MAINTENANCE MECHANIC II -1ST SHIFT (SPARKS, NV)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs maintenance work throughout the plant in order to repair production machines, fabricate parts, and rebuild equipment.
• Dismantles, repairs and reassembles complex equipment.
• Operates production equipment to check work, as required.
• Cleans and lubricates equipment.
• Maintains and repairs office areas and assists with janitorial work as needed, including but not limited to: cleaning, office waste, recycling removal, lavatory and lunchroom supplies and installation.
• Assists General Manager and Bloomingdale Engineering team in installation of new equipment.
• Works from drawings, verbal instructions and/or sketches.
• Completes routine paperwork as required.
• Initiates purchase order request forms for parts and supplies.
• Complies with safety and GMP requirements.

Safety Responsibility Statement

• Supports a culture of safe production and operations; follows all safety rules and procedures.
• Engages in training activities to learn what constitutes a safety hazard; reports safety concerns to the supervisor, submits safety suggestions, and corrects or reports to the appropriate people when you see a workplace health or safety hazard, until it is resolved.
• Communicates safety information to new employees.
• Fulfills responsibilities as outlined in the company safety management plan.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree (A. A.) or two to five years related experience and/or training (electrical, machine shop, machine troubleshooting, pneumatics, hydraulics, OSHA standards, lock-out/tag-out, etc.); or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• General knowledge of electric, welding and machine shop required.
• Food or pharmaceutical industry experience preferred.

Reasoning Ability

• Good problem solving skills.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts.
• The employee is frequently exposed to herbal aromas, dust, and/or airborne particles.
• The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.