Maintenance Tech

Manufacturing Machine Repair Technician

This position repairs and rebuilds manufacturing machines and provides mechanical, electrical and technical support and repairs to all areas of the facility.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical problems related to the production equipment
• As a team member or independently, as required, diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical machinery problems
• Ability to work with machinery drawings and specifications, electrical schematics, machine manuals or other forms of assembled data
• Fabricates needed components as needed
• Demonstrates proficiencies in pneumatics, hydraulics, PLC, electrical controls, AC/DC drive motors, machine component clearances / fits and an overall understanding machine operation and function
• Completes preventative machine maintenance as assigned
• Maintains accurate records of equipment repairs

Cooperation:

• Professionally communicates / collaborates with all team members and machine set up operators to improve the overall operation of the manufacturing areas
• Follows guidance and directives, verbal and/or written, provided by the Manufacturing Manager and other Managers in the Company
• Performs daily responsibilities in coordination with company and departmental work instructions
• Provides positive approach to problem solving to minimize machine downtime and prevent reoccurrence

Safety:

• Follow all safety requirements to avoid injury to self and fellow employees.
• Create and maintain a safe work environment; repair and/or report non-conformances to company safety policies and guidelines
• Perform the necessary safety requirements to avoid injury to self and fellow employees
• Demonstrates safe and efficient operating skills of machine shop equipment, such as milling machine, surface grinder, lathes, etc.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift approximately 40 lbs. from floor level to waist, and waist to floor approximately 5 times per hour
• Must be able to stand approximately 8-10 hrs./day
• Visual acuity for detailed work
• Manual dexterity
• Mechanical ability
• Able to bend, twist, and squat in sometimes awkward positions for prolonged periods of time while exerting force (pushing or pulling) on hand tools to adjust machine

Work Environment:

• Un-airconditioned, well ventilated manufacturing facility

Education and Experience Required:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• 5 years related experience and/or training
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Experience troubleshooting PLCs and Ladder logic.
• Experience working with Hydraulics, motors and pumps.
• Fabrications experience preferred.
• Strong mechanical skills and aptitude.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints or data.
• Visual acuity for detailed work.
• An understanding and/or working knowledge of the machines and equipment within the manufacturing areas.

Position Type/Expectations of Working Hours:

• Full time position
• Regularly scheduled to work 10 hours a day
• Must be able to work Monday - Saturday