Mechanic - Ross Plant

Job Title

Fabricate items and give maintenance support to produce quality products efficiently while communicating effectively. Maintain and repair hydraulic, pneumatic, plumbing, electrical controls, motor controls, robotics, PLC and conveyor systems. Maximize efficiency of equipment, assist plant operations by solving problems to increase efficiency, productivity, and quality, and reduce waste in a safe and efficient manner. Maintain equipment by using tools, techniques, knowledge, and ability in a timely manner. Improve processes. Satisfy customers. Understand basic electronic and electrical principles the ability to troubleshoot to determine problems and make repairs. The desire to Learn new procedures and methods.

Essential Functions

• Maintain and Monitor Equipment, collect technical data, identify, and troubleshoot mechanical problems. Monitor changes and improvements to ensure proper operation. Make recommendation if it is necessary to shut down.
• Repair, rebuild, adjust, lubricate, inspect, document findings during preventative maintenance and clean equipment as required in a timely manner.
• Anticipate job needs, gather parts and tools to complete the job. Remove all tools and equipment when finished.
• Assist other mechanics. Communicate with mechanics, co-workers, and next shift personnel. Talk to technicians and co-workers regarding machine operating efficiencies. Train new team members as required.
• Follow safety procedures, maintain a Clean and Safe Work Area, maintain area of responsibility to meet GMP standards.
• Improve PM process, complete shift reports daily and complete assigned Work Orders in a timely manner. Recommend improvements to supervisor.
• Use CMMS Program daily as required.
• Observe Confined Space Entry Procedures, Hot Work Permit Procedures, Emergency Evacuation Procedures, Follow LOTO (lock out/tag out) Procedures and Hazardous Material Policies.

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.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is/or could be required to sit stand, walk, use hands to; finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; climb or balance; talk or hear; taste or smell; reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision for working on equipment, distance vision for looking at overhead equipment, color vision for color coding--wire, steam lines, etc., peripheral vision to see forklift traffic and to view the process, depth perception for making repairs and working on ladders, and the ability to adjust focus for seeing overhead equipment and working on machinery.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is/or could be exposed to:
• Extreme heat, moving mechanical parts, wet and/or humid conditions, electrical shock, high precarious positions, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, all weather conditions, vibrations, and loud noise.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.