The Role

The Maintenance Team is responsible for assisting in the administration and maintenance of Vestas tools, and equipment; conducting reporting/inspection procedures, and assisting as directed with the day-to-day Maintenance initiatives within the factory locations. The Maintenance Team is responsible for installing, inspecting, testing, repairing, adjusting, and calibrating instruments/machines responsible for the manufacturing of turbine components. This position is also responsible for maintaining facilities, buildings, parking areas, landscape, campus, etc.

Responsibilities

This position has a heavy focus on Heavy equipment diagnoses and repair

Perform repairs and preventative maintenance on Heavy machinery including forklifts ranging from 5tons-42tons, container stacker, personnel lifts.

• Work with in repairing and maintaining production machines and the factory's equipment
• Coordinate the work order process and workflow optimization. Ensure all forms of the work order and equipment tracking are used and completed daily
• Maintain EAM database of new purchased equipment, existing equipment and maintain PM schedules. Facilitate factory tool calibrations and maintains all tool calibrations requirements.
• Create requisition in SAP for tools, equipment, new parts, instruments, and supplies
• Allocate team appropriately to support timely execution on work orders
• Development and implementation of preventive and predictive maintenance techniques
• Inspect and test shop equipment and new and repaired instruments to verify dimensions of parts and for conformance to quality control standards
• Track process indicators and spare parts / labor consumption and equipment performance
• Be first line of communication with equipment suppliers for quotes, orders and support for troubleshooting equipment. Host suppliers on site when required in accordance with Vestas safety procedures
• Provide Department Manager with equipment status reporting; including routine maintenance and damaged equipment for return to service estimations
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Education, Training, and Skills Required:
• A high school diploma or general education degree (GED),
• Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in heavy equipment maintenance and repair
• Able to accurately repair and diagnose heavy equipment
  • Strong Natural Ability to Work in Teams with ability to schedule and self-manage tasking timetables
  • High Degree of Adaptability & Flexibility
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel) and other software programs
  • Comfortable speaking in front of groups teaching/leading
  • Ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders
  • Knowledge of a manufacturing plant, chemical plant or refinery maintenance is preferred
  • Experience with repairs and maintenance of processing equipment
  • Reads and understands, Mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic prints and symbols.
  • Understand blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample part to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work piece, sequence of operations

Competences

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use of hands and fingers to handle and feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stand, and walk, as well as travel to other locations, some that may be remote. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function. These areas have risks typically associated with manufacturing environments, including but not limited to chemical usages, machine operations, physical agents such as noise, and interaction with conveyance and transport equipment. Typical job site conditions can range from: high temps, extreme cold, wet conditions, muddy conditions, dry conditions, unlevel ground
• What We Offer
• Great benefits coverage that includes dental and vision
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policies
• Great 401(k) plan (with employer match)
• Tuition assistance
• Salary range $ 22.00 – 27.00
• Monday to Thursday 5:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 145 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field.
With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future.
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity.
To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.