PRIMARY FUNCTION: Trouble shoots, dismantles, inspects, repairs, modifies, rebuilds, services and adjusts all types of plant equipment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Use mechanical skills to install, maintain and repair production equipment.
- Troubleshoot potential equipment failures such as hydraulics, drive trains, and gear boxes.
- Read, understand and explain blueprints and technical documents.
- Operate machine and hand tools such as lathes, drill presses, and grinders.
- Proficient working knowledge of Hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems rigging, welding, crane equipment.
- Safely operate forklifts and radio-controlled overhead cranes.
- Trouble shoots any electrical problem from 110-440 volts and makes necessary repairs.
- Proficient operation of machine and hand tools such as lathes, drill presses, and grinders.
- Set-up, calibrate equipment, and adjust machinery.
- Perform preventative/predictive maintenance duties such as Thermography, pil analysis, and inspections to keep plant equipment serviced and running correctly.
- Assists in the planning of shutdown and ability to direct activities including manpower requirements.
- Cleans up after repairs to ensure safe working conditions and orderly operations of plant equipment.
- Language skills: Able to read and comprehend detailed instructions, write simple instructions and communicate verbally with people.
- Mathematical skills: Basic math skills such as add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Advanced skills such as algebra and geometry are also required.
- Reasoning ability: Ability to apply common sense and understand to carry out detailed instructions.
Direction Exercised: Works in cooperation with the maintenance crew under the coordination of a Team Coordinator. Take direct supervision from the Area Manager and or Shift Supervisor.
Tools and Equipment: Usual bench tools, air and electric grinders, conduit bender, drills and saws, Roll grinding lathe, milling machine, engine lathe and pipe threader. Overhead cranes and hoist and other material handling equipment.
Materials Handled: Electrical components, hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, valves, pumps and motors, controls, gears and bearings, coating and squeegee rolls, welder and reflective torch.
Physical Demands: the physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee I regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear; use hands to climb; balance; stoop; kneel; crouch or crawl; and life objects up to 35 pounds safely.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance visions, color visions, peripheral vision, depth perceptions, and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment: The work environment character characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while preforming the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
