Valassis, a Vericast business, is a premier marketing solutions company that accelerates profitable revenue growth for the thousands of businesses it serves directly by influencing consumer purchasing and transaction behavior at scale while engaging with over 120 million households daily.  We are recognized as leading providers of incentives, advertising, marketing services, transaction solutions, customer data and cross-channel campaign management, and intelligent media delivery that create millions of customer touch points annually for their clients.  For more information, visit http://www.vericast.com or follow Vericast on LinkedIn

Maintenance Technician 1 - 2nd Shift

• Monday- Thursday (Fridays and weekends may be required)
• 5:00pm-3:30am (work hours may change due to business needs)
• Starting Wage: $22.00 Per Hour + $1.25 Shift Differential

Position Summary:

• Provide maintenance and repairs to production machinery and facility repairs

Key Duties / Responsibilities:

• Perform the necessary corrective maintenance to ensure the facility and equipment are operating properly
• Perform all maintenance activities in a safe, clean and efficient manner
• Replace and repair parts, rebuild equipment and align gears, shafts, pulleys and belts
• Utilize illustrated parts breakdown manuals and operational manuals in the repair, modification and maintenance of equipment
• Perform inventory control of parts and equipment used from inventory
• Respond to all assigned maintenance work orders in a timely manner
• Respond in a timely manner to all red lights and maintenance requests on the production floor
• Perform preventive maintenance (PM) activities in accordance with the preventive maintenance plan
• Record activities using the proper PM checklist sheets
• Perform housekeeping duties required of maintenance staff including work area clean-up, machine and equipment clean-up, sweeping production floor after clean-up and various other general housekeeping duties as assigned
• Perform activities to acquire detailed knowledge of equipment components to diagnose causes of electrical mechanical malfunctions or provide corrective maintenance
• Participate in a maintenance training programs to continuously improve knowledge, skills and abilities
• Develop skills in electrical or HVAC fields
• Maintain compliance with changing OSHA regulations
• Learn and follow all safety regulations and job instructions to perform primary job duties

Experience / Skills / Abilities:

• 1 year of related experience
• Prior electro-mechanical experience
• Proficient in performing production equipment preventive maintenance
• Able to diagnose equipment faults and malfunctions
• Knowledgeable of OSHA regulations
• Computer literate
• Able to identify and perform Level B & C equipment preventative maintenance

Education & Knowledge:

• High school diploma or general education certification, preferred
• Ability to speak and communicate effectively utilizing the English language preferred
• Mechanical or electrical experience
• Technical degree and/or equivalent experience
• Powered Industrial Truck Certification

Communication & Contacts (Internal/External):

• Communicate with Plant personnel and leadership
• Communicate with outside vendors, service and maintenance providers

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:

• Walking, standing, and ability to lift 40 lbs. on a routine basis
• Bending, stooping and climbing

Other:

• Ability to work overtime, beyond regular schedule, to complete work assignments, as require 

Starting Wage: $22.00 Per Hour + $1.25 Shift Differential

The ultimate compensation offered for the position will depend upon several factors such as skill level, cost of living, experience, and responsibilities.

Vericast offers a generous total rewards benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401K and generous PTO allowance. A wide variety of additional benefits like life insurance, employee assistance and pet insurance are also available, not to mention smart and friendly coworkers!

Valassis, a Vericast Brand, offers a year-round TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED, BRIGHT, CLEAN manufacturing printing team-based environment.

At Vericast, we don’t just accept differences - we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our clients, and our community. As an Equal Opportunity employer, Vericast considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classifications protected by law. Applicants who have disabilities may request that accommodations be made in order to complete the selection process by contacting our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]. EEO is the law. To review your rights under Equal Employment Opportunity please visit: www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

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