Machine Repair Foreman (Press Repair)

Responsibilities

• Lead projects effectively and efficiently
• Allocate general and daily responsibilities to apprentices, machine repairman, and other foreman
• Train and develop apprentices and machine repairman
• Understand design layouts and blueprints
• Keep the job site clean and well-organized
• Aid in coordination of materials, labor, and equipment
• Ensure attention to detail and follow safety standards
• Communicate with supervisor, estimator, PMs, and customers on the status of projects
• Financial awareness - seek opportunities to optimize financial costs and investments while working on projects
• Monitor and report daily work progress through written summaries and job site pictures

Requirements

• Job layout and processes for job completion
• Inspect mechanical or industrial equipment to locate damage, defects, or wear
• Able to disassemble and repair stamping presses
• Able to perform and delegate as required for piping repairs, lube system repairs, thread pipe, tubing, and steam fitting work
• Able to verify run-out on spindles and shafts
• Knowledge of bearing installation
• Ability to align, level, and anchor machinery
• Independently responsible for quality control
• Select rigging components and develop rigging procedures for general load handling activities and delegate, if necessary
• Estimate the weight and center-of-gravity of a load or delegate support as required
• Identify suitable rigging points for the load to be handled or delegate support as required
• Select the rated rigging components based on its anticipated tension or delegate support as required
• Analyze and understand the effects of angles on rigging components or delegate support as required
• Understand proper procedures for load handling equipment dynamics and the associated hazards
• Perform the positioning of chain fall, hoist, blocks, rope, jacks, chains, and rigging or delegate support as required
• Able to perform inspection of cables, ropes, pulleys, winches, blocks, slings, and sheaves according to weight and size of load to be moved or delegate support as required
• Rigger 2 certified & qualified
• Torch cutting
• Blueprint reading
• Pneumatic and hydraulic schematic reading
• Confined space entrant
• Able to perform inspection of cables, ropes, pull
• Able to work effectively with all personality types
• Able to understand and carry out verbal and written instructions
• Self-directed and can work independently
• Valid Driver’s License

Preferred Requirements

• Stick (arc) welding
• Confined space attendant/supervisor
• Chauffeurs license & DOT Med Card - Equipment Experience
• Aerial – lift Operation – Boom & Scissor lift Forklift Operation – Material handling up to 5000# Trailer loading and securing of material & equipment
• Precision measuring equipment (ID/OD micrometers, calipers, dial indicators)
• Overhead crane certified & qualified (NCCER/NCCCO )
• Material handling equipment (I.E. Skates, power dolly’s, jack & slides)
• Operation of equipment (Lathe, mill, saw, drill press, etc.)
• Laser alignment (Preferred)
• CAD Software (SolidWorks, AutoDesk – Preferred)
• Microsoft Suite (Preferred)
• Tool Experience Standard Industrial tools (Pliers, wrenches, drills, etc. )
• Hytorc Mag Drill Hydraulic jacks