At Batesville, you will be a part of a dynamic team committed to excellence and innovation. A recognized leader in the death care industry in North America, we are committed to our mission of helping families honor the lives of those they love®. We are currently seeking a Maintenance/Engineering Technician to join our team in Vicksburg, MS.

Your Role at Batesville:

As a Maintenance/Engineering Technician, you will be responsible for managing overall effectiveness of automated equipment, along with technical services. This includes Lost Cycle Improvement, Safety Accountability, Root Cause and Countermeasure Analysis.

How You’ll be Rewarded:

Batesville is a family. You will be part of a family of highly committed associates who are passionate about our company, committed to our customers and excited about our future.
Competitive pay
IMMEDIATE ELIGIBILITY – Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance, as well as prescription coverage, short-term disability, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and more.
Generous 401K Matching Program
Paid time off
Opportunities for development and advancement

What You’ll Do:

Assists the maintenance associates within the plant during breakdown activities.
Determine, develop, and execute technical projects (electronic and programming) to be complete, along with developing specifications required for completion.
Schedule technical projects to avoid production interruptions and assign tasks for completion of projects.
Review technical drawings and other reference materials to select and recommend new supplies and maintenance methods to improve plant operations.
Confer and assist contractors to resolve problems with the installation of new equipment.
Review inspection and repair reports and observe progress of work on unplanned downtime and planned major overhauls to evaluate efficiency and work quality.
Resource planning including project/work order materials availability, PPE, and work permits.
Policy deployment, root cause, countermeasure analysis.
Interaction and coordination with quality, production, and engineering to plan preventive maintenance programs/work orders and to schedule inspections and major overhauls.
Troubleshoots systemic issues within the plant and effects maintainable countermeasures.
Leads associate training for their respective shift. Assists the group leader in assessing skill level of the associates, and coordinates with the group leader training regimens based upon those observations.
Recommends and makes improvements to maintenance systems, processes, and work, flow. Seeks associate involvement for problem solving and needed shop improvement ideas. Actively engages the entire workforce in the problem, solving process.
Other duties may be assigned.

What You’ll Bring:

Industrial maintenance, mechatronics, or equivalent certification.
Three years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Basic Microsoft Office skills
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s): (Allen Bradley Preferred) Knowledge and ability to troubleshoot and modify/create programs.
Pneumatic/Hydraulic: Ability to read schematics, understand fluid power concepts.
Electrical Maintenance: ability to read schematics, understand/troubleshoot motor control circuits, from low voltage to 480V, 3-phase.
Safety: Work in a safe manner and be aware of potential hazards in the area and safeguarding those hazards.

Nice to Haves:

Experience in Robotic Programming (Fanuc)
Experience with ABB Robotics

Physical Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to crouch, or lift items as heavy as 50 lbs. This job may require the employee to see with clarity at both near and far distances.