Sr. Mechanical Technician

Sr. 1 Mechanical Technician

To perform all duties assigned, which fall under the maintenance area of responsibility.

High school diploma or equivalent.

Vocational education desirable.

Previous maintenance experience required

Ability to read and interpret blueprints and schematics

Good oral and written communication skills

Ensure consistent, dependable attendance and demonstrate a willingness to accommodate non-standard work hours as necessary.

Capable of effectively managing job-related stress and fostering productive workplace interactions.

Must have regular, reliable attendance, and willing to work outside the regular schedule as required.

Willing to handle job stress and interact with others in the workplace

Consistently demonstrates safe work habits

Adhere to all company rules and policies

Has complete understanding of the plant and department safety rules

Demonstrates good housekeeping by ensuring his or her assigned area is kept clean.

Works efficiently with other employees in order to meet plant and department goals in safety, quality, production and housekeeping

Follows oral and written instructions from higher management

Works and cooperates with other departments within the plant

Attends scheduled department safety and training meetings

Ability to receive constructive suggestions

Ability to troubleshoot equipment, i.e. FMC bag machine and winder, kiefel extruder and winder, amplast unwinder, ktron resin system.

Comply with all written and verbal safety rules using personnel protective equipment as required by department and plant safety programs.

Plan and carry out tasks to accepted national and local standards and codes.

Identify and correct, in a timely manner, problems in all areas of the plant including production equipment, material handling equipment, etc. to within accepted codes.

Ability to coordinate and lead small work groups to complete assigned tasks.

Check voltage with volt meter.

Check amperes with amprobe.

Read electrical and construction schematics pertaining to electrical

Understand electrical diagrams

Troubleshoot electrical motors.

Install bearings and deals in electrical motors of all sizes.

Replace electrical motors (AC and DC)

Do PMS on electrical equipment

Troubleshoot and replace heater bands

Replace and repair if possible heat controls.

Troubleshoot replays, starters, circuit breakers and replace when needed.

Be able to bend rigid or EMT pipe

Check and replace fuses.

Read dial and venire calipers.

Be able to read metric and standard measurements

Check and repair or replace when necessary thermocouples

Must know about resin systems

Must know how to download and reload computers.

Must be able to set up and run a job without being supervised.

Must be able to install starters, wiring, etc. in panels.

Must be able to repair faulty wiring.

Must know all wires sizes and voltage and amp ratings.

Identify and understand the function of equipment

Provide timely preventive maintenance support and records all test data

Ability to properly fill out necessary paperwork associated with work orders, historical files, time cards and issues tickets.

Must have and properly select tools required for task being performed

Able to disassemble equipment make necessary repairs and restore to normal operations.

Perform job task without supervision

Ability to train other personnel effectively

Planning and achieve job tasks in a timely manner

Ability to seek method by which to improve department efficiency

Available for overtime, call-ins and rotating schedule

Willingness to learn and upgrade skill level.

Performs other related duties as assigned

Provide timely preventive maintenance support coordinating with production personnel

Responsible for good housekeeping in assigned and work areas.

Make any mechanical repairs on equipment as necessary

Inside environmental conditions protected from weather conditions, not necessarily temperature conditions.

Outside environmental conditions, no effective protection from weather.

Inside and outside environments apply.

Subject to extreme cold; temperatures below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour.

Subject to extreme heat; temperatures above 100 degrees for more than one hour.

Subject to noise,…