Maintenance Technician

Job Highlights

Company Profile

Challenge Manufacturing produces automotive parts, specializing in welded assemblies and precision-engineered metal-formed products. The company supplies these components to the global automotive industry.

Job Profile

The company is hiring a Maintenance Technician who will provide production support by performing setup, troubleshooting, and operations of automated welding cells within the production facility, as well as implementing best practices and proactively assessing welding/robotic applications.

Education Level

• High School Diploma (credible)
• Must be 18 years of age or older

Work Experience

• Experience with Microsoft applications (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)

License/Certification

• Must be able to successfully pass pre-offer Auto Tech I and II testing
• Within 6 months to a year must successfully obtain a qualification card

Duties/Responsibilities

• Able to run Red Rabbit process and troubleshoot issues if a failure occurs (i.e., properly adjust sensors or switches)
• Basic cell resets (i.e., Homing cell, robot, and tooling)
• Basic knowledge of dispense systems (i.e., changing barrels properly, visual inspection of the system, replacement of nozzles, fittings, or components)
• Basic understanding of the weld fixture adjustment process
• Basic welding (theory and experience, resistance welding, projection welding, GMAW welding, acetylene torch usage
• Basic welding technology troubleshooting (i.e., resistance spot welding applications, weld tip inspection, tip force, shunt cable inspection/replacement, etc.), GMAW component knowledge and troubleshooting (i.e., nozzle, tip, diffuser inspection, inspection/replacement of gooseneck, welding torch, etc.)
• Follow all safety procedures and protocols while servicing or maintaining equipment
• Machine cleaning
• Mentor and support Weld Technician trainees
• Nut feeder operational understanding and when needed adjustment (i.e., inspection for proper level of nuts, spear alignment, clearing a jam condition)
• Perform the changeover process of the stationary welders, change out cells, and automated cells
• Perform preventative maintenance on fixtures and cells, including proper lubrication of components
• Perform weld tip/cap changes and weld gun maintenance
• Plex utilization (Documentation, locate parts and components in the Plex directory, work orders, find set-up documentation, downtime codes)
• Proficiency and understanding of the use of hand measurement tools
• Touching up of robotic programmed points within a program
• Understanding of how to use a Multimeter
• Understanding of types, uses, replacement, and setup of common sensors

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Exposure to noise and dust
• Indoors and outdoors work
• On-call or shift work
• Physically demanding tasks
• Safety gear required

Work Environment

• Able to stand for 8-10 hours a day and be physically capable of performing the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Benefits/Perks

• The company offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions, Flexible Spending Accounts, Company-Paid Short-Term Disability and Basic Life, Voluntary Life and LTD, Employer 401 (k) Match, ESOP shares, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off.

Employer’s Statement

Challenge Manufacturing is an Equal Opportunity Employer.