Maintenance​/Machine Mechanic

Overview

Position SummaryOperation and maintenance of all of the facilitys maintenance needs. Responsible for the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of ALL of the facilitys needs. Responsible for maintenance in the shop, organizing, inventorying, researching products, getting quotes on parts/tools, ordering, and restocking the shop. Assisting the machine operators with machine issues as needed.

• In the morning, turn on lights, power, compressor, and dryer according to standard operating procedures (SOP). (See morning check list)
• At the end of the production day, turn off lights, power, compressor, and dryer according to standard operating procedures (SOP). (See end of day list)
• Keep shop machines properly maintained (cleaned, lubricated, and organized)
• Complete all required shop forms and paperwork. (Requisition s, Project parts list)
• Read Electrical and Pneumatic diagrams to help speed the repair of equipment if it malfunctions.
• Troubleshoot production machine issues quickly.
• Install facility machinery.
• Responsible for reading, learning, and understanding the Cold Star product language, learning how each product is set up on each production machine, and learning how to efficiently operate each production machine to produce good quality product when needing to stand in for a machine operator.
• Responsible for working with a 3rd party to ensure proper tolerances and specifications are followed when making a part/tool.
• Responsible to continuously improve all aspects of the Cold Star facility and increase efficiency through fabrication and automation.
• Learn and understand how each piece of machinery operates by use of manuals, experience, OEM, and resources/service technicians.
• Maintain good communication with the machine operators to ensure there is an ample quantity of wear parts and spare parts in stock so there is never a halt in production. When parts are needed, they must be ordered promptly.
• Familiarize yourself with the complete product line and understand how the machines need to be maintenance for the machine operators to be able to meet and improve on daily production quotas.
• Perform weekly, monthly, and annual preventative maintenance on all facility machinery. (Books. Misc. Maintenance)
• Write and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Job Safety Analysis (JSAs).
• Program, install, repair, troubleshoot, and maintain all facility PLC's, frequency drives, servo motors/drives, machine computers, and all software pertaining to these.
• Communicate with machine operators when they need troubleshooting/maintenance/fabrication assistance that is above the machine operators abilities.
• Maintain and secure work tools in the shop area.
• Clean and maintain shop area.
• Follow Cold Stars guidelines/standards for Lock-Out / Tag-Out (LOTO), Electrical Cord Inspection, Ladder Training and Inspection, and Fall Protection.
• Turn off and lock out equipment when not in use.
• Organize, inventory, research products/parts, get quotes on parts/tools, and order parts/tools for the shop.
• Fill out a requisition for tools/parts that need to be ordered.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Perform backup assistance to machine operators when the issue is beyond the operators skill set.
• Provide on-the-job training to new employees.
• Organize, inventory, research products/parts, get quotes on parts/tools, and order parts/tools.
• Will be responsible for general building maintenance; plumbing, painting, electrical and mechanical utilities.

• Reports to Production Supervisor, VPO
• Works closely with machine operators and assistants
• Initiates and maintains positive, successful relationships with all coworkers, vendors, and providers