Job Description

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

Cooperation:

• Professionally communicates / collaborates 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:

• Follow 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

• Perform 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

Qualifications

Education and Experience Required: 

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) 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.

• Visual acuity for detailed work.

• 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