PRIMARY FUNCTION:

The Facilities Technician position involves knowledge of carpentry, maintaining lighting fixtures, basic machine maintenance, maintaining coolant systems, equipment and housekeeping. The role will also complete any duties required by the Maintenance Lead or Facilities Manager. He/She will also be expected Identify and resolve basic process problems and implement cost reduction ideas as well as address any urgent safety concerns.

MAJOR DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains work space before, during, and after each scheduled shift in accordance with 5S principles

• Operate scissor lift and basic fork lift. Experience with both is required, certification will be provided during the course of employment.

• Knowledge of lock-out, tag-out procedure • Forklift skills are a requirement, with the ability to load and unload storage racking systems safely

• The safe use of elevated platform trucks is a requirement for changing lights

• Warehousing of incoming inventory

• Basic electrical knowledge (i.e., determine if power is on/off, for LOTO purposes and changing bulbs)

• Basic plumbing and pipe fitting used on coolant systems

• Basic machine repair (belts adjustment, filter replacement, disassembly/reassembly of coolant systems)

• Basic carpentry tools saws, drills etc.

• Housekeeping of the entire facility which includes machine coolant changes, trash changes, shoveling/salting sidewalks, setting up and tearing down for events, etc.

• Basic hand tools knowledge

• Use safe practices and comply with all company policies, procedures and health, safety and environmental regulations, as required.

• Conduct safety observations and Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) activities as required by our plant EHS. Follow all safety requirements pertaining to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and operation of equipment.