Job Title: Maintenance Technician I Location: Micropore, Inc. - Elkton, MD Pay: $30.00 - $34.00 per hour Schedule: Full-time | Monday to Friday | Emergency callback availability | Overtime as needed

Company

Micropore Inc. is a specialty materials manufacturer that produces high-value adsorbents for military, medical, and industrial applications. The company's CO2 absorbents are on 80% of free world submarines and all new US military SCUBA rebreathers are integrating the technology. Micropore's medical product business is growing rapidly and includes several products used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Sales to all of these markets are growing, our production equipment infrastructure is expanding, and we are looking for additional maintenance support.
If you are looking to work with a team in a fast-paced small company producing world-class products, and want to have an immediate impact, please submit your resume.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Maintenance Technician I is responsible for maintaining and repairing company facilities and equipment and assisting with production.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Ensure that all equipment and facilities are safe to use
• Under minimal supervision, perform a wide variety of skilled maintenance and repair tasks in a variety of trades relating to the operation and maintenance of equipment and facilities
• Perform and delegate regular occurring maintenance tasks
• Anticipate, identify, and address new maintenance items
• Document all maintenance work in QT9
• Fabricate articles as needed by production
• Assist with the production and transportation of production materials when needed
• Assist contractors and inspectors
• As necessary, required to wear designated personal protective equipment to include, but not limited to, ANSI-approved safety eyewear, respirators, hardhats, gloves, hearing protection, full face shield, aprons, and footwear to prevent exposures to hazardous materials, noise, dust and/or airborne particles
• Communicate with the maintenance/engineering manager regarding progress daily
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Head of Engineering

Demonstrated Skills

• Self-motivated individual. Candidate must be able to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical systems
• Experience with milling, lathes, and welding desired
• The employee must lift, tug, pull, and transport, with or without assistance, both small and heavy equipment and material, as necessary
• Computer literate - MS Office applications
• Strong communication skills and strong coaching skills
• Prioritizes well and seeks help with prioritizing when necessary
• Team player and able to build and maintain relationships
• Flexible to change and open to constructive feedback
• Represent the company in a professional manner at all times

Qualifications

• Strong technical curiosity
• Completes tasks in a timely and thorough manner
• Multi-tasks and prioritizes effectively
• Takes initiative and ownership for results
• Documents results
• Organized and neat
• Learns quickly

Physical Requirements

• Tolerate noise levels from office, production, and lab equipment
• Hear telephonic equipment and comfortably communicate by telephone and in person.
• See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer) as required for business software and operating office and production machines
• Lift up to 50 lbs.
• The employee is required to bend, squat or crouch, crawl, kneel, stoop, stretch, and stand and/or work in cramped areas, and at heights for prolonged periods of time while performing tasks to meet job requirements, both at floor level and overhead

Specifications

Required

• Citizen of the United States
• Minimum 5 years of experience maintaining industrial equipment and processes
• Experience installing or modifying and qualifying production or QC testing equipment
• Electrical and mechanical troubleshooting experience

Desired

• Certified tradesman in electrical, mechanical, machining, and welding
• Experience with injection molding equipment installation and manufacturing
• Experience with polymer processing, including extrusion
• Experience with PLCs programming
• Experience operating under ISO 9001:2018 Quality Management System
• Experience operating under ISO 13485 Quality Management System

Benefits

After 30 days of continuous employment, you will be eligible to participate in the following employee benefits, with the exception of the 401(k) plan, which becomes available after 60 days.

• Group Medical Insurance (Highmark BCBS of DE)
• Group Dental Insurance (Principal)
• Group Vision Insurance (Principal)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan. Employer Safe Harbor Match of 100% of first 3% Employee contributes plus 50% of the next 2% Employee contributes = Maximum 4% Match
• LTD, STD, and Life Insurance
• Cafeteria 125 Plan
• Various supplemental insurance coverages
• 80 Hours Paid Time Off ("PTO"), accrued bi-weekly
• Eight holidays

Shift

• Full-time
• Salary: $34.00 - $38.00 per hour
• 8 day
• Monday to Friday
• Emergency Call-Out availability
• Willingness to work overtime as needed

Work setting

• In-person
• Ability to commute to Elkton, MD 21921