Plant Maintenance Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Purpose :

The Plant Maintenance Technician is responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of all ready-mix concrete plants, precast equipment, and related plant structures. This role requires expertise in preventative and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems. The technician also serves as a coach and resource to plant managers, promoting safety and operational excellence.

Essential Functions :

• Maintain full compliance with all safety and environmental policies and procedures, ensuring both personal and team adherence.
• Consistently use proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Address safety-related issues immediately with supervisor or plant managers.
• Complete all assigned safety training within required timeframes.
• Perform routine, preventative, and corrective maintenance on wet batch and central batch ready-mix plants, precast equipment, and plant-related structures.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Inspect plant machinery, recommend and perform necessary repairs.
• Install, repair, and maintain heavy industrial process equipment.
• Conduct shaft alignments, coupling installations, and belt / chain adjustments.
• Repair or replace rotating equipment such as fans, compressors, and material handling systems.
• Fabricate, weld, and modify parts to restore equipment to service.
• Safely rig, lift, and handle heavy equipment during installations or repairs.
• Proactively schedule plant maintenance and preventative maintenance repairs.
• Create weekly schedules designed to minimize drive time while ensuring 100% completion of PMs and repairs.
• Perform predictive maintenance on motors, gearboxes, conveyors, pumps, bearings, and other critical systems.
• Operate equipment including boom lifts, cranes, forklifts, and other mobile machinery.
• Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, and schematics.
• Use precision measuring tools to dismantle, align, and reassemble machinery components.
• Respond to urgent calls outside of normal business hours.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and document all work in logs.
• Conduct regular walkthroughs with plant managers to provide ongoing maintenance training.
• Coach plant managers on plant maintenance requirements.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements :

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