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Immediate Opening: Facilities Maintenance Coordinator

Pay: From $28.00 per hour

Full-time / non exempt. Full benefit package

Day Shift 

This role is responsible for:

  • Perform the physical repairs, preventive maintenance, and general care of the building, grounds, & equipment or coordinate with appropriate contractors
  • Coordinate and oversee all facility and equipment maintenance projects, including cleaning contractors, lawn care, and snow removal.
  • Develop a plan to proactively take care of plant assets and execute the plan based upon the criticality of the equipment.
  • Lead and execute all facility 5S responsibilities: housekeeping, organization, and management of environmental waste streams.
  • Work with area leaders to execute and implement 5S improvements – Execute 5S audits with the purpose of tracking our improvement successes.

This role will also have a part-time custodian who reports to them.

Qualifications:

  • H/S diploma or GED.
  • Strong work ethic
  • Previous industrial custodial and maintenance experience or training a plus.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Experience:

  • Industrial maintenance: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

  • Driver’s License (Required)

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Taking the Mystery Out of Electric Motors: Power Quality

“You are what you eat,” is what you were told as a child when your parents were trying to get you to eat healthy foods. Well, the same is true for your electric motor. The motor’s health is based in part on whether you feed it good clean power quality. Many electric motor fault zones are related to heat and Power Quality is no different. Poor power quality makes a motor work harder than designed to deliver the horsepower required by the load. A 100HP motor with poor power quality may require 110HP worth of current to deliver the requested 100HP. This extra current increases the heating of a motor beyond its design temperature and will reduce the life of the motor. Identifying power quality issues like excessive harmonics and voltage imbalances early will allow you to reduce the load of a motor when possible until you can correct the issues and extend the life of your motor.

To watch the Todd & Noah Podcast discuss Power Quality anomalies and the impact on everything from bearings to harmonic distortion and how it applies to your electric motor reliability visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiTpue9N4Ys on the PdMA YouTube Channel.

Source: PdMA

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Save the Date: March 18 Reliability Summit

Join us for a full line-up of classes! Wednesday, March 18 @ Decatur Industrial Electric

  • Plant Life-Cycle Reliability
  • ABB Metric vs NEMA
  • Manufacturer Presentations
  • Pre and post-installation review
  • And more!

RSVP@decaturindustrial.com

Download the flyer.

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Don’t Forget the Spare

As a young automobile driver, we were reminded to “Check the Air in the Spare”, referring to the spare tire. The last thing anyone wants is to have a flat tire only to find out that the spare tire is flat as well. This same philosophy applies to your electric motors. The phrase “If you don’t have time to do it once, you certainly don’t have time to do it twice”, is very applicable. The last thing anyone wants is to replace a failed motor only to find out that the spare motor failed on startup requiring a second replacement.

Interested in professional motor storage and maintenance? Contact us today.

If you are interested in reading more industry standards for motor storage, see our Motor Storage Tips Part 1-3 at:

  • Part 1 –  https://pdma.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/7_30_2018.pdf
  • Part 2 – https://pdma.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8_13_2018.pdf
  • Part 3 – https://pdma.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/8_27_2018.pdf

To see a case study on identifying a spare motor failure visit the PdMA YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWqcRelSs7Q.

Thanks to PdMA for the tip!

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Kyson Pflum Awarded Claud Thompson Scholarship

Kyson Pflum, a homeschool graduate, has received the Claud Thompson Decatur Industrial Electric Scholarship to help cover educational related expenses for the upcoming school year. He will be attending Millikin University, completing a double major in Agribusiness and Accounting.  Due to his completion of 16 dual-credit courses through Southeastern University, Hillsdale College, and Richland Community College, he will finish Millikin in 3 years. 

“I don’t shy away from hard work, and I do plan to continue working as much as I am able while attending college, but the Claud Thompson scholarship will help me pay for a portion of my college expenses,” said Kyson. “I appreciate that tremendously.” 

Kyson lives in Central Illinois with his parents and three siblings – with two more on the way that his parents are currently in the process of adopting from Colombia. 

The Claud Thompson Decatur Industrial Electric Scholarship
This scholarship assists students seeking a career in business through the Tabor School of Business (PACE included) at Millikin University or students pursuing engineering technology degrees at Richland Community College. Additional criteria online includes financial need and students who are self-driven and leadership-oriented with a record of community service. High school seniors and college students may apply for the scholarship on the Community Foundation of Macon County website here. 

To find out more about our founder, click here. 

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