JW Hicks is a growing Northern Indiana based manufacturing company looking to add more Skilled Teammates to our team in Knox, IN. We offer rapid company growth and development, merit-based compensation, comprehensive benefits, a close-knit working environment, and a passion to produce the very best products on the market. The ideal candidate for JWHI is someone who is dependable, has a positive attitude, and shows the ability and willingness to learn, and a true drive for "Doing it Right."
Responsibilities:
- Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility’s equipment according to Company preventative maintenance program
- Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service
- Perform simple machinist duties and responsibilities.
- Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines
- Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service
- Diagnose problems, replace or repair broken or damaged equipment, test and make adjustments
- Troubleshoot and repair electrical equipment including PLC's, mechanical components, power supplies, drives, and test equipment
- Document maintenance activities by means of manual documents, computer data entry, and equipment identification
- Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties
- Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.
- Notify Supervision of equipment irregularities, investigate repetitive failures and recommend solutions
- Perform other duties as requested by Supervisior
- Proficiency with robotics a plus
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $26.00 - $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision Insurance
Experience level:
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Work setting:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Knox, IN 46534: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Experience:
- Programmable logic controllers: 3 years (Preferred)
- Mechanical knowledge: 3 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
High School Diploma or Equivalent Required
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $26.00 - $30.00 per hour