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ICON — Portsmouth, Virginia
AMP is applying AI-powered sortation at scale to modernize the world's recycling infrastructure and maximize the value in waste. AMP gives waste and recycling leaders the power to harness AI to reduce labor costs, increase resource recovery, and deliver more reliable operations. With hundreds of deployments across North America, Asia, and Europe, AMP’s technology offers a transformational solution to waste sortation and changes the fundamental economics of recycling.
Headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, the Denver Post and BuiltIn Colorado have recognized AMP as one of the state's top workplaces. AMP has operations and career opportunities outside of Atlanta, Cleveland, Portsmouth, Virginia, and Europe. We’re fostering an environment where passionate individuals can grow and create impact.
We seek unconventional thinkers to join our mission to enable a world without waste; at AMP, your contributions have meaning and can spur change. With backing from top-tier investors and national recognition including North American Cleantech Company of the Year, we’re always seeking ways to better our operations, raising the bar on innovation, and looking to collaborate and improve in what we do. com.
AMP is hiring an evening shift 7p-7a Maintenance Mechanic Technician in Portsmouth, Virginia . A maintenance mechanic is responsible for the entire operating facility, repairs, and preventative maintenance (PM), as well as special projects. In addition, the maintenance mechanic is responsible for maintaining all heavy equipment in the facility including balers, sort line, loaders, forklifts.
This will include regularly scheduled PM as well as minor repairs on all facility equipment. Inspect the building, grounds, and equipment. The maintenance mechanic works under the supervision of the Plant Manager.
As a Maintenance Mechanic Technician, you will work to: Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair all processing and support systems to specifications consistent with all Federal and State fire, safety and environmental regulations. Resolve technical issues presented throughout a shift, investigate and identify a solution. Increase equipment reliability through ownership of continuous improvement and preventive maintenance.
Demonstrate and lead by example a commitment to safe behavior and to making the plant a safer place to work. Support/drive hazard identification, risk assessments, and risk controls efforts. Coordinate with Plant Manager and operations closely Support preoperative and postoperative inspection of the equipment and ensure necessary repairs are entered and actioned within the CMMS.
Act as emergency coordinator for the plant. Adheres to and ensures all company, and regulatory safety standards and rules are followed Performs other job-related duties as assigned. D.
certification. Technical certifications are highly desired. 3 (or more) years of direct experience maintaining same or similar machinery, in a production or processing environment Experience troubleshooting and maintaining pneumatic systems Experience troubleshooting hydraulic equipment, circuits, and components Experience reading technical drawings and schematics Motor and Gearbox replacements VFD trouble shooting Preferred: Experience with industrial controls (valves, sensors, actuators, control systems, Electro Hydraulic Experience, conveyor (tracking), rollers.
Experience selecting appropriate circuit protectors, wire and cable, sensors, safety hardware, PLC hardware, remote I/O, VFD and servo systems. Working Location(s): Portsmouth, Virginia Schedule: Tuesday - Friday 7PM - 7AM Working Conditions/Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.