About the position
The Maintenance Tech is responsible for troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing complex mechanical and electrical issues within conveyor systems. This role involves ensuring that the system meets all the client’s specifications and standards along with all applicable local, state, and national codes. The Maintenance Tech evaluates current material handling processes and considers innovation in technology, materials, methods, and controls software as an integral component of the system design. They influence the conceptual configuration of major equipment and controls elements of the project based on the layout of the space identified by the Client for the system through critical analysis, ensuring the system meets the form, fit, and function of the contract/specification requirements. Additionally, the Maintenance Tech develops general arrangement drawings of the system and prepares the preliminary manifest as input to the cost estimate process, assists the Estimator to establish costs and timelines for the project in the Proposal phase, and provides support to the Engineering team during subsequent phases of the project as required to ensure the integrity of the system is maintained.
Responsibilities
- Ensures that the system meets all the client’s specifications and standards along with all applicable local, state, and national codes.
- Evaluates current material handling processes and considers innovation in technology, materials, methods, and controls software as an integral component of the system design.
- Influences the conceptual configuration of major equipment and controls elements of the project based on the layout of the space identified by the Client for the system through critical analysis.
- Develops general arrangement drawing(s) of the system and prepares the preliminary manifest as input to the cost estimate process.
- Assists the Estimator to establish costs and timelines for the project in the Proposal phase.
- Provides support to the Engineering team during subsequent phases of the project as required to ensure the integrity of the system is maintained.
- Anticipates installation, testing, and debugging phases of critical projects as required.
- Provides concrete, well-thought-out plans that can be moved into Engineering once the order is won without issue.
- Collaborates with clients, engineers, and other staff to understand the specified material and the conveyance, transport, or other handling needs.
- Evaluates current technology used in the material handling process, considering innovations in material and methods to provide the best solution to DCI’s Clients.
- Recommends improvements to ensure the most innovative, efficient, and cost-effective material handling solutions within the schedule constraints of the project.
- Defines testing and acceptance steps and ensures the system agrees with customer requirements and applicable regulatory rules.
- Drafts sketches, examples, and written analysis of proposed designs or improvements to handling system, packaging, and other related elements.
- If/when required, supports the installation, testing, and debugging phases of projects.
- Drafts (or assists with drafting) relevant technical documentation, specifications, and lists.
- Actively manage the risk of the project regarding the overall design and implementation both identifying and mitigating.
Requirements
- 5+ years in the conveyor/material handling industry is preferred.
- Strong diverse knowledge and expertise of material handling equipment from both a mechanical aspect as well as controls and software.
- Exposure to structural design and electrical system design is a plus.
- A general level of understanding of common building support systems (i.e., egress and safety systems).
- Knowledge of the applicable codes, standards and specifications used in material handling systems as recognized by the industry.
- Understands testing and acceptance methods and rationale, and able to influence both and implement within the system design.
Nice-to-haves
- The ability to conceptualize creative system designs and implementation strategies.
- Must recognize that individual Clients may have their own specifications and stay up to date with any changes.
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to make significant presentations to DCI Senior Management and Clients as needed.
- Must have the ability to multitask, meet deadlines, and problem-solve, both individually and on a team.
- Must have the ability to estimate lifecycle cost of material handling systems to provide the best long-term solution to DCI’s Clients.
- Strong management/leadership skills and ability/willingness to sponsor growth initiatives and change.
- Collaborative and caring leader that is self-confident but with low ego.
- A driven individual, committed to the organization delivering results and with the ability to focus and provide focus to others on delivering key initiatives, and targets.
- Takes a broad view of issues to manage competing forces and drives understanding motivation and stakeholder value.
- Strategic Thinking: Holistic thinker with the ability to juggle multiple goals and deadlines in the context of the big picture.
Benefits
- Full-Time position; salary with benefits
- Work Schedule: 40 hours per week, which will include evenings and weekends.
