PLANT MECHANIC - (Case Ready - Denver)

Essential Job Duties

• Affirms responsibility for the timely and effective performance of maintenance procedures.
• Runs tests to ensure that equipment is operating properly.
• Ensures that parts and components produced meet or exceed product specifications.
• Schedules tasks.
• Cleans, oils, fills tanks, and adjusts equipment to ensure smooth operations.
• Completes basic repairs on equipment and machines.
• Refers more difficult repairs to the Manager and recommends outside service providers.
• Identifies operational inefficiencies and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Conducts regular visual inspections of production equipment.
• Completes all maintenance functions in accordance with established procedures, policies, and safety regulations.
• Assumes responsibility for the efficient, timely, and accurate completion of maintenance records.
• Updates maintenance log books.
• Completes paperwork for outside service referrals and repairs.
• Maintains files of operational guides for production equipment.
• Files invoices and receipts.
• Assumes responsibility for maintaining effective communication, coordination, and working relations with area personnel.
• Makes suggestions to improve operational procedures as appropriate.
• Keeps management informed of area activities and of any significant equipment problems.
• Assumes responsibility for related duties as required or assigned.
• Ensures that work area is clean, secure, and well maintained.
• Stays informed of maintenance requirements.
• Completes special projects as assigned.

Performance Measurements

• Equipment and machines are maintained in accordance with established schedules.
• Production goals are well supported by maintenance and repair activities.
• Scheduled downtime is carefully planned.
• Basic repairs are completed timely and effectively.
• Department paperwork and maintenance documentation is correct and appropriately filed.
• Good communication and effective coordination exist with Production personnel.
• Management is appropriately informed of area activities and significant problems.

Physical Activities and Requirements

• Finger Dexterity: Using primarily just the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together.
• Talking: Especially where one must frequently convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly or quickly.
• Average Hearing: Able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information.
• Average Visual Abilities: Average, ordinary, visual acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or products or operate machinery.
• Physical Strength: Standing, walking, bending, lifting, stooping, crouching, kneeling intermittently, ability to lift up to 50lbs

Reasoning Ability

• Mental Activities: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, but uninvolved instructions and to deal with problems that include a few variables.
• Mathematics: Ability to perform very basic math skills including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing two digit numbers; the four basic arithmetic operations with money; and operations with units such as inch, foot, yard; ounce, and pound (or their metric counterparts).

Language Ability

• Ability to read, speak and write English proficiently.
• Ability to read and understand directions.
• Ability to communicate in comprehensive sentences.

Qualifications

• Education/Certification: High school degree or equivalent; training in maintenance and repair operations and safety certification may be required.
• Required Knowledge: Knowledge of basic mechanics, knowledge of machine testing procedures, understanding of equipment maintenance requirements, solid problem-solving skills, good oral communication abilities, ability to use all related mechanical and testing equipment.

Compensation and Benefits

• Local 1 IUOE Membership
• Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage
• Competitive time off plans, including paid sick leave and paid vacation
• Automatic Pension Contribution by Employer
• Journeyman Rate is $34.11
• Non Journeyman pays percentage (70% to 95% of Journeyman rate based on experience)