global company. Our Siloam Springs plant is looking for one Maintenance Technician. Please review below to see if this might be the right opportunity for you.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• GED or High School Diploma required; technical degree preferred
• 5 years of experience preferred
• Communication skills; verbal, written listening and understanding
• Experience in industrial maintenance, mechanical troubleshooting, basic Programmable Logic Controller programming and troubleshooting, schematics reading, hydraulics, pneumatics, fabrication, and installation
• High level of mechanical aptitude
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong team player; proactively able to step in to support other team members as needed and share knowledge to allow cross training of all functions, builds collaborative relationships.
• Must be a self-starter requiring minimal supervision

• Responsible for performing preventive maintenance, repairing industrial equipment, fixing safety concerns and maintaining the facility
• Daily accuracy and productivity work is necessary for inventory control and accountability
• Entry level knowledge and ability to perform machine maintenance/mechanics, basic understanding of hydraulics, blue print reading, welding and fabrication and operation of machine tools to repair machine components is required
• Demonstrates ability to install new equipment and work with high pressure steam, air, water and gas lines.
• Demonstrates ability to install of electrical/electronic controls and components, piping and tubing.
• Tracks time, materials and keep accurate records of work performed. Communicates information to co-workers in a clear and concise manner.
• Attendance is an essential function of this position. The employee must have regular, reliable, punctual and consistent attendance. The employee must be able to work regular and/or flexible hours or shifts, overtime before and after regular hours and shifts, as well as on weekends.
• Position works rotating nightshift, 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM