Maintenance Apprentice

American Packaging Corporation•City of Rochester, NY

162d•Onsite

About The Position

A program designed to train a skilled worker through a combination of on-the-job training and classroom instruction to become a Maintenance Technician at American Packaging Corporation. Maintenance Technicians are responsible for electrical and mechanical systems in the facility, which will include troubleshooting and routine maintenance activities. Throughout this program, they will learn to troubleshoot and repair equipment problems that affect productivity of the manufacturing group as well as plant facilities and subsystems. They will learn to be involved with the process improvements providing input in production problem solving. Applicants will be interviewed and chosen based on their experience, knowledge, and overall work history. The chosen finalists will be required to take and pass an aptitude test.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent.
Active, regular Full-time employee of American Packaging Corporation. Part-time or temporary employees of APC are not eligible to participate in this program.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, technical procedures, or instructions.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from others.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical systems in the facility.
Perform routine maintenance activities.
Troubleshoot and repair equipment problems that affect productivity.
Provide input in production problem solving and process improvements.
Learn size of wire conduit and bending of conduit, use of tools and how to determine the size of load safety.
Replace incandescent lamps and hot cathode fluorescent tubes and starters.
Repair fluorescent fixtures, replacing ballast, socket and wiring, code requirements.
Repair LED fixtures, replacing drivers and troubleshooting.
Locate and repair contactor problems, replacing contacts and contactor.
Locate and replace blown fuses.
Check and repair limit switches, push buttons, etc.
Read wiring diagrams.
Understand operation of special control circuits, time delay switches, electrical braking.
Locate and repair direct current motor troubles in fields, armatures, bearings, brush holders, and commutators.
Gain knowledge of variable speed DC drives.
Repair and maintenance of DC contactors and field control.
Learn proper handling and installation of power feeding, wiring, fuse panels, breakers, etc.
Estimate load requirements.
Install general wiring.
Learn proper use and care of voltmeter, ammeter, watt meter, oscilloscope and megger, etc.
Read diagrams and schematics for programmable logic controllers.
Maintain and troubleshoot programmable logic controllers.
Learn care, use and safety of hand tools, power tools, machines and power equipment, ladders, scaffolding and hoists.
Perform machine repair (mechanical), including assembly and disassembly, bearings, power transmission, construction, rigging, lubrication.
Perform bench work and operate machinery such as lathes, milling machines, grinding machines, drill press, power saw.
Perform pipefitting, including layout, installation, repair, replacement, pumps and compressors, valves and controls.
Perform welding, including use of protective clothing and equipment, burning and cutting, controls and gauges, electric arc welding, properties of metals.