Tuscumbia Feed Mill Maintenance

Pilgrim's•Tuscumbia, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The team member is given an area of responsibility in which they must show evidence of mechanical attitude and display improvement in skill and knowledge in two or more areas. This role requires knowledge of safety procedures, good housekeeping habits, and the ability to perform various mechanical and electrical tasks. The position involves responding to calls, returning production to optimal speed, and repairing or replacing defective parts. End-of-day duties include communicating with incoming personnel, cleaning the shop, organizing parts, filing paperwork, and maintaining personal workspace.

Requirements

Mechanical attitude.
Display improvement in skill and knowledge in two or more areas.
Know and utilize all safety procedures.
Good housekeeping habits.
Know how to hook up single and three-phase motors using the connection data on the motor.
Be able to identify a “burned up” motor.
Know how to run single-phase circuits (household wiring).
Know how to check fuses and reset and/or replace thermal heater units.
Know how to use an amp probe, volt meter, and continuity tester.
Know usage of and replacement procedures for magnetic starters, safety switches, and H.O.A. (hand off automatic) Switches.
Know lock out procedures.
Know the different sizes and compositions of piping and their applications.
Know the common types of fittings for pipe and tube.
Know how to install pipes with minimum flow restrictions and no leaks.
Know how to read the different gages and meters used in the mill.
Learn what pumps are and what they do (i.e. positive displacement and centrifugal).
Know size and types of conveyor, power transmission chains, and how to separate and replace to repair.
Know size and types of belts, power transmission chains, and how to replace or repair.
Learn general lubrication requirements.
Know and utilize all safety procedures, including safeguards against property loss.
Be able to make serviceable welds on steel and aluminum using electric welder.
Use suitable electrode, flux, preparatory and procedure.
Know proper welding applications in the mill.
Know how to use a cutting torch.
Know how to soft solder.
Be able to identify hot-rolled, cold-rolled, stainless or coated steel.
Know how to use drill press, fixed and portable grinders, arbor and hydraulic presses, bending brakes and tools, vises, etc.
Know how to maintain own tools, and keep work area clean.
Know personnel protective equipment requirements.
Use and follow a blueprint or similar drawing after explanation or advance review.
Reference the startup procedures and the preventative maintenance procedures for the assigned area.
Read as much material currently available on the assigned area.
Work with maintenance men who know the area, and have more experience with the equipment.
Answer calls to the assigned area as the first priority.
Work outside that area on other calls.
Return production to optimal speed as soon as possible.
Replace the defective part with a new one (rebuilt) whenever possible.
Carry the rest to the maintenance room.
Begin repairs on the defective part in the maintenance room.
Return the rebuild part or equipment to inventory if repairs are successful.
Understand when parts or equipment may require being sent off for specialized repairs.
Understand when parts may be thrown away because repairs will exceed cost of new, or the part cannot be brought back to dependability.
Get with the incoming maintenance personnel and communicate the day’s events.
Sweep and clean the maintenance shop.
Clean off worktables of all debris.
Return all unused parts to the proper place in the parts room.
Make sure all paperwork generated during the day is filed.
Clean off individual locker.
Store everything away.
Repetitive motion includes back, shoulders, arm, wrist, hand, and finger movement.
Employee must be able to lift at least 100 lbs. from the floor level to heights not less than full extension of the arm and forearm above the head not less than 30 times in a three hour period.
Must be able to walk distances exceeding 100 feet one-way not less than 30 times in a three hour period, and covering an area that exceeds 5 acres.
Must be able to ascend and descend staircases with at least 30 stair treads not less than 30 times in a 3 hour duration.
Must be able to work in confined or restricted work areas not less than 3 hours in duration.
Must be able to work in wet working conditions with temperatures ranges below 0 and above 95 degrees Fahrenheit for not less than ten hour at a time.

Responsibilities

Know and utilize all safety procedures.
Maintain good housekeeping habits.
Hook up single and three-phase motors using connection data.
Identify "burned up" motors.
Run single-phase circuits (household wiring).
Check fuses and reset/replace thermal heater units.
Use an amp probe, volt meter, and continuity tester.
Understand and replace magnetic starters, safety switches, and H.O.A. switches.
Know lock-out procedures.
Understand different sizes and compositions of piping and their applications.
Know common types of fittings for pipe and tube.
Install pipes with minimum flow restrictions and no leaks.
Read different gauges and meters used in the mill.
Understand pumps (positive displacement and centrifugal).
Know size and types of conveyor and power transmission chains, and how to separate and replace them for repair.
Know size and types of belts, and how to replace or repair them, including roll pulleys and tensioners.
Learn general lubrication requirements.
Make serviceable welds on steel and aluminum using an electric welder.
Use suitable electrodes, flux, and procedures for welding.
Know proper welding applications in the mill.
Use a cutting torch.
Soft solder.
Identify hot-rolled, cold-rolled, stainless, or coated steel.
Use drill press, fixed and portable grinders, arbor and hydraulic presses, bending brakes and tools, vises, etc.
Maintain own tools and keep work area clean.
Know personnel protective equipment requirements.
Use and follow a blueprint or similar drawing after explanation or advance review.
Reference startup procedures and preventative maintenance procedures for the assigned area.
Read available material on the assigned area.
Work with experienced maintenance men.
Answer calls to the assigned area as the first priority.
Work outside the assigned area on other calls as needed.
Return production to optimal speed as soon as possible.
Replace defective parts with new or rebuilt ones.
Repair defective parts.
Return rebuilt parts or equipment to inventory.
Send parts off for specialized repairs when necessary.
Discard parts when repairs exceed the cost of new or the part cannot be brought back to dependability.
Communicate the day's events to incoming maintenance personnel.
Sweep and clean the maintenance shop.
Clean worktables of all debris.
Return all unused parts to the proper place in the parts room.
File all paperwork generated during the day (machinery performance, preventive maintenance forms, order forms, etc.).
Ensure the Maintenance Manager has any paperwork not to be filed.
Clean individual lockers and store everything away.