Maintenance Technician
Job Description:
About the Company
Hardware Resources is an industry-leading provider of cabinet hardware, cabinet accessories and kitchen cabinets. Across our six brands, we design, engineer, manufacture, and sell our decorative and functional hardware, cabinets, cabinet organizers, vanities, wood products, and LED lighting for the kitchen and bath. We sell our own, and only our own products to thousands of kitchen and bath dealers across the country, stocking and/or manufacturing products in 12 facilities across the country. We enjoy an outstanding reputation for quality and service. The company is successful and has a long history of winning in the marketplace. Our employees find us to be just the right size – about 600 people in total.
Hardware Resources has its primary facility in Bossier City, Louisiana, and a substantial office in Irving, Texas.
Our team members are valued and are encouraged to reach their full potential. We foster entrepreneurial spirit and imaginative teamwork with the freedom to act. Our company offers competitive wages, career growth opportunities, and a generous benefits package that includes PTO (sick time, paid vacation), holidays, 401(k), Personal Assistance Program, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce.
About the Job
Hardware Resources is currently searching for an experienced Maintenance Technician to add to our team. Order customization is a large part of what sets us apart from our competition. Products are created and shipped within three days from the order date. Kitchen Cabinet and Closet Organizers, Drawer Solutions, and Hand Carved Moulding are just some of the various projects this Company produces. Maintenance Technicians are responsible for keeping machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of an establishment in repair while maintaining safety standards. The hourly pay rate range for this position is $18.00 - $20.00 per hour (depending on experience).
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
- Dismantle machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hand tools, or power tools.
- Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.
- Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
- Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.
- Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.
- Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.
- Perform general cleaning duties of buildings or properties.
- Paint or repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, or other parts of building structures.
- Clean and perform Preventative Maintenance to machinery and equipment as assigned.
- Clear equipment jams.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Skills and Abilities
- Able to set up and operate surface grinder.
- Able to set up and operate the cut off saw.
- Able to read calipers and micrometers.
Able to read and understand service manuals.
Requirements and experience
- Forklift and JLG certification.
- Two years prior woodworking or manufacturing experience (preferred).
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Available to work all shifts on a rotating or permanent basis. Occasional overtime may be required.
Available position:
1st shift- 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM Monday - Friday
FSLA Status: Hourly, Non-Exempt
Location: Bossier City
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Experience:
- Industrial maintenance: 2 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
