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Welcome to SVA’s jobs portal, your one-stop shop for finding the most up to date source of employment opportunities. We have partnered with the National Labor Exchange to provide you this information. You may be looking for part-time employment to supplement your income while you are in school. You might be looking for an internship to add experience to your resume. And you may be completing your training ready to start a new career. This site has all of those types of jobs.

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Job Information

Spartech Electrical/Maintenance Technician (REQ477) in Goodyear, Arizona

Electrical/Maintenance Technician

Goodyear, AZ

Starting Wage: $25.00 - $30.00/hour based on experience.

How can you make a difference at your job and can have the opportunity to grow?

Join the Goodyear, AZ - Spartech Team!

Job Summary:

The Electrical/Maintenance Technician is responsible for safely completing maintenance assignments to build, repair and/or maintain all equipment in good operating condition as quickly and accurately as possible, while keeping associated costs to a minimum to help meet Plant goals. The Maintenance Technician is expected to be multi-skilled and able to contribute to plant maintenance activities in a variety of craft disciplines.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Completes projects with minimal guidance showing a proactive attitude to minimizing equipment down time and lost production capability.

  • Troubleshoots mechanical devices in operation. Dismantles and examines devices to gain access to and remove defective parts. Adjusts, repairs or replaces defective parts.

  • Sets up and operates shop machinery such as drill press, grinders, band saws, cutting torch, welder. etc. Uses hand tools and pneumatic tools to modify or repair parts and equipment.

  • Installs new or repairs/modifies electronic, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment as needed.

  • Improves reliability and uptime of all equipment. Takes a proactive approach to equipment issues with a preventive maintenance mentality.

  • Operates forklift and aerial lift platform as needed.

  • Ability to understand and repair steam systems and monitor boiler operations.

  • Researches supplies, parts and tools needed to efficiently complete work orders.

  • Assists in identifying and maintaining an accurate inventory of parts by effective utilization of a CMMS.

  • Contributes to upkeep and updating of required paperwork such as records, maintenance logs, documents, manuals, drawings, PM logs, etc.

  • Supports the vision, mission and guiding principles of the company.

  • Follows applicable Safety, Health and Environmental rules and guidelines while performing job duties.

  • Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.

  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Required Education and Skills

  • Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.

  • Must be willing to complete Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship

  • Must have basic skills on use of computers: MS Office, Windows.

  • Requires the ability to safely operate a wide variety of tools such as hand tools, power tools, drill press, band saw, welder, cutting torch, etc.

  • Must be able to navigate electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics and blueprints for planning and troubleshooting.

  • Must be able to read, communicate and comprehend written and oral instructions; read and comprehend safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, equipment files, etc.

  • Ability to effectively work at heights and in confined spaces.

  • Must have knowledge of mechanical systems including gear boxes, motors, air compressors, pumps, AC, DC, drive troubleshooting, etc.

  • Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Strong organization skills and self-starter motivation. Prioritization skills in alignment with production priorities. Continuous Improvement mindset and results oriented.

  • Must have math skills to add, subtract, multiply and divide and the ability to perform these operations to calculate equations for weight measurement, volume, and distance, etc.

  • Must have ability to reason and address problems safely and efficiently.

  • Must have manual dexterity sufficient to operate a wide variety of hand tools, hand trucks, forklift, mechanical platforms and lifts, bench tools, welders, saws, drills etc.

Years of Experience:

  • 5 years of prior experience in industrial maintenance, electrical, mechanical, or in a related field; or a combination of education and experience deemed equivalent

Required Certification, Licenses, Registration:

  • Journeyman card preferred/ Specific Craft Certification/Licenses a plus

  • Technical education a plus

Benefits

We offer competitive salary, incentive, and benefit programs. Most Benefits Start Day ONE!

Benefits include:

  • Medical, Dental, & Vision.

  • Company paid life and long-term and short-term disability programs.

  • Flexible spending accounts.

  • 401(k) with a strong matching program.

  • 120 hours Paid Time Off (pro-rated based on hire date).

  • 11 paid holidays.

Spartech LLC, headquartered in Maryland Heights, Missouri is a leading manufacturing organization in the Custom Sheet & Roll Stock and Packaging industries with over a dozen locations throughout the United States. We have a broad customer base with extensive product offerings. Many of our materials are used in products you might see every day— for example if you start your morning with a yogurt or your child eats a single serving peanut butter—you may have already seen some of our materials. More unique uses of our materials can be seen in Military or security applications; for example, with bullet proof materials. From routine daily-life to life-saving applications—we make a difference. Our broad scope of products and services keep our environment interesting and challenging with a culture focused on success. If you want to make a difference in a fast-paced environment with a company large enough to offer you room to grow but not so large that you become just a “number”, Spartech might be the ideal company for you.

Spartech, LLC provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status, or other legally protected classification in the state in which a person is seeking employment. Spartech will use E-Verify to ensure employment eligibility of newly hired employees where required.

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