Maintenance Technician

Description

SUMMARY:

Maintains, repairs, installs, and troubleshoots production machinery, mechanical equipment, and electrical systems. Fabricates and machines components, structures, tooling, and equipment as required. Performs welding, brazing, and related metalworking functions. Operates and maintains boilers, feed-water systems, and sewage treatment systems in compliance with applicable environmental, health, and safety regulations.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Observes mechanical devices in operation and listens to their sounds to locate causes of trouble.
• Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
• Examines form and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
• Inspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.
• Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments.
• Repairs or replaces defective parts. Installs special functional and structured parts in devices. Lubricates and cleans parts.
• Starts devices to test their performance.
• Sets up and operates lathe, drill press, grinder, mig & stick, brazing & cutting torches, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
• Operates boiler and maintains feed-water quality.
• Operates a sewerage-treatment [package] system.
• Follows Lockout/Tagout procedures and all applicable safety requirements

Installs and repairs electrical systems, apparatus, and electrical and electronic components of industrial machinery and equipment by performing the following duties: [

Note:

Other duties may be assigned.]

• Installs power-supply wiring and conduit for newly-installed machines and equipment, such as programmable controllers
• Connects power-supply wires to machines and equipment, and connects cables between machines and equipment.
• Diagnoses malfunctioning apparatus, such as transformers, motors, and lighting fixtures and replaces damaged or broken lamps, ballasts, wires and cables.
• Tests malfunctioning machinery and discusses malfunction with other maintenance workers to diagnose malfunction.
• Replaces faulty electrical components of machine, such as relays switches and motors, and positions sensing devices.
• Diagnoses and repairs or replaces faulty electric components, such as printed circuit boards.
• Replaces electric motor bearings and rewires motors.
• Pushes buttons and presses keys on programmable controller, to program automated machinery, to operate automated machinery and to test for malfunctions, and verify repairs.
• Plans layout of wiring and installs wiring, conduit, and electrical apparatus in or out of buildings.
• Diagnoses and replaces faulty mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components or machines, equipment and supply systems.

Constructs and repairs structural woodwork and equipment in establishments, by performing the following duties:

• Builds, repairs, and installs counters, cabinets, benches, partitions, floors, doors, building framework, and trim.
• Installs glass in windows, doors, and partitions.
• Replaces damaged ceiling tile, floor tile, and wall coverings.
• Builds cabinets and other wooden equipment in carpenter shop.
• Installs items, such as window shades, venetian blinds, and curtain rods, wall fans, and door locks for facility.
• Performs detailed calibration on various measuring devices, such as gauges, scales, and related equipment or components

Requirements

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or

EXPERIENCE:

Technical certificate, associate degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience

LANGUAGE

SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL

SKILLS:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as…