Industrial Maintenance Mechanic

Matrix Adhesives • Calumet City, IL

6d

About The Position

The Maintenance Mechanic sets up and troubleshoots machinery and performs scheduled and emergency maintenance on production and batching equipment. The role locates problems by observing mechanical devices in operation and performs general equipment maintenance, including cleaning, greasing, and servicing manufacturing machinery. The mechanic works with minimal supervision using verbal, written, diagrammed, and manual instructions, and complies with OSHA safety rules. The position involves operating different types of forklifts and maintaining manufacturing and plant equipment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least five years of maintenance experience, or equivalent formal education in industrial mechanical/electrical maintenance, as well as preventative maintenance.
• Ability to read, write, and understand English.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision from verbal, written, and diagrammed instructions.
• Ability to read and draw electrical motor control ladder logic prints.
• Basic understanding of programmable logic controllers and electronics.
• Ability to work from mechanical/electrical diagrams, blueprints, and maintenance manuals.
• Electrical experience with industrial liquid packaging equipment, including pints, gallons, F-style bottles, cappers, cap torque machines, lid de-nesters, labelers, coders, and box erectors.
• Previous experience with boilers, pumps, mixers, conveyors, stretch wrappers, and palletizers.
• Proficiency using a digital volt-ohm-amp meter to test electrical circuitry.
• Experience and knowledge in hydraulics, pneumatics, welding, fabrication, AC/DC electrical circuits, HVAC, air compressors, air dryers, building and grounds maintenance, and forklifts.
• Ability to perform the physical demands of the role, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing for up to eight hours a day, and frequently lifting or moving items over 50 pounds.
• Ability to meet the job’s vision requirements, including close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjustment of focus.

Nice To Haves

• Some college education preferred.
• Skill in welding and fabrication.
• Industrial experience with programmable controllers.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and set up machinery for scheduled production runs.
• Perform scheduled maintenance repairs on production and batching equipment.
• Provide emergency and unscheduled repairs to production equipment during production.
• Diagnose problems; replace or repair parts; test equipment and make adjustments.
• Detect faulty operations and defective material, and report these and unusual situations to appropriate supervision.
• Operate different types of forklifts.
• Comply with OSHA safety rules.
• Install and maintain manufacturing and plant equipment using verbal, written, diagrammed, and manual instructions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED