Maintenance Technician - ThompsonFirstGroup

Thompson First Group is seeking a Maintenance Technician for a direct hire opportunity with a local client in Elkton, MD.

Candidates with an experience working in an industrial manufacturing setting completing mechanical and electrical repairs, troubleshooting and maintenance are encouraged to apply. 

Job Details/Responsibilities

• Associate is responsible to follow requirements of applicable national and international regulations
• Improve efficiency of production machinery, adjust courses for better optical alignment.
• Maintain operational status of all production lines. Perform complex repairs effectively and quickly to achieve maximum production time.
• Perform routine maintenance, service motors, gear boxes, electronic vision systems, and general electrical repairs.
• Order spare parts, maintain inventory on all electrical components, and monitor usage, improving or changing application of parts (finding better more durable parts), vendor interaction, pricing, vendor location, insuring delivery.
• Project work, major repairs, implement electronic improvement plan. Projects design, detection circuits, install quality and document working with central engineering.
• Provide training to personnel.
• Maintenance of documentation.
• Associate is responsible to follow requirements of Quality System; including but not limited to: process controls, inspection procedures, document/data control, and change control practices.
• Participates in project performance team meetings on behalf of the job unit in order to provide ideas, methods, or processes for unit/company performance improvement.
• Performs other job-related duties assigned.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements

• Position requires gowning procedures for controlled environment. Typically works around high speed machinery requiring close attention to safety to prevent physical entanglement.
• Will require the use of eye protection, and hearing protection w working in high noise level area. Conditions physically demanding when high number of machine break downs

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Mechanical aptitude is critical, as much of the knowledge needed comes from experience of actual line operation and then working in maintenance with a seasoned technician. Requires hand eye coordination in making precise and critical adjustments correct the 1st time. Skilled in adjusting optical inspection devices relay logic and programmable logic circuits (PLCs) troubleshooting programming.
• Requires exacting attention to work being performed.
• Considerable standing, reaching, pulling, stooping, etc., with occasional assistance lifting of weights up to 100 lbs.

Thompson First Group is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.