Maintenance Tech 3

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Inspects and tests machinery and equipment as required to ensure proper function.
• Experience in electromechanical equipment diagnosis and repair.
• Hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, electronic, PLC integration.
• Mastery of reading blueprints, electrical or hydraulic schematics and other technical materials.
• Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.
• Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment.
• Installs, programs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment and programmable controllers.
• Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill, and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.
• Operates cuttings torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
• Diagnoses malfunctioning apparatus, such as transformers, motors, and light fixtures and replaces damaged or broken wires and cables.
• Diagnoses and replaces faulty mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components of machines and equipment.
• Initiates purchase orders for parts and machines.
• Logs time and materials allocations to ensure accurate records.
• Designs and fabricates machine and equipment modifications as needed to achieve customer satisfaction.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality of product.
• Responsible for adherence to the policies, procedures and instructions of the ISO 14001 systems.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a 2-year college or technical school in maintenance or related field and 6 years technical experience in industrial maintenance position or an equivalent combination of education and experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Can demonstrate a mastery of at least four (4) of the essential maintenance skills.
• Able to follow both written and verbal instruction.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Regularly required to stand; use hand to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
• Frequently required to walk.
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Must be able to read and understand English.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• Frequent exposure to fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
• Occasional exposure to wet and/or humid conditions; high precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and extreme heat.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.