Maintenance Technician at Clarios, LLC in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Job Description:

Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Pay: $32.45/hr while training on days, plus $1.25 shift premium when placed on nights.

Shifts: Nights 2-2-3 (5:45pm to 6:15am)

What You Get:

• Paid vacation, holidays, and personal days


• Annual bonus opportunity


• Tuition Reimbursement Program


• Tool allowance up to $600/ year


• Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance


• Employee Battery Program.


• Weekly Pay

How You Will Do It:

• Emphasis on safe work practices, adherence to LOTO procedures and use of PPE.


• Troubleshooting and repairing of machinery, conveyors, and robotics.


• Diagnose problems, replace, or repair parts, test and adjust


• Cooperation with others toward achieving team and departmental goals


• Must have knowledge of 120, 208, and 480 VAC circuits


• Experience with conveyors, electronics, PLC hardware and ladder logic required.


• Understanding of motor control circuitry (VFDs, soft starts etc.) required


• May be required to set up and operate one or all the following machines: lathe, milling machine, drill press, grinder, power saws, etc.


• Must be able to read schematics and blueprints.


• Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines


• Perform preventive maintenance to assure maximum equipment functionality.


• Adhere to, implement, and always follow safety guidelines and procedures.


• Perform other duties as directed by supervisor.

What We Look For

• Minimum 5 years maintenance technician experience.


• High school diploma or equivalent required.


• Post high school training in maintenance or repair disciplines desired.


• Mechanical skills and electrical repair knowledge.


• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.


• Must be able to work all shifts up to 12 hours and occasional overtime.


• Capable of performing physical labor to include carrying and moving equipment and tools up to 50-70 lbs.


• Able to work in unusual and sometimes difficult positions due to limited space.


• Agility to climb ladders to perform repairs.


• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.


• Working knowledge with computers.


• Successful Maintenance technicians must be responsive to resolve issues in a timely manner reducing downtime in production machinery.

What We Do Here

Our Fort Wayne, Indiana distribution center charges, packages and ships the batteries used in cars, boats, motorcycles, and heavy-duty trucks. We opened in 1999 and now employ 130 people. We are actively involved in our local community and give back through The United Way.

Who we are:
Clarios is the creator behind the world’s most recognizable car battery brands. We are the car battery found in most new vehicles including leading brands such as Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. Our 16,000 employees develop, manufacture, and distribute batteries for virtually every type of vehicle. We recover, recycle, and reuse up to 99% of our battery materials, leading sustainability practices in our industry. Clarios, formerly Johnson Controls Battery Group, is currently a Brookfield portfolio company. Learn more about us at www.clarios.com.

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please apply. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is key to challenging the status quo. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process by emailing Special.Accommodations@Clarios.com. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in our teams in terms of work experience, area of expertise, gender, ethnicity, and all other characteristics protected by laws in the countries where we operate. For more information on our commitment to sustainability, diversity, and equal opportunity, please read our latest report. We want you to know your rights because EEO is the law.

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