Property Maintenance Technician

Description

Meritec is seeking talented team players in our Painesville, Ohio facility who are committed to pushing the boundaries of interconnect technology performance and innovation. Join us and connect your career to the future.

The Property Maintenance Technician maintains multi-buildings campus and supports manufacturing equipment. This role performs preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs across campus facilities while coordinating work with production, engineering, contractors, and vendors.

This position is full-time, on-site Monday through Friday in our Painesville, Ohio manufacturing facility. 1st Shift; 7 am to 4:00 pm with overtime opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and maintain campus buildings, grounds, roofs, and facility systems; identify and address potential issues.
• Perform routine repairs and preventive maintenance on plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, appliances, and manufacturing equipment.
• Support injection molding, stamping equipment, and other production equipment through inspections, cleaning, lubrication, adjustments, and basic troubleshooting.
• Complete work orders, document maintenance activities, and communicate work status and equipment concerns with accuracy.
• Coordinate contractor and vendor work across campus; help plan facility and equipment projects. 
• Support physical production line moves when needed. 
• Follow safety procedures, including lockout/tagout and requirements for electrical work, roof access, fall protection, and other hazards.
• Participate in an on-call rotation when assigned.
• Duties may change based on business needs, and other related responsibilities may be assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; technical or vocational training is a plus.
• At least five years of relevant industrial or facilities maintenance experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Working knowledge of mechanical systems, preventive maintenance, and safe troubleshooting; basic knowledge of electrical, plumbing, and building systems.
• Ability to read manuals, diagrams, work orders, and safety procedures; document completed work.
• Basic computer skills and ability to learn maintenance tracking systems and standard office software.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to meet company insurance requirements.
• Ability to work independently and with employees, contractors, and vendors.
• Ability to perform the job’s physical requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation. Work may include climbing ladders, accessing roofs, working at heights, balancing, kneeling, and lifting up to 50 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds occasionally with assistance or mechanical aids. Roof and elevated work must be performed only when trained and authorized, using required fall-protection procedures.
• Ability to meet ITAR requirements. US Citizen or US Permanent Residency status. 
• EPA Section 608 certification, OSHA 10-Hour General Industry training, or HVAC/R, electrical, plumbing, or industrial maintenance credentials are preferred. 
• Task-specific training and authorization will be provided or required before performing applicable work.

Work Environment

Work takes place in manufacturing, office, and outdoor areas and may involve roof access, heights, noise, dust, oils, cleaning agents, and varying weather. Occasional after-hours response may be required through the on-call rotation. 

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits
• Fully paid life insurance
• Health Savings Account with company contribution
• 401(k) employer match
• On-Site Fitness Center
• Paid Vacation and Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Growth and Development Opportunities
• Positive culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion

Meritec is a well-established, growth-oriented, signal integrity leaders and preferred vertically integrated manufacturers of high-performance electrical and electronic interconnect embedded systems and connectors with over fifty-years of innovation, serving world-wide markets with cost-effective solutions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, work related mental or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.