Job Details

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Position: Maintenance Technician III

Location: Grand Junction, CO

Reports to: Facilities Manager

Status: Full-time, Non-Exempt

Last Updated: February 2025

Company Overview: Valor is a dynamic and innovative manufacturing company with a proven track record of delivering exceptional solutions to government agencies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Lean 5S initiatives to achieve a workplace that is clean, uncluttered, safe, and well organized to help reduce waste and optimize productivity
• Attend and contribute to discourse during team meetings and leverage senior team members for knowledge and direction
• Collaborate cross functionally to ensure operational excellence
• Perform and inspect general equipment maintenance including preventative maintenance, basic troubleshooting, and working on and around machinery
• Troubleshoot, repair, and inspect electrical supply circuits and motors up to 480VAC including fuse/breaker replacement, termination points, electrical switchgear, and step-up/step-down transformers
• Troubleshoot and repair electromechanical and PLC control circuits
• Troubleshoot, inspect, and repair or replace electrical motors
• Follow all written work instructions including SOPs, technical manuals, and assembly instructions and contribute to revision edits of these documents
• Identify and use the right tool for the right job
• Demonstrate continued proficiency in CMMS software and Microsoft Suite
• Maintain operational readiness of compressed air sources and hydraulic systems
• Perform and inspect hydraulic system maintenance
• Perform and inspect occasional MIG or TIG welding
• Perform, inspect, and collaborate regarding industrial maintenance and construction tasks such as painting, electrical, office lighting, carpentry, welding, machining, sheet metal work, and plumbing
• Prioritize multiple on-going tasks
• Must be able to work independently and/or in a team environment
• Mentor junior team members when performing general maintenance tasks such as cleaning machines during PM's, changing filters, cleaning dust collectors, pulling wire
• Troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventive maintenance on CNC machining centers
• Collaborate cross functionally to ensure operational excellence
• Expertly perform advanced building maintenance (plumbing, electrical, carpentry, grounds keeping)
• Expertly perform advanced equipment maintenance (trouble shooting, replacing defective components, working on and around industrial equipment)
• Troubleshoot and repair electromechanical and PLC control circuits
• Advanced conduit bending, threading and installation (EMT, PVC, rigid, BX cable)
• Advanced knowledge of compressed air and hydraulic systems
• Predictive maintenance on various industrial equipment comprised of ball bar testing, vibration analysis, and thermographic inspection
• Use of precision measuring equipment (calipers, ID/OD micrometers, etc.)
• Schedule, oversee, and direct contractors or vendors working on Valor property
• Install and program intuitive and ladder PLC modules
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits: We offer a competitive compensation package, including competitive pay, paid time off, health insurance, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities.

Application Process: We invite you to apply for the Maintenance Technician Level Three position. This position requires use of information and data which is subject to US Export Regulations, including but not limited to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. 120 et seq., and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 C.F.R. 730 et seq . To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S Government.

Minimum Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident Card Holder
• Must be 18 years of age
• Must pass initial and subsequent background checks
• Must pass preemployment and subsequent drug screenings
• Must possess a valid driver's license and maintain eligibility to drive fleet
• Ability to speak, read, write, and comprehend the English language
• Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, decimals, fractions)
• Maintain Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives "Employee Possessor" eligibility
• Must be able to safely work in an environment containing devices that may interfere with the operation of a pacemaker
• Pass a respirator fit test administered by Valor as needed to succeed in the role
• Obtain and maintain confined space certification as needed to succeed in the role
• Obtain and maintain Valor's internal forklift (PIT) operator certification within 30 days of employment

Physical Requirements

• RARE (less than 10%): crawling, climbing, lifting up to 50 lbs., push, pull, climb stairs
• OCCASSIONAL (up to 33%): standing, stooping, kneeling, squatting, body-twisting, sense of touch, manual dexterity, lifting over 10 lbs. to 50 lbs., reaching, range-of-motion, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing ladders, climbing stairs, balancing.
• FREQUENT (up to 66%): walking, sitting, reading, lifting up to 10 lbs., gripping
• CONTINUOUS (up to 100%): speaking clearly, seeing distant, seeing, hearing-speech-range, depth-perception.

The position will close at 7 a.m. on February 17, 2025, and a current employee is expected to be promoted into the role.

The hourly range for this role is $29.08 - $32.71; depends on qualifications/experience.