Maintenance Mechanic

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Install, repair, rebuild, and maintain machinery and mechanical equipment used in production and related services.
• Diagnose machine malfunctions and operating difficulties.
• Make repairs or adjustments to keep equipment in production.
• Rebuild machines and overhaul troublesome components and attachments to involve dismantling, inspection, machining, or replacement parts.
• Perform skilled operations such as filing and aligning bearings, spindles, and shafts, adjust feed and limit mechanisms, gibs, and ways.
• Perform various activities relative to the installation and relocation of existing machines and equipment to involve dismantling, erection, leveling, fitting, and aligning operations.
• Perform maintenance on the building, facilities, and grounds.
• Aid in determining the nature and scope of forthcoming projects and the requirements for completion.
• Maintain required maintenance logs and files via an ERP based Maintenance Management System.
• Perform routine housekeeping in the department and ensure adherence to established safety procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Minimum of high school education or equivalent.
• Requires a broad knowledge of mechanical repair as may be acquired in a three-year formalized program or five years’ experience in a related maintenance field.
• Requires a knowledge of electrical repair as may be acquired in a one-year formalized program or 3 years’ experience in a related electrical field.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, blueprints, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to communicate effectively with vendors and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical repairs.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to interpret and carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to operate a forklift, scissors lift, crane and a variety of hand and power tools.
• Ability to work with a minimum of supervision.
• General computer skills including email and data entry.
• Physical demands include standing, walking, using hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls; talking or hearing; reaching above shoulders; using foot/feet to operate equipment; climbing or balancing; stooping, kneeling, or crouching; lifting up to 25 pounds and occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds; specific vision abilities including close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.