Preventative Maintenance Technician - Weekend Shift

Summary

To perform necessary preventive maintenance to equipment and provide support to production in consistent conformance with customer expectations.

• Lubricate and oil machinery as needed.
• Perform necessary preventive maintenance to all equipment to insure proper operation. Document all preventive maintenance.
• While performing PM make necessary repairs to equipment such as replacing bearings, relays, switches, and gearboxes.
• Install airlines, water pipes, gas, and oxygen lines as needed when found during PM.
• Must be able to work from ladders, lifts, and at different heights to perform duties.
• Maintain, sustain, and continuously improve VSG Preventative Maintenance program.
• Document use of spare parts to maintain inventory properly.
• Perform any required maintenance welding, using electric arc or gas processes as needed while performing PM.
• Perform minor machinery, electrical, and facility repairs as needed when found during PM.
• Assist in the installation of new machinery and relocate machinery as needed; ensure machinery is set up properly.
• Complete and document work assignments as directed.

• Safety:
  Observe and maintain all safety requirements. Facilitate safe work practices and contribute to creating a safe working environment. Participate in safety programs or committees as needed.
• Ethics & Work Standards:
  Maintain the highest ethical and work standards, while promoting the same attributes in co-workers and others. Ensure that all business activities - with both internal and external customers - be performed with a professional demeanor and that all participants be held accountable to this high standard.
• Communication:
  Expresses thoughts clearly, both orally and in writing. Presents concise, well organized reports. Listens to understand input, feedback, and concerns. Provides complete information in an open, honest, and straight-forward manner. Responds promptly and positively to questions and requests.
• Teamwork/Relationships:
  Works with other employees willingly and in a spirit of cooperation and teamwork. Demonstrates a commitment to the entire business and is supportive of all initiatives (company and departmental) to help grow VSG's business in the U.S. and abroad. Interactions must be courteous, and considerate. Embraces a positive outlook. Is respected and trusted by others.
• Continual Improvement and Problem Resolution:
  Identifies and communicates suggestions for work improvements. Uses technical/analytical abilities to assure existing work practices are the most efficient and cost effective possible. Performs root-cause analysis and implements viable, permanent solutions to problems. Works with both internal and external customers to develop solutions which meet company-wide needs and objectives. Applies a sense of urgency to resolve problems or create opportunities that will increase productivity and create value.
  
  Shares best practices with other employees across the business.
• Accountability:
  Accepts responsibility and accountability for both the strategic planning and the successful implementation of all projects/programs/duties as outlined in this job description. Advises supervisor of concerns and progress of work in a timely manner. Demonstrates a sound balance between quality and quantity of work while maintaining a sense of urgency toward completion. Deadlines are met.
• Maintenance Documents:
  Update necessary documents and check sheets to ensure preventive maintenance files are accurate and OSHA requirements are met.
• Training:
  Willingness to upgrade electrical / mechanical skill set both on and off the job.

Interacts extensively with all manufacturing personnel and on an occasional basis with other functional areas within the Business Unit.

Education: High school graduate with at least two years of training in two of the following areas: mechanical, machine shop, hydraulic, electrical, or electronic disciplines. Demonstrated skill in other positions at Vehicle Service Group that translate into the needs of the Maintenance Department.

Experience: Must be able to read and understand simple electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical schematics and apply them to repair equipment and to order necessary parts. Must be able to troubleshoot equipment issues.

Personal Tools: Following is a list of tools employee must provide to perform this job.

• Basic hand tools
• V.O.M. (Analog satisfactory)

Hours: Must be willing to work shifts, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Responsibility: Exercises moderate degree of judgment. Questionable matters referred to the supervisor for assistance.

The above description represents a general synopsis of the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a comprehensive listing of all requirements that may be inherent in the job.

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