Job Description:

Foundry Maintenance Technician, 1st Shift – Ashland, OH

At Pentair, you will work alongside passionate problem-solvers who are committed to the future of our planet. We put our mission into practice, helping the world sustainably move, improve, and enjoy water, life's most essential resource. From our residential water filtration to industrial water management to pool products and more, our 9,000 global employees serve customers in more than 150 countries, working to help create a better world for people and the planet through smart, sustainable water solutions.

We have an opportunity for a Foundry Maintenance Technician to join our Ashland, OH, team.  You will independently diagnose complex issues, fabricate and modify components, and support continuous operations through preventive maintenance, emergency response, and equipment installations.

You will:

• Performs a wide variety of skilled maintenance, repair, installation, and fabrication duties requiring considerable initiative, ingenuity, judgment, and independent decision-making under general supervision.
• Maintains, repairs, rebuilds, installs, and tests machine tools, special-purpose machinery, foundry equipment, mechanical systems, elevators, floors, bins, and related industrial equipment.
• Sets up, operates, and performs complex machining operations using lathes, milling machines, planers, shapers, drill presses, band saws, jointers, and other shop equipment to fabricate, modify, and repair precision parts.
• Troubleshoots mechanical and electrical malfunctions; determines root causes, performs tear-downs and reassembly, and completes repairs to minimize downtime and prevent production interruptions.
• Fabricates and repairs holding jigs, fixtures, flasks, belts, hand truck bodies, chutes, hoppers, pans, and other production-related equipment from verbal instructions, samples, drawings, or measurements.
• Performs plumbing, pipefitting, welding, cutting, rigging, and general maintenance activities, utilizing precision measuring instruments and a variety of hand and power tools.
• Services, repairs, and maintains complex industrial electrical systems, including automatic controls, electronic controls, and plant-wide electrical equipment.
• Makes calculations for layouts, installations, and maintenance projects, responds to emergency service calls as needed, and may develop original production setups and solutions to unique operational challenges.

Key Qualifications:

• Journeyman’s Card in industrial maintenance or equivalent experience (at least 4+ years of maintenance experience)
• Knowledge of high or low voltage electrical work is preferred
• CNC experience is preferred
• PLC experience is preferred
• Welding knowledge and skill to perform various welding functions
• Ability to interpret blueprints, written specifications, charts, and tables
• Ability to work in hot, dusty, noisy, and physically demanding environment
• Comfortable working in tight spots when needed
• Knowledge of pipefitting functions
• Must be able to run power industrial equipment including tow motors, high lifts, sweepers, scrubbers, golf carts, lawn mower, tractor, etc.
• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, reach, and twist at the waist. 
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist consistently throughout shift.
• Steel-toed footwear and metatarsal covers are required PPE

Compensation:

• The hourly pay for this role is $30.69/hour. 

Shift:

• 1st Shift: 5:30am – 1:30pm, Monday – Friday (often until 3:30pm Monday – Thursdays)
• Overtime as needed.

Benefits:

As part of our comprehensive benefits packages, Pentair provides the following benefits plans and programs to eligible employees: 

• Paid holidays 
• Paid vacation 
• Paid sick time 
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance 
• 401(k) 
• Up to 5% 401K match starting day one of employment 
• Health savings account 
• Life insurance 
• Paid time off 
• Prescription drug insurance 
• Tuition reimbursement

Equal Opportunity Employer

Pentair is an Equal Opportunity Employer. With our expanding global presence, cross-cultural insight and competence are essential for our ongoing success. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day.