Maintenance Specialist - Santa Fe Springs

McMaster-Carr•Santa Fe Springs, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

McMaster-Carr is a leading e-commerce company that industrial customers have trusted for 125 years. Our products help them get manufacturing lines back up quickly, keep operations running smoothly, and prototype the next generation of innovative solutions. You’ll be part of a talented team supporting our distribution center and office facilities. You will use mechanical, electrical, and vehicle maintenance skills to repair, maintain and troubleshoot: Conveyor systems Pneumatic and hydraulic systems Electrical distribution equipment HVAC systems Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) Vehicle fleet (e.g., forklift, reach truck, order picker) You’ll also support general facility upkeep. Ultimately, you’ll do what is needed to keep the facility up and running, allowing our teams to focus on getting products to customers accurately and quickly. We are currently hiring for 2nd and 3rd shift roles. These positions may involve variable schedules, including swing shifts based on business needs, so flexibility in scheduling is required. We’re looking for dependable team players who prioritize and communicate well, take pride in their work, and can also work well independently. You should have 5+ years of maintenance experience, with a strong foundation of mechanical, electrical, and technical skills, including:

Requirements

5+ years of maintenance experience, with a strong foundation of mechanical, electrical, and technical skills
Experience with hand tools, small gearbox maintenance, and diagnosis of gear and belt drive systems
Familiarity with centrifugal pumps, hydraulic systems, and pneumatic systems
Ability to read electrical prints and use a multi-meter to troubleshoot electrical issues
Experience diagnosing Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
Familiarity with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and understanding digital inputs and outputs
Experience with vehicle repair and maintenance to address intermittent issues, guidance-related malfunctions or codes, steering issues.
Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel)

Nice To Haves

Experience with highly automated packaging, sortation, or carton closeout machines
Mechanical skills - welding, machining, fabrication, operating a Lathe, Bridgeport, MIG and/or TIG welder, or Sheet Metal Brake, moving and setting equipment, moving conveyors, maintaining
HVAC or fire suppression systems
Electrical skills – Arc Flash protocols, programming VFDs
Programming/technical skills – programming Allen Bradley or Siemens PLC code, experience with Building Automation Systems (BAS)

Responsibilities

Repair, maintain and troubleshoot conveyor systems
Repair, maintain and troubleshoot pneumatic and hydraulic systems
Repair, maintain and troubleshoot electrical distribution equipment
Repair, maintain and troubleshoot HVAC systems
Repair, maintain and troubleshoot Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
Repair, maintain and troubleshoot vehicle fleet (e.g., forklift, reach truck, order picker)
Support general facility upkeep