1st Shift Maintenance Machine Repair - Holland, MI
Company Overview
Ready to Build Your Future in Holland, MI?
At Haworth, we get it — finding a job that fits your life matters. If you're looking for stability, growth, and a workplace where belonging are more than just buzzwords, you’ve come to the right place.
Whether you’re early in your career or bringing years of experience, there’s a place for you here. We believe everyone has something valuable to contribute, and we’re committed to helping you thrive both professionally and personally.
Haworth Offers:
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance - Day 1
- 401(k) with a Generous Company Match - After 30 Days
- 4 Weeks Paid Time Off (accrued by pay period)
- Option to Buy a 5th Week of PTO
- Minimum of 7 Company Designated Holidays each year
- Overtime Available (Paid at Time and a Half)
- Quarterly & Annual Bonus Opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 13 Sets of Uniforms for Skilled Trades
- Complimentary Uniform Cleaning for Skilled Trades
- Parental Leave
- On-site 24-Hour Fitness Center
- On-site Cafeteria
- Plus - Lunch is on Us Everyday for the First 2 Weeks!
Competitive Pay & Perks:
- Experience-Based Pay: Up to $37/hr.
If you're ready to join a team that values your potential and invests in your future — Haworth is hiring now. Let’s build something great together!
LOCATION OVERVIEW:
Living and working in Holland, Michigan offers the perfect blend of small-town charm and vibrant community spirit, with stunning Lake Michigan beaches just minutes away. From its thriving local businesses to its welcoming neighborhoods and year-round festivals, Holland is a place where both careers and connections flourish. Read more here: Hello West Michigan
Job Overview
We are currently looking for a Machine Repair to join our team in Holland.
Performs routine and emergency maintenance on all machines and equipment, diagnoses source of problem or potential problem, and maintains or repairs machines or equipment as needed. Performs Preventative Maintenance (PM) tasks to promote longevity of equipment.
Assists other maintenance members and serves as a resource to engineering and management.
Essential Functions
- Diagnoses each situation, determines course of action and repairs or updates machines and equipment.
- Installs, removes, fabricates, alters, and rebuilds machines/equipment to achieve desired results and comply with all code requirements.
- Plans, lays out, and fabricates parts and machine equipment, applying a high degree of skill and extensive knowledge of machine repair. Creates and builds from own conception in absence of design specifications.
- Carries out all processes via critical bench and machine operations. Constructs, alters, repairs, and retrofits intricately designed and constructed tools, fixtures, gages, machine attachments, and mechanisms, ensuring proper fit, alignment, calibration, adjustment, assembly, and completion of work.
- Provides project leadership on major installation or revisions of machines and equipment at various Haworth facilities.
- Routinely contacts suppliers or manufacturers on part information, repair issues, improvements, and shipping instructions.
- Mentors apprentices.
- Creates and completes work requests and work orders, sources parts from tool crib, and obtains historical work orders information. Maintains documentation of equipment; completes all appropriate paperwork.
- Rotates through department work centers based on business need.
- Works overtime as needed.
- Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
Do you meet these qualifications?
EDUCATION
- Certificate of completion of four-year apprentice program or equivalent (equivalent is six years machine repair experience or four years of military mechanical repair experience).
- Journeyman Machine Repair, Department of Labor Card preferred
WORK REQUIREMENTS and EXPERIENCE
- Ability to obtain and maintain powered industrial truck certification.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Michigan driver license.
ENVIRONMENTAL and PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Large machinery and equipment used in work areas. Possibility of cuts, scrapes or bruises.
- Moderate exposure to dust, noise, solvent, heat, paint, and lubricants. May also be exposed to glue, solvent, heat, paint, fiberglass, and denatured alcohol.
- Constant mental and visual alertness required to avoid potential serious injury to self and others in all work groups.
- Eye protection required; hearing protection may be required.
- Moves and may lift materials and/or products weighing up to 50 pounds, occasionally more (assistance given with heavier objects).
- Walks, bends, twists, turns, reaches and lifts while performing functions of position.
- Standing required for extended periods.
- Work requires regular repetitive arm and hand movement.
- May be required to climb stairs and ladders.
Applicants must possess an unrestricted right to work in the US to be eligible for the position. required.
Ideally, you have also demonstrated the following:
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and machine manuals in order to perform repairs.
- Ability to maintain knowledge of equipment and related test instruments, e.g., voltage testers, power hand tools, torches, welders, fabrication and precision measuring instruments.
- Ability to use lathe, mill, drill press, welder, and brake.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain certification for Aerial Lift and Fall Protection, Overhead Crane, Lock-Out Tag-Out, Electrical Safety, and Confined Space Entry.
- Ability to troubleshoot and analyze root causes of issues to determine and implement appropriate corrective action.
- Ability to utilize appropriate electronic production system and maintenance management system to complete job duties, along with the respective technology tools, e.g. personal computer (PC), tablet, keyboard, mouse, RF gun.
**Please be aware that applicants will only be considered for the shift they have selected as their available working hours.**
Link to Apply: Maintenance Machine Repair
