Maintenance Mechanic

Job Summary /

Purpose:

Repairs, installs, and maintains all plant machinery, equipment electrical to eliminate downtime and achieve maximum production efficiency by performing the following duties.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Participate/support the RMP (Risk Management Process) and assist in the development of the system and operational standards and corrective actions.
• Install and maintain all plant manufacturing and packaging machinery and equipment to eliminate downtime and achieve maximum production efficiency.
• Perform preventative maintenance checks and repairs.
• Record daily maintenance activities, PM’s, and work orders.
• Ability to repair, rebuild or overhaul equipment.
• Welding.
• Install or repair facilities lights, wiring, machinery motors, electrical panels, breakers, airlines, water lines, or gas lines as needed.
• Training and Safety – Provide a safe and healthful work environment for all personnel through consistent support of the company’s Safety Process.
• Interprets company policies to workers and enforces policies and safety regulations.
• Must be able to work flexible hours; days, afternoons, midnights, overtime and weekends as necessary.
• As necessary, other duties and/or projects may be assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Two-year certificate from college or technical school;
• Two to four years related experience and/or training;
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Must be able to work flexible hours; days, afternoons, midnights, and weekend work
• Ability to use a full range of precision measuring and gauging tools to perform inspection of equipment.
• Knowledge of AC/DC variable frequency drives, motor control, hydraulics, pneumatics, pipe fitting.
• Ability to read and interpret maintenance manuals, schematics and blueprints.
• Ability to use hand tools and trades type tools.
• Competent knowledge of electrical, plumbing and refrigeration.
• Analyze mechanical and operational problems on assigned equipment and plan for and take corrective action.
• Makes preventative maintenance check and inspection of assigned equipment, Reports findings to supervisor and takes appropriate action.
• Assures MRO orders accurately and timely.
• Sets up and operates lathe, drill press, grinder, and other metal working tools to make the repair parts.
• Ability to multitask and work in a team oriented fast-paced environment.
• Ability to identify and solve problems.
• Computer literate, ability to learn new software programs
• Self starter. Plans and accomplishes work with minimal supervision
• Highly resilient to varying workloads and requests for service
• Must be able to work flexible hours; days, afternoons, midnights, and weekend work