Maintenance Tech (3rd shift)

Position Summary

Basic Purpose and Objective: This position repairs and rebuilds manufacturing machines and provides mechanical, electrical and technical support and repairs to all areas of the facility.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical problems related to the production equipment
• As a team member or independently, as required, diagnose and repair mechanical and electrical machinery problems
• Ability to work with machinery drawings and specifications, electrical schematics, machine manuals or other forms of assembled data
• Fabricates needed components as needed
• Demonstrates proficiencies in pneumatics, hydraulics, PLC, electrical controls, AC/DC drive motors, machine component clearances / fits and an overall understanding machine operation and function
• Completes preventative machine maintenance as assigned
• Maintains accurate records of equipment repairs
• Collaborates professionally with all team members and machine set up operators to improve the overall operation of the manufacturing areas
• Follows guidance and directives, verbal and/or written, provided by the Manufacturing Manager and other Managers in the Company
• Performs daily responsibilities in coordination with company and departmental work instructions
• Provides positive approach to problem solving to minimize machine downtime and prevent reoccurrence
• Safety
• Follows all safety requirements to avoid injury to self and fellow employees
• Create and maintain a safe work environment; repair and/or report non-conformances to company safety policies and guidelines
• Performs the necessary safety requirements to avoid injury to self and fellow employees
• Demonstrates safe and efficient operating skills of machine shop equipment, such as milling machine, surface grinder, lathes, etc.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift approximately 40 lbs. from floor level to waist, and waist to floor approximately 5 times per hour
• Must be able to stand approximately 8-10 hrs./day
• Visual acuity for detailed work
• Manual dexterity
• Mechanical ability
• Able to bend, twist, and squat in sometimes awkward positions for prolonged periods of time while exerting force (pushing or pulling) on hand tools to adjust machine

Work Environment

• Un-airconditioned, well ventilated manufacturing facility
• Location: Waterford, Michigan

Requirements

• Education and Experience Required:
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• 5 years related experience and/or training
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Experience troubleshooting PLCs and Ladder logic
• Experience working with Hydraulics, motors and pumps
• Fabrications experience preferred
• Strong mechanical skills and aptitude
• Good verbal communication skills
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints or data
• An understanding and/or working knowledge of the machines and equipment within the manufacturing areas

Position Type/Expectations of Working Hours

• Full time position
• Regularly scheduled to work 10 hours a day
• Must be able to work Monday - Saturday