Maintenance Technician Jobs

Company Description

Founded in 1984, MAT Holdings, Inc. is a privately held $1.9 billion multi-national company with manufacturing operations, distribution centers and sourcing offices worldwide in the automotive, fencing, hardware, and power equipment sectors. Headquartered in Long Grove, Illinois we have over 40 factories on three continents, including 2.1 million square feet of U.S. distribution and manufacturing space. We provide our customers with a full range of services including U.S. and overseas engineering, quality assurance, logistic and distribution support, strategic warehousing, bi-lingual sourcing, product development, and marketing. MAT is a family of companies and products providing employment opportunities with more than 14,000 employees in 12 countries.

Our brake shoe manufacturing facility in Gardena, CA. produces high quality brake shoes as well as new brake kits and lined shoes for medium and heavy duty truck and bus applications. The business is part of the brake products group of MAT, which is a part of our presence in the commercial vehicle braking segment and complements our existing product offering in our heavy duty portfolio.

Performs the day-to-day maintenance activity in accordance with maintenance and operations strategies and goals that maximize the profits to the company by improving efficiencies and cutting costs. Proactively seeks opportunities for improvement to assure maximum company performance.

• Provides expert Technical Support.
• Provide experienced counsel during trouble-shooting process of repair.
• Proactively perform maintenance procedures to assure the most efficient operations of machinery and minimize the risk of failure.
• Proactively assess all machinery to determine needs for repair prior to a breakdown occurring.
• Continuously determine the greatest opportunity for improving efficiencies and decreasing costs when deciding whether to repair machinery or purchase new equipment.
• Collaborate with all areas of Operations and Warehouse to assure the best priority and course of action is taken.
• Continuously assess existing preventative maintenance processes and procedures to find opportunities for improvement.
• Efficiently repairs machinery through careful planning, exceptional detail to execution, and crucial intention of the machinery running more efficiently and reliably than prior to repair needs.
• Continuously assess repair tooling and equipment to assure excellent working condition to achieve maximum performance.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of maintenance experience
• Knowledge and understanding of hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical, power trains, metal forming and finishing equipment, E-coat paint equipment and procedures, and metal fabrication equipment is required.
• High school diploma required, 2 years of college preferred
• Experience in metal stamping and fabrication industry preferred.

Specific skills include: basic computer skills, good coaching and feedback skills, and excellent communication skills (listening, verbal, and written).

Benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement for PT & FT employess
• $800 sign-on bonus after 120 days of full time employment
• Medical, Dental & Vision
• 401k + Company Match
• Career Development based on Skills Matrix

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This is a full-time position.