Maintenance Technician I

Description

Love Books? Come join a leader who treat Employees as family!

If you love books and want to play an active role in the continued expansion of one of the book industry's most important and fastest growing organizations, then you must be part of the Readerlink Distribution Service's dynamic team.

Readerlink sells 1 of every 3 trade print books sold in the United States to a blue chip customer base including the biggest names across multiple retail channels.

In the past few years, Readerlink has become the #1 book distributor in the U.S. by doubling its annual sales to over $1 billion through the distribution of 300 million books per year to over 70,000 store locations nationwide.

Readerlink ships via its extensive logistics network of 6 national distribution facilities totaling 50 acres of building capacity.

Readerlink also publishes under the name Printers Row Publishing Group with four unique imprints : Canterbury Classics, Portable Press, Silver Dolphin Books, Thunder Bay Press and Dreamtivity.

The diversity of these imprints allows PRPG to develop and expand on book industry trends in both the juvenile and adult book genres.

Readerlink HQ is in Oak Brook, Illinois with its publishing HQ in San Diego CA.

We offer the right candidate a highly competitive salary and much more....

• 401(k) Matching
• Employee Discount
• Health, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Referral Program
• Retirement Plan
• Vision Insurance

Essential Functions :

Assists Senior mechanic with day-to-day duties such as machine troubleshooting , light plumbing, carpentry, elec trical, and forklift maintenance.

Also moves furniture, waters batteries, changes light bulbs.

Non-Essential Fu ncti ons :

• Assist with compan y related functions.
• Ot h er duties may be assigned, directed, or requested .

Qualifications :

• High School diploma or GED equivalent preferred
• Must possess valid driver's license.
• Previous experience in warehouse environment and 1- 3 year s work experience in general repairs
• Experience with using hand t ools : d rills, Saws, hammers, and wrenches.
• Operation of electric forklifts

The requirements descr ibed here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job.

While performin g th e duties of this job, the employee :

• Must be able to stand u p to 10 hours in a day.
• Must be able to walk up to 8 hours.
• Will continuously reach up and out.
• Wi ll o ccasionally climb.
• Will occ asionally push / pull from 11 to 7 5 pounds.
• Will frequently bend , stoop, reach up and out, crou ch, kneel, and push / pull from 35 to 50 pounds.
• Will frequently lift to 50 pounds and occasionally lift to 75 pounds.
• Will occ asio nally have repetitive foot movement.
• Will freq u ently have repetitive hand / arm movements for simp le reaching, simple and firm grasping and / or fine hand man ipulation.
• Specific vision ability required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, co lor vision, peripheral vision, depth perception an d the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly requi red to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects; and reach with hands and arms.
• Must be able to wear g love s occasionally.

Language Skills :

Must ha v e communication skills in English , both writt en a nd verbally. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance inst ruct ions, and procedure manuals.

Ability to writ e routine reports and communicate via em ail system.

Mathematical Skills :

Must be proficient in ma them atics. Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.

Ability to perform these operations u sing units of American money and weight measurem e nts, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability :

Ability to apply c omm on sense understanding to carry out instr uctions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of thos e an emplo yee encounters while performing the essential func tio ns of this job.

Work is performed in a wareho use distribution center environment.

The employe e is frequently exposed to vibrations and dust and will be working around moving machinery.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate at low d eci bels.

Must be able to work in a fast paced, t eam environment.

ReaderLink is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

EOE / Minorities / Female / Disabled / Veteran.ReaderLink is committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting people with disabilities and veterans.

If you need an accommodation to assist with completing the electronic application, please email your request to emailprotected , or call : (708) 356-3737.