Maintenance Mech I

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Draeger values their employees with a flexible workforce, competitive total rewards including a comprehensive benefits package, generous paid time off program and more...  If you want to be part of an exciting team with strong leadership support, come join our team!

This role is based out of our Telford, PA facility which offers its employees beautiful walking trails, onsite fitness center with yoga and fitness training classes, self-service café with a large indoor/outdoor gathering space, and a state-of-the-art Design Center. Telford is our US manufacturing site for the Neonatal product line as well as production support for Dräger’s Safety products. This location also serves as the key site for essential US functions which includes Medical Sales and Service Management, Medical Marketing, Legal, Compliance, Regulatory, Quality and Finance.

The Maintenance Mechanic will:

• Perform routine repair, maintenance, and installation of equipment such as machining tools, pneumatic/compressors, electronic tools and accessories, etc.
• Perform facilities maintenance operations such as routine electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating and air conditioning repair work.
• Perform indoor facilities maintenance and repair such as carpentry and painting.
• Perform outdoor grounds and facilities maintenance including painting and snow removal.
• Responsible for routine inspection and preventative maintenance operations on equipment, in accordance with established schedule.
• Performs other duties as needed and assigned.

Education:

High School diploma or the equivalent in education, training and experience.

Related Experience:

Minimum of 1 to 3 years previous related manufacturing facilities and equipment maintenance experience. Technical training, forklift, and safety training a plus.

Special Competencies or Certifications:

Additional specialized trades or vocations school training beyond high school a plus

Work Environment / Conditions:

• Ability to focus on details, recall/retain information
• Ability to comprehend and express oral and written communication
• Ability to focus on work details for a period of time within an environment of occasional audio and visual distractions, mildly fluctuating temperatures and work spaces
• Ability to think critically and/or mathematically, in context of disciplinary situations to provide a solution or solve a problem
• Ability to effectively handle goods, use tools, move materials, use operating equipment or machinery, etc. 
• Ability to manipulate, grip, pinch, while using your hands in coordination with your arms to assemble objects, etc. 
• Ability to coordinate 2 or more limbs while sitting, standing, walking, kneeling, climbing, squatting, etc.  (for 8 hours a day) 
• Ability to use hands, fingers, legs, feet, in a repetitious motion
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull  (up to 80 lbs. daily)
• Ability to use computers and computer systems (includes hardware and software)
• Ability to perform day to day tasks; i.e. maintain information files and processing paperwork
• Ability to see details at a close range
• Ability to match or detect differences between colors

Draeger has several sites located across North America as well as field-based sales and service positions. Our North America headquarters is located in Telford, PA just north of Philadelphia. We also have US sites in Andover, MA, and Houston, TX. Our Canada site is located in Mississauga, Ontario.

Our US headquarters located north of Philadelphia in Telford, Pennsylvania is our US manufacturing site for our Neonatal product line supplying many global customers as well as production support for Draeger’s Safety products. This location also serves as the key site for essential US functions which includes Medical Sales and Service Management, Medical Marketing, Legal, Compliance, Regulatory, Quality and Finance.

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From hospitals to fire departments to industrial customers, people around the world rely on our products: cutting-edge technology that combines real engineering with the digital future. With over 130 years of experience, passion and the bold ideas of more than 16,000 employees, we are committed to turning technology into ›technology for life‹.