Maintenance Technician

Summary/Purpose

Provides support to production equipment through troubleshooting and reliability improvements.

Essential Duties and Accountabilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily.

• Knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems and troubleshooting
• Knowledge and u understanding of bearing application and troubleshooting
• Knowledge of CNC systems and troubleshooting
• Knowledge of PLC systems and troubleshooting
• Knowledge of electrical systems and troubleshooting
• Ability to use general gages such as: calipers, micrometer, cylinder gage, and dial indicator
• Knowledge and troubleshooting of oil/lube systems
• Understand in g of hand and power tool usage
• General knowledge of operating and maintaining heating, cooling or ventilation equipment
• Ability to analyzes and solve technical maintenance problems including building maintenance, equipment, plumbing and other simple repairs
• Strong initiative and self-starter
• Other duties as assigned by management

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

• Special equipment knowledge (i.e., grinding, chip handling systems, vacuum and filtration, etc.)
• Experience with metal cutting and tooling, cutting fluids and their use
• General knowledge of heating, cooling and ventilation systems, and operation of compressed air systems
• Experience with hydraulic, pneumatic and lubrication systems
• Experience with PLC systems and nomenclature
• Experience with the following; close tolerance measurement and part drawing interpretation
• Strong skills in problem solving, working in a team environment, interpersonal skills and ability to access equipment to troubleshoot and support
• Knowledge of safety and environmental regulations and adherence to
• Able to work overtime and weekends as needed

Education and Experience:

• Associates Degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical, Electrical, Engineering Technologies or a related filed or equivalent work experience with a minimum of High School Diploma or GED

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• Work shift as assigned and overtime is required, as needed.
• Will be required to do the following throughout the shift: standing, bending, pushing, pulling, reaching above and below shoulders, moving left to right repetitively, grasping, and fine finger dexterity. 
• May be required to lift during shift up to 40 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required with this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The performance of this position requires exposure to manufacturing areas which require the use of personal protective equipment such as steel toed shoes, safety glasses with side shields.