Skilled Trades Apprentice- Automated Equipment Mechanic

Are you interested in a career working towards your NYS Certification to become a Journeyman Automated Equipment Mechanic?

Eastman Kodak is looking to hire Apprentices to support our growing Kodak Advanced Materials and Chemicals Division in Rochester, NY. As an AE Mechanic Apprentice you will learn to troubleshoot and mechanical, electrical, robotics, pneumatic and hydraulic types of sophisticated machines that are used in all types of manufacturing.

As an AEM Mechanic Apprentice, you will receive competitive pay and benefits with incremental increases over the course of the 4-year program as you achieve set milestones. The current rate for graduating Apprentices is $32.00 per hour. You will work directly with a Journeyman, (a highly skilled Automated Equipment Mechanic) for on-the-job training and receive company paid schooling and tool allowance to meet the New York State Department of Labor Certification requirements.

• Ensure that a safe work environment is maintained.
• Work with a skilled journeyman while training as an AE Mechanic.
• Update your Apprentice Training Record book daily to record your work as it relates to the required on-the-job training.
• Must have a desire to learn.
• Attend classes that relate to your trade as required (typically 2 per year) and receive a satisfactory grade.
• Learn to maintain maintenance records and exchange information with others as necessary.
• Learn to communicate with operators, mechanics, supervisors, and engineers on equipment status and path forward.
• Must be willing to occasionally work extended hours if necessary to meet deadlines or to ensure resolution of plant problems.
• Dependable, reliable, committed and responsible.

• High school graduate.
• Ability to maintain a safe work environment.
• Ability to develop good trouble shooting skills.
• Ability to develop computer skills.
• Proactive and self-directed.
• Effective working individually or as part of a team.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.

• Demonstrated electrical or mechanical skills through Monroe Community College, WEMOCO or equivalent experience.

• 5 days/week, 8-hour shift from 6 AM to 2:30 PM.