Maintenance Mechanic

Responsibilities

• Work safely and wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as trained.
• Cooperate, coordinate, and communicate with all team members to efficiently complete work.
• Arrive to work on time and at times, work flexible schedule to come in early and stay late as needed.
• Perform maintenance, repair, and installation work on equipment, machinery, and facilities including pneumatic and some hydraulic equipment.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, and electronic problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, and parts catalogs as necessary.
• Analyze test results, machine error messages, and information obtained from operators in order to diagnose equipment problems. Examine parts for defects such as breakage and excessive wear.
• Cut and weld metal to repair broken metal parts, fabricate new parts, and assemble new equipment including sheet metal, pipe sections, fittings, or plumbing fixtures.
• Disassemble machinery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs and reassemble equipment after completion of inspections, testing, or repairs.
• Observe and test the operation of machinery and equipment in order to diagnose malfunctions, using voltmeters and other testing devices.
• Operate newly repaired machinery and equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs.
• Record repairs and maintenance performed including parts and materials used, and order or requisition new parts and materials as necessary.
• Operate and maintain steam boiler, refrigeration systems, electrical and compressed gases, and water.
• Calibrate or adjust electronic equipment or instruments to specification and enter codes and instructions to program computer-controlled machinery.
• Clean, lubricate, and adjust parts, equipment, and machinery.
• Demonstrate equipment functions and features to machine operators.
• Ensure discipline, cleanliness, and safety while performing work by complying with safety rules and HAACP procedures.
• Operate forklift safely and efficiently to lift and move product, containers, or machinery.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of machines and tools, electrical systems, mechanical systems, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, geometry, and their applications.
• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
• Performing routine maintenance and welding skills on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Speaking in English so others can understand.
• Electrical skills and may require PLC instrumentation, programming, and troubleshooting and software skills.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
• Ability to read and understand technical manuals and electrical diagrams and blue prints.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to vibration.
• The employee regularly works in environments both hot and cold.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.