Mechanical Technician

PTC is a leading manufacturer and marketer of welded and cold drawn mechanical steel tubing and tubular shapes, plated bar and tubing, and fabricated parts and precision components.We at PTC value our employees’ health and wellness. We offer the following:FREE HealthcareHSA optionDentalVisionLife InsuranceDependent & Spouse Life InsuranceLong Term DisabilityCritical Illness & Accident Coverage401K plan with company matchReferral BonusEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Annual college scholarship available for children & grandchildren of PTC employeesTuition Reimbursement eligibilityJob Summary:Inspects, repairs, replaces, welds, installs, adjusts, erects, maintains, and lays out work for all mechanical equipment and all types of pipelines, fittings, and fixtures throughout the plantEssential Duties and Responsibilities:Direct and engages with other crafts as needed. Signals crane man to lift and transport heavy equipment as requiredObserves all safety regulationsWorks in shop or fieldReceives instructions, prints or work orders for jobs covering the scheduled and emergency repair, installation, inspection, and preventative maintenance work to be doneInterprets drawings and sketches, plans details of working procedure for tool and material requirements. Selects materials in accordance with suitability for jobInspects equipment for defects such as misalignment, wear, insufficient lubrication, etc.Determines the most logical way of making repairs to minimize interruption of productionAdvises when immediate shutdown of equipment is necessary to minimize damage, or when temporarily continued operation will have no harmful effectDismantles, cleans, repairs, replaces, installs, maintains, assembles and lubricates mechanical equipment, taking all safety precautionsAdjusts equipment for proper operating characteristicsMakes either temporary or permanent repairsAssembles and aligns gears, bearings and shafts, involving the application of pers, sliding and running fitsOperates simple machine tools such as drill press, pipe threading machine, power saw, etc.Erects scaffolds and performs simple rigging as necessaryChanges, sets up and adjusts equipmentWorks with repair crews as directed on emergency breakdownsUses electric or acetylene welding equipment to weld, braze, and/or solder parts, machinery, piping, hangers, brackets, etc. or any other necessary for the job at handUses burning torch as requiredThe incumbent is expected to understand that all employees have a shared responsibility for the quality of products and related services provided to our customers. Duties and responsibilities are to be carried out in accordance with the PTC Quality Management System and its policies, procedures, and work instructions as applicable to the job or function being performed.Minimum Education and/or Experience Requirements:High School diploma or GED requiredTrade School Certificate for Millwright Course, associate degree or equivalent experience is preferredThree to Five years of experience in a manufacturing environment preferredWilling to offer minimal training to individuals with previous experience working towards getting their Journeyman's carSkills and Abilities:Lays out work, makes sketches of piping as required, and calculates dimensions and radius bendsSets up and operates banding, threading, and cutoff equipment, and uses various hand tools of the trade to shape and fabricate pipe as required for installationTests, inspects, dismantles, repairs, replaces or installs any type of high or low pressure piping, fittings, and fixtures as required for maintenance and construction of pipe lines for air, water, steam, oil, gas, acid, caustic, etc.Makes and seals various types of joints such as: expansion, flange, nipple, coupling, union, lead wiped, soldered, flared, calked, etc. Sets up pipe for welded or special type jointInstalls gaskets, packing, pipe supports, etc.Applies various types of insulation and pipe coveringsInspects, monitors, maintains Waste Water Treatment and Acid Recovery Systems and auxiliary equipment, including filters, pumps, gauges, etc.Troubleshoots Waste Water Treatment and Acid Recovery systems for proper operation.Train pickler in such areas as operation of valves and in the proper procedure for emptying and filling tanksTrain other personnel in duties of the job as requiredUnplug lines, dip stick tanks, and perform other miscellaneous jobsResponsible for transfer of material necessary for proper operation of equipmentExercises all types of safety precautions, and makes provisions for handling materials and equipment to and from job site as required for the job at handReceives job information from, and enters all information into computer as requiredWork Environment:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, use fingers to type on computer keyboard; hands to feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs, and stoop, kneel or crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral v #J-18808-Ljbffr