Travel Technician

Travel Technician

Travel: 75%

Pay: $25-$26 per hour

Benefits:

• Competitive Benefits Package
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off

Job Objective: The Travel Technician will perform the daily operations and objectives of a LubeServ account within a customer’s facility that are aligned with the lubrication and reliability program.

The successful candidate should have a strong mechanical knowledge and aptitude, organizational, written, and verbal skills, and be able to perform a variety of tasks related to machinery lubrication.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct work safely by attending safety and production meetings and following site safety requirements, including PPE, JHA/JSA, Lock Out/ Tag Out, Work Permitting, and Near Miss Unsafe Condition reporting.
• Able to work in an unsupervised capacity effectively
• Perform lubrication maintenance-related tasks such as operating a grease gun, filling oil reservoirs, ect.
• Ensure equipment assigned in the unit is properly lubricated
• Check and maintain oil levels in Oil Mist generators and other automatic lubricating systems
• Perform maintenance on oil mist generators on a regular schedule
• Follow designated grease routes to grease equipment
• Perform oil changes, top-ups regularly
• Conduct “break-ins”
• Participate in Facility audits and lubrication surveys
• Ensure the cleanliness of the lubricants added to the equipment
• Record lubrication tasks as completed
• Identify, record, and correct lubrication issues and deficiencies
• Support troubleshooting and failure analysis of lubrication-related equipment failures
• Maintain lubricant inventory
• Ensure lubricants are handled and disposed of properly
• Ensure lubrication program best practices are being followed
• Verify equipment is tagged with the correct lubricant
• Oil sample ports are maintained
• Collect and process lubricant samples
• Responsible for submitting completed paperwork in a timely manner
• Operate oil transfer pumps and filtration equipment as
• Operate a forklift or a dolly to load and unload oil or other materials
• Perform daily vehicle inspections and fueling as necessary

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Requirements

• Company orientation
• Safety education
• Material Handling Equipment Certification
• Product knowledge
• Warehouse layout
• Process training
• Basic computer skills
• Communication skills
• TWIC (Transportation Workers Identification Card) Note: Requirement may be waived by management on a case-by-case basis.
• Ability to pass site-specific training classes hosted by the site or safety council in order to meet the requirements of on-going or future projects

Job Requirements:

• 2+ year of experience working in a plant environment required
• Basic computer literacy, including standard email, spreadsheets, word processing, and software and web-based programs used for lubrication scheduling and oil analysis applications
• Able to perform basic mathematical functions for the purpose of interpreting alarms, calculating lubricant inventories, and calculating re-lubrication quantity considerations
• Strong mechanical knowledge and good problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Associates may be required to drive company vehicles as part of their duties. A clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) is mandatory to ensure the safe operation of company vehicles.
• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to speak candidly and provide constructive feedback
• Able to understand and apply company/plant policies and procedures in the areas of safety, health and environmental
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Physically submit to periodic drug, alcohol, hair follicle, and background clearance screenings
• Ability to work in a dusty, dirty environment and outside in weather.

Physical Requirements:

• Lifting 20-pound objects constantly, 50-pound objects frequently, and 100-pound objects occasionally is required
• Climbing ladders, stairs, and ramps
• Balancing
• Pushing and pulling
• Stooping, crouching,g and kneeling
• Reaching
• Grasping objects
• Vision: minimum vision required to obtain a Driver’s License and to prevent injury from oneself and others.
• Hearing: perceiving the nature of sounds with or without correction
• Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word

Performance Measurements

• Attendance (number/percentage of days present for work)
• Safety (number of days without violation or injury)
• On-time completion (lube routes, sample collection, visual inspections and PM’s)

Attendance Requirements: Attendance on a regular, consistent basis is mandatory.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Our client, and its affiliates, is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or identity, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with disability, or any other protected class status.

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