Maintenance Technician

Embark on a career journey with Franklin Electric, where your passion meets purpose, and every day is an opportunity to make a difference in our global communities in providing access to water, fuel and electricity.

What you will be doing:

Responsible for maintaining the internal and external facility physical assets of the property.

• Support the manufacturing process and the facility by maintaining or repairing equipment.

• Complete preventive maintenance and planned maintenance projects in a timely and safe manner.

• Participate in improvement events.

• Keep machine and facility records up to date.

• Recommend improvements to existing processes.

• Maintain working order of necessary repair equipment and tools.

• Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
 -None.

Who we want:

Hard-working winners. Confident, competitive, and results-oriented professionals who create a track record of success.

Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

What you need:

• Experience with maintenance equipment to include fork lift, snow clearing equipment, welding and machine shop equipment.

• Troubleshooting electrical and mechanical issues

• Hands-on experience with inspection tools, test equipment, and hand tools.

• Able to communicate effectively both orally and written with co-workers, other departments and outside vendors.
 

Education and Experience

• Equivalent of four years of high school (required).

• Completion of trade school or equivalent completing certificate in facilities maintenance (required).

• Three to four years of experience in manufacturing and facility support maintenance.
 

 Computer Skills

• Basic: Computer, electronic mail and utilization of the internet for research purposes.
 

 Certificates and Licenses

• None.
 

 PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is:

o Regularly required to sit, talk, or hear.

o Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and to reach with hands and arms.

o Occasionally required to stand, walk, climb, or balance.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

The company will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.
 
 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
 • This position is not subjected to harmful environmental conditions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.