Skilled Trades - Mechanic ($37.10/hr)
About The Position
The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for repairing and maintaining machinery and mechanical equipment, including engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines. This role requires a strong mechanical aptitude, particularly with hydraulics and pneumatic systems, and the ability to read schematics and troubleshoot controls. The position also involves knowledge of pumps, plant facility maintenance, and potentially operating metalworking tools to fabricate parts. Experience with welding, fabrication, and operating industrial equipment like overhead cranes and backhoes is also part of the role. Adherence to safety programs, including lockout/tagout and working from heights, is essential.
Requirements
- Strong mechanical aptitude of hydraulics & pneumatic systems.
- Ability to read hydraulic schematics.
- Ability to effectively trouble-shoot hydraulic and pneumatic controls.
- Knowledge of pumps and plant facility maintenance.
- Experience with welding and fabrication.
- Journeyman Card or 7 years of equivalent experience.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of metallization operations, such as Leybold, Stokes, and VTIs.
Responsibilities
- Repairs and maintains machinery and mechanical equipment, such as engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines and equipment, using handtools, power tools, and precision-measuring and testing instruments.
- Observes mechanical devices in operation and listens to their sounds to locate causes of trouble.
- Troubleshoots hydraulic and pneumatic controls.
- Performs plant facility maintenance.
- Sets up and operates lathe, drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
- Installs functional and structural parts in devices, using handtools.
- Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, handtools, and power tools.
- Examines form and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
- Lubricates and cleans parts.
- Performs welding and fabrication.
- Operates industrial trucks and other industrial equipment, such as overhead cranes and back hoe.
- Safely performs lockout/tagout, working from heights safety and other required safety programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
