Maintenance Mechanic III - 2nd Shift

LISI Aerospace•Torrance, CA

About The Position

The Maintenance Mechanic III diagnoses, disassembles, rebuilds, aligns, installs, and services precision machine tools and production equipment. Equipment includes, but is not limited to, Davenports, Euroturns, Okumas, Tornos, Traubs, Brown & Sharpe machines, centerless grinders, and Reharts. The role performs routine through complex repairs, scheduled preventive maintenance, precision measurements and alignment, functional testing, and rebuilding of machinery and worn parts. The position also supports equipment breakdowns, machinery moves and installation, filtration systems, and modifications to equipment for new production techniques under Engineering direction. The position follows company and governmental safety, environmental, hazardous-materials, and HSE procedures. This includes housekeeping, spill cleanup and waste disposal, safe use of equipment and tools, participation in required training, and reporting hazards or nonconformance. Work includes exposure to electrical and mechanical hazards and requires use of personal protective equipment in designated areas. Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 2:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., with overtime opportunities available. Compensation: $29.84–$41.01 per hour, depending on experience, with eligibility for a $1.10-per-hour B-shift differential. The role has no supervisory responsibility but may assist with coaching and teaching trainees or less experienced personnel under management supervision.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, plus certification in mechanical, electrical, or industrial maintenance or general construction trades, or equivalent work experience.
At least 5 years of related manufacturing experience or general construction trades experience and/or training.
Advanced hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and industrial skills, including PLC skills.
Ability to read and interpret manufacturers’ drawings, blueprints, and written instructions.
Familiarity with lockout/tagout procedures.
Ability to learn a work-order program and word-processing software.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, correspondence, and memos, including safety rules and operating and maintenance instructions.
Ability to communicate and present information in one-on-one situations with other employees.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, and calculate rates, ratios, and percentages.
Ability to solve practical problems and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based instructions.
Mechanical knowledge covering bearings, power transmission, chain and belt drives, gear drives, couplings, fasteners, packing and seals, pumps, conveyors, pipe fittings and valves, and steam lines and traps.
Knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems, fluids, piping and sealing, reservoirs, actuators, directional and servo valves, pressure and volume controls, pumps, motors, and air compressors.
Basic electrical knowledge sufficient to lock and tag out equipment for repair.
Welding skills covering all types of welding; safe forklift operation and handling; knowledge of oil and filtration, metal scraping, and waste disposal types and safety; and ability to design, fabricate, and improvise solutions for special cases.
Ability to maintain either no facial hair or a NIOSH-approved beard in accordance with the cited Cal/OSHA requirement, and to pass an annual respirator fit test.
Frequently use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear; stand, walk, reach, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; occasionally sit; and frequently lift or move up to 30 pounds.
Required vision includes close, color, peripheral, and depth vision, as well as ability to adjust focus; hearing must be within the normal or average range.
Working knowledge of safety standards for machinery operation, including lockout/tagout and machine guarding.
Demonstrate analytical, communication, teamwork, business-acumen, cost-consciousness, adaptability, planning and organizing, and professionalism competencies.

Responsibilities

Use work orders to identify required maintenance and repairs.
Perform preventive maintenance on buildings, machinery, associated equipment, oil separators, and mop-water containers.
Follow department 5S procedures, including maintaining clean floors, returning tools to their proper locations, organizing parts pans, and completing other housekeeping duties.
Attend required internal and external job-related training.
Rebuild complex machinery, including removing and reinstalling multi-spindle drives, pickoff units, revinlocks, and other gear-driven mechanisms.
Clean up and dispose of water, oil, and other liquid spills in accordance with company safety procedures.
Survey, clear, and clean the oil containment yard and plant air-compressor areas.
Use a forklift to move equipment, oil drums, mop water, and waste-metal containers.
Use hand tools, power hand tools, and voltage meters.
Functionally test machine tools and equipment, including lathes, mills, automatic screw machines, heading and press equipment, thread-rolling equipment, and precision grinders, to determine malfunctions and their causes.
Ensure rebuilt machines meet functional requirements.
Perform welding in accordance with company safety guidelines and procedures.
Assist team members with breakdowns and equipment servicing as needed.
Move machinery and assist in all areas as required.
Service Coopermatic filtration systems.
Completely rebuild and reassemble precision machine tools and equipment after repairs or maintenance.
Determine methods for teardown, rework, alignment, renewal, assembly, and functional testing of machine tools.
Perform precision measurements to achieve required alignment between functional planes.
Determine whether worn parts require re-machining or rebuilding; install, replace, or change machine parts and attachments according to production specifications.
Modify existing machinery and equipment to support new production techniques under Engineering direction.
Install and rig machinery, break it down, level it, and check it out according to manufacturer specifications.
Use maintenance-shop lathes and mills.
Follow department and company measures intended to protect workers from hazardous work methods, processes, or materials.
Comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulations, company rules, and HSE procedures; attend required training and follow HSE policies, plans, reporting requirements, and safe operating procedures.
Immediately report known or suspected nonconformance with company procedures or legal requirements to management.
Seek opportunities to improve HSE performance, including establishing objectives and targets, measuring progress, and reporting results.
Participate in promoting the HSE culture, correcting or reporting unsafe conditions, implementing preventive actions, participating in requested risk or incident analyses and HSE working groups, and proposing improvements to working conditions and environmental impact.
May assist with coaching and process teaching of trainees or less experienced personnel under management supervision.