Maintenance Technician

Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing - and into more than 23 million vehicles every year.

The Maintenance Technician will provide regular maintenance of production equipment, testing and introducing new monitoring and controls systems.

Multiple positions available for 2nd shift (5:00pm to 3:30am, M-F).

Responsibilities and duties:

• Maintenance of production equipment.
• Manufacture of new production machinery and equipment.
• Schedule and order parts and equipment needed for new assembly lines.
• Material allocation.
• Respond urgently during production hours in performing maintenance.
• Conscious of cost and production impact of downtime on any machinery and equipment.
• Provide accurate and timely feedback about production machinery and equipment to maintenance supervisor.
• Study production schedule and schedule maintenance work accordingly.
• Adjust work procedures to meet production schedules.
• Planning and coordinating installation and commissioning of electrical and electronic controllers.
• Testing and introducing new monitoring and control systems.
• Monitoring deadlines.

Specific function related duties:

• Disposal of used oil, emulsion and oil separators.
• Checking maintenance work generally and on compressors.
• Setting up work places to suit production machinery design and in co-operation with production.
• Continuous implementation of preventive maintenance programs.
• Determining the size and functionality of controllers.
• Supervising and executing switch cabinet building and fitting, machine wiring and connections and programming.
• Maintains, repairs, and calibrates electronic equipment including numeric control systems or other electronic controls for production machinery.
• Performs tasks associated with test and repair of equipment including taking apart and reassembling components after repairing or replacing parts.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment (Automotive manufacturing is preferred).
• Maintenance experience with robotics and welding is a plus.
• Possess skills to perform hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical troubleshooting.
• Possess skills to perform welding and cutting operations associated with equipment maintenance and repair.
• Experience in building and maintenance of production equipment.
• PC skills in Excel, Word, etc.
• PLC Experience Siemen preferred; acceptable Allen Bradley, Festo.
• Experience in building switch cabinets and in wiring up machines.
• Must have equivalent of a high school diploma.

PRIMARY LOCATION

Clanton