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Equipment Maintenance Technician III

AT Sparton
Sparton

Equipment Maintenance Technician III

DeLand, FL

Equipment Maintenance Technician III

Position Objective
This role involves supporting the production floor by conducting preventive maintenance and performing advanced repairs on equipment, fixtures, and systems (including mechanical, electromechanical, pneumatic, electrical, and automation). Responsibilities include evaluating, recommending, and implementing equipment enhancements to improve availability, capability, and yield. Additionally, the role requires performing equipment failure analyses (both preventive and unscheduled maintenance) and troubleshooting, diagnosing, and identifying root causes of equipment issues.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Prepares new machines for operation by following established protocols and procedures, and performs regular technical testing to ensure their safety and efficiency
  • Conducts preventative, predictive, and reliability maintenance checks on high energy systems or those requiring specific skills or training.
  • Troubleshoot and repair advanced pressure, acoustic, electrical, signal, electromechanical, mechanical, pneumatic, network, software, and automation systems.
  • Coordinate with other departments in documenting root cause analysis, execute A-3 or other root cause solving processes to document and solve recurring issues.
  • Perform specialized equipment and high accuracy requirement calibrations.
  • Implement new equipment and parts into existing systems and equipment to improve efficiency and reduce downtime.
  • Generate non-production work orders in the CMMS to address equipment, tooling, and test system defects, as well as to replace parts and consumables, ensuring all parts are issued to work orders via CMMS.
  • Complete assigned work orders in the CMMS, including equipment assembly and installation, inspections, and calibration.
  • Track daily work through completion of work orders within CMMS.
  • Provide recommendations for PM periodicity changes based off of usage and previous calibration data.
  • Self-starter, focused on improving safety and efficiency.

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Secondary Responsibilities

  • Prioritize response to requests from production for equipment trouble calls
  • Initiate drawing and procedural changes in Agile
  • Assist process automation engineers and tool design group with generating and debugging machine programs on the line.
  • Build new test systems and production equipment from engineering drawings.
  • Optimize balance between equipment use and settings for maximum efficiency.
  • Provide point-to-point verification on new equipment and fixturing.
  • Mentor and train junior technicians.

Required Education and Experience

  • 2-year degree from an accredited university or vocational school in Electrical, Mechanical, Engineering related field OR a combination of education and relevant experience.
  • A minimum of 8 years of technical experience.

Required Qualifications

  • Knowledgeable in Electrostatic Discharge Protection (ESD) practices, including set up and verification of Electrostatic Protection Areas.
  • Should be familiar with reading and manipulating multiple data formats.
  • Understanding of NFPA 70, IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, ANSI S20.20 and WHMA A-620.
  • Ability to read, understand, and develop electrical and mechanical schematics for diagnosis and repair.
  • Proficiency in computer skills, including MS Office Suite, CMMS, Agile, and Aegis.
  • Must have good written and verbal communication skills.
  • U.S. Citizenship is required.

Supervisory Responsibilities
None.

Travel Requirement
None to less than 10%.

Here Are Some of the Great Benefits We Offer:

  • Many positions offer a 4/10 work schedule, Monday through Thursday
  • Competitive pay & 401k matching program to plan for your future
  • Robust medical, dental, vision, & disability coverage with qualified wellness discounts
  • Basic Life Insurance and Additional Life & AD&D Insurances are available
  • Paid Vacation and Sick Time and 11 Paid Holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Generous Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Voluntary Benefits Available: Longer Term Care, Legal, Identify Theft, Pet Insurance, and many more options
  • Voluntary Tricare Supplement available for military retiree

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands describe here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. This job operates in a professional office environment and a manufacturing environment. The employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions in the plant. The noise level in the work environment may be loud.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, talk, and communicate, use hands/finger, feel, and reach with arms. This position requires the ability to lift, bend or stoop as necessary up to 40 lbs.

Safety:
Ensure that all assignments are performed in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, Provincial and Company safety and health regulations, and where applicable, proper personal protective equipment is utilized.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Accessibility
Sparton DeLeon Springs, LLC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please email us at Accessibility@Sparton.com

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Client-provided location(s): De Leon Springs, FL, USA
Job ID: Sparton-8a78839f95f8533f0196157678cb0577
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • Life Insurance
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Woman founded/led
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)