Maintenance Technician Machinist

Summary

Responsible for repairing, maintaining and fabricating mechanical components to ensure machinery and equipment operate efficiently and safely.

• Understand and use safe practices while working on equipment such as: GMP's, Lock Out Tag Out, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and Arc Flash Equipment.
• Sets up and operate mills, lathes and CNC mills.
• Selects appropriate tools, materials, and machine settings.
• Monitors machine operations to detect malfunctions or deviations.
• Troubleshoots and resolves machining issues.
• Ensures compliance with safety regulations and company policies.
• Keeps inventory of raw materials such as steel roll stocks.
• Roll repairs such as welding and turning down roller shafts on a lathe.
• Provides and maintains basic hand tools required for daily repairs, as specified by the maintenance manager.
• Examines mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, or pneumatic equipment (often while operating) using various test instruments or blueprints and schematics as necessary and diagnoses problem.
• Determines best method of repair or replacement and secures tools required to perform work, transporting tools to machine or carrying defective part(s) to maintenance shop.
• Dismantles equipment as needed using hoists, lifts, tools, etc. to gain access to problem area.
• Removes, lubricates, and cleans defective parts as necessary.
• Examines or measures parts to determine extent of damage and decides whether repair or replacement is necessary.
• Repairs parts using hand tools and power tools or secures replacement part from maintenance storeroom.
• Reassembles parts and equipment and makes adjustments as required.
• Observes equipment and parts when back in operation to assure problem has been effectively resolved and machinery is functioning properly.
• Cleans work area around machinery or in machine shop and returns usable items to storeroom and tools to designated storage area.
• Fabricates racks, buggies, tables, etc. and other projects from sketches, drawings, and blueprints using metal, plastic and or wood.
• Utilizes machine shop equipment including drill press, mill, lathe, bandsaw, grinder, welder, etc.
• Performs some design work on special projects and initiates purchase requisitions for parts and other supplies as needed.
• Completes preventive maintenance assignments as required and reports malfunctioning production machinery to Maintenance Manager.
• Works on company vehicles as assigned and performs repair work in plant offices as needed.
• Installs new equipment and machinery as designed by Engineering Department and Maintenance Manager.
• Assists in training other technicians.
• Keeps company equipment and tools organized, cleaned and operational.
• Performs daily, weekly, monthly, or other periodic inspections as assigned through the work order system.
• Inspects and maintains ink pumps as required for the turbo-clean inking systems.
• Inspects parts based on specifications and accepts, rejects, or replaces as needed.
• Maintains an accurate log of hours worked in the work order system and provides details of repairs made daily.
• Willingness to continuously seek out a deeper understanding and knowledge base in order to keep up with advancing technology.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Formal technical training and certifications preferred.
• Related experience with lathes, mills, and other machine tools.
• Ability to read blueprints and adhere to specifications.
• Attention to detail.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and compliance with safety rules and regulations.
• Demonstrated self-motivation, ability to work effectively individually or as part of a team.