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Senior Maintenance Technician

Location:

Kansas City, MO, US, 64106

Best People + Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn’s success.

By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company’s rewards, we’ve found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100+ years.

Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, and we need inspired people like you to join us in our pursuit of building perfection.

Role Summary

The Senior Maintenance Technician provides expertise and oversight for maintenance operations within the facility. This role will also be responsible for advanced troubleshooting and repairs including cutting, welding, and part fabrication. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

Autonomy and Decision-Making: Makes decisions on assigned areas of responsibility, provides recommendations to supervisor and refers all exceptions to supervisor, as needed.
Career Path: Various

Key Role Responsibilities - Core

Reviews schematic diagrams, blueprints, and other technical documentation to determine maintenance and repair needs
Repairs or replaces worn or broken parts within machinery with guidance from facility leadership
Follows all manufacturers specified and internal safety guidelines
Performs repairs in a timely and efficient manner to minimize impact on production operations
Collaborates with Production Team to diagnose performance issues with machinery
Understands production processes and material flows
Updates maintenance documentation accurately to ensure maintenance schedules are followed

Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core

In addition, this role will be responsible for:

Provides hands-on support for all maintenance operations within the facility
Advises facility leadership on maintenance needs and operations, partners to fully develop 6 to 12 month maintenance schedules including full-facility shutdowns to complete needed repairs
Manages spare parts inventory, identifying business-critical parts and collaborating with procurement to obtain parts and maintain stock of frequently used materials
Ensures all operations are carried out by team members safely
Leads rebuilding of machinery as needed
Participates in review of proposed machinery acquisitions from a maintenance and repair support perspective

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner
Communication skills, verbal and written
Ability to follow-up on inquiries in a timely manner
Ability to identify common manufacturing materials and equipment
Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, both internally and externally

Education

High School Diploma or GED (Preferred)
Apprentice and/or Vocational/Technical/Trade training (Preferred)
In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

Experience

5+ years’ experience conducting repairs, maintenance, or installation of manufacturing equipment in an actively operating manufacturing environment (Required)
Experience conducting repairs on complex machinery (Required)
Experience machining equipment parts from raw materials (Preferred)
Experience with electrical systems and repair (Preferred)
Experience repairing and troubleshooting robotic equipment (Preferred)

Working Environment

Must be able to lift at least to 50 pounds
May be exposed to extreme conditions (hot or cold)
Maintenance facility environment, may be exposed to varying temperatures, moving equipment, noise and exhaust fumes
Must be willing to work non-traditional hours to meet business needs
May require working overtime as needed
Must have reliable transportation
May require use of respirator
Must be comfortable working at projected heights and narrow workspace
Frequent activity: Standing, Walking, Climbing, Bending, Kneeling, Carrying, Swinging, Reaching above Shoulder, Pushing, Pulling, Balancing
Frequent activity: Sitting, Viewing Computer Screen

Benefits Information

The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non-Union. Please click the link below for more details.

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This role is expected to accept applications for at least three business days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

JE Dunn Construction is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. JE Dunn Construction is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

JE Dunn provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for a job, please submit your request to accommodations@jedunn.com

JE Dunn Construction Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of JE Dunn Construction without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of JE Dunn Construction Company. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Why People Work Here

At JE Dunn we offer our employees an inspired place to enrich their life and the lives of those around them

Building on our rich history, our employee owners are shaping the future of JE Dunn. In our team-focused environment we do life together and are generously rewarded for our efforts