Location – Schenectady, NY
Pay Range - $28-$33 DOE
We are seeking a Maintenance Technician for a client located in Schenectady. This is a direct hire role! This is for 3rd shift! Monday-Friday 11pm -7am
Job Description:
The Maintenance Technicians are involved with maintenance and repair for all equipment in and outside of the building. This includes building maintenance, maching repairs, lighting system operation, some minor snow removal, tool making, parts, repair, welding, fabrication, cleaning of parts, roofing maintenance, rigging machinery, maintenance of air lines and steam lines, electrical conduits, operation of fork trucks, lift trucks, skyjackers, cherry picks along with working in conjuntion with outside contractors. A fork truck license training is also required.
Phyisical Requirements:
- Sitting - with 2 twenty-minute breaks/lunch an average of about 40 minutes per shift
- Standing - on average depending upon the job duties - 4 hours
- Walking - on average depending upon the job duties - 2 hours
- Lifting - Falls into the heavy physical demand level - 75lbs and under. There are lift devices for weights beyond 75lbs. Hydraulic cylinders and motors that need to be maneuverered often are done so by hand and ouwld fall into the heavy physical demand level.
- Kneeling - on a frequent basis
- Climbing - on the frequent basis
- Pushing/Pulling - On machinery such as gear boxes and when mill changes are done workers are required to push and pull with heavy physical forces.
- Heavy Grasp - Required at the frequent basis of both hands
- Fine Manipulation - At the frequrent basis when repairing and working with small tools
- Computer work - On average 2 hour per shift when putting in time sheets and work orders
- Repetitive Motion - No one task done constantly. Maintenance Technicians are pulling and pushing on wrenches at a frequent basis throughout the course of their work day.
- Personal Protective Equipment - Hearing protection, safety glasses, steel toe shoes and a variety of gloves depending upon the taks at hand.
- Travel Requirements - None
- Critical Demands of the job - workers are beding, lifting, squatting and even laying down on the cement floors when repairing machinery. Tight and narrow spaces must be gotten into for maintenance and repairs. Pulling on wrenches in narrow confined spaces is often required.
Educational Experience: High School diploma or GED required
Experience Required: Workers must pass a company test on the computer for Maintenance Technician and then go through job training.Are you the right fit?
Our ideal candidates are the type of people that want to get up for work every day, not sit around like a couch potato. The best candidates for AccuStaff are the ones who look at a glass half full, and are able to take advantage of each opportunity to show how they can contribute. Do we control every opportunity? Certainly not, but like our clients, we search for motivated people who want to succeed.