Maintenance Technician

Position Summary

Repairs and maintains machinery and mechanical equipment such as engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines and equipment.

Essential Duties And Other Responsibilities

• Observes mechanical devices in operation and listens to their sounds to locate causes of trouble.
• Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
• Examines form and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
• Inspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.
• Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments.
• Repairs or replaces defective parts.
• Installs special functional and structural parts in devices.
• Lubricates and cleans parts.
• Starts devices to test their performance.
• Sets up and operates welding machine, drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
• Initiates purchase requisition for parts and machines.
• Repairs electrical equipment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• General knowledge of hydraulics, mechanical presses, electronics, and wiring.

Physical Demands

• Frequent walking.
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Stand; sit.
• Climb or balance.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Talk or hear.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities: ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Occasional exposure to high, precarious places.
• In outside weather conditions.
• Exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Risk of electrical shock.
• Mild vibrations.
• Mild noise levels in the work environment.