Maintenance Technician-Machine Shop (CNC Lathe)

Machinery Maintenance Technician

Repairs and maintains machinery and mechanical equipment such as Haas, UMC 1000 (must have), Mazak, and Eurotech CNC lathes and various other CNC equipment, engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines and equipment by performing the following duties. Duties and responsibilities include the following; other duties may be assigned.

• Observes mechanical devices in operation to ensure performance is in accordance with equipment specifications.
• Performs regular preventative maintenance, maintenance, and calibration of equipment.
• Must have UMC 1000 maintenance experience.
• Understands the set-up and operation of lathes, drill presses, grinders, and other metalworking tools in order to maintain and repair such equipment.
• Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
• Inspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.
• Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments.
• Repairs or replaces defective parts.
• Installs special functional and structural parts in devices.
• Lubricates and cleans parts.
• Starts devices to test their performances.
• Assists with the dismantling and or installation of equipment.
• Advises Maintenance Mgr. of parts needing to be ordered.
• Recommends components to be maintained in inventory in order to reduce downtime of equipment.
• Is able to evaluate PLC's, PC's, servo drives by testing using a multi-meter and identifying problems and repair or replace needed parts.
• Must understand electrical schematics.

Education and experience: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Associates Degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual. Ability to write routine reports.
• Professional written and verbal fluency in English is required.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel.
• The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Must frequently lift and or move up to 50lbs.
• Ability to drive and operate a Forklift, Scissor lift, or other job specific equipment.