Mechanical Forming Equipment Technician

Camaco•Lorain, OH

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides advanced mechanical technical support for four-slide, multi-slide, CNC wire-bending, and wire-forming equipment. Maintains machine safety, reliability, tooling condition, alignment, timing, setup repeatability, and production readiness through preventive maintenance, mechanical troubleshooting, repair, controlled adjustment, and accurate documentation. The assigned equipment includes Baird 2, Baird 324-1, Baird 324-2, Baird 4, Baird 430, Baird 35-2, Baird 35-3, Baird 35-4, CNC Wire Bend, Huron 12S, Huron 8S, Huron 8S (2), Wafios-P, Wafios-S, OMCG1, OMCG2, and other four-slide, multi-slide, and forming equipment as assigned. Work is performed primarily on the manufacturing floor around operating machinery, moving equipment, noise, oils and lubricants, metal components, and varying temperatures. Required personal protective equipment and plant safety controls must be used. The position has no direct supervisory responsibilities, though the technician may provide mechanical technical direction, training, and task coordination during troubleshooting, repairs, and equipment recovery.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Formal industrial maintenance, machine repair, millwright, tool-and-die, machining, or related mechanical technical training; Journeyman status is preferred.
Five or more years of industrial mechanical maintenance or forming-equipment experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Demonstrated experience troubleshooting mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, lubrication, tooling, feeding, timing, and motion-related systems in a production environment.
Ability to work assigned shift, overtime, weekends, and emergency call-in coverage as required.
Advanced mechanical fault isolation, including wear, looseness, misalignment, backlash, binding, vibration, timing variation, and lubrication-related failures.
Working knowledge of machine timing, cam and slide motion, wire feeding and straightening, forming sequence, tooling alignment, and wear-related variation.
Ability to inspect and repair dies, forming tools, cams, slides, gibs, guides, grippers, cutters, feed rolls, straighteners, bushings, bearings, and related wear components.
Working knowledge of mechanical power transmission, precision alignment, fasteners, fits and tolerances, lubrication, component removal, and safe installation practices.
Ability to read mechanical drawings, assembly prints, tooling drawings, cam layouts, lubrication charts, pneumatic diagrams, hydraulic diagrams, and OEM technical documentation.
Proficiency with precision measurement and inspection tools required to verify setup, alignment, clearances, and machine condition.
Basic awareness of sensors, solenoids, motors, drives, safety devices, and electrical prints for fault identification and proper escalation.
Working knowledge of OSHA, ANSI, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, lifting and rigging, stored-energy control, and company safety requirements; electrical work must remain within the employee’s training and authorization.
Computer, math, documentation, and communication skills sufficient for maintenance records, measurements, parts requests, and cross-functional coordination.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including regularly using hands and fingers and reaching; frequently walking, standing, kneeling, crouching, talking, and hearing; and occasionally lifting or moving up to 40 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.

Nice To Haves

Journeyman status.
Experience with four-slide, multi-slide, CNC wire-bending, spring/wire-forming, stamping, or comparable cam-driven forming equipment.

Responsibilities

Provide daily mechanical support to forming operations and respond to machine downtime using safe, structured troubleshooting.
Inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain machine mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and lubrication components.
Perform preventive and predictive maintenance, including lubrication, alignment and wear checks, backlash and clearance checks, fastener verification, filter service, vibration observation, and replacement of worn components.
Set up and mechanically adjust feed length, wire straightening, slides, cams, forming stations, transfer mechanisms, tooling clearances, pressure settings, and machine timing within approved standards.
Troubleshoot part defects related to feed variation, cut length, bend angle, form location, pitch, twist, burrs, surface damage, tooling wear, timing, material handling, and mechanical repeatability.
Remove, install, inspect, fit, align, and support repair of forming tools, dies, cams, slides, guides, feed rolls, grippers, cutters, arbors, mandrels, bearings, bushings, and related machine components.
Use mechanical drawings, machine assembly prints, tooling drawings, cam layouts, lubrication charts, pneumatic and hydraulic diagrams, setup sheets, and OEM manuals to diagnose and restore equipment.
Use precision measurement and alignment tools to verify machine and tooling condition.
Perform precision mechanical work such as bearing and bushing replacement, shaft and coupling alignment, gib adjustment, chain and belt tensioning, gear mesh checks, timing verification, and controlled component fitting.
Use HMI alarms, indicator status, sensors, and interlocks as supporting information for mechanical troubleshooting; escalate electrical, PLC, drive, and program-related repairs to qualified controls or electrical personnel.
Support equipment installation, relocation, leveling, alignment, commissioning, run-at-rate activities, capability improvement, and acceptance of new or rebuilt equipment.
Complete work orders, PM records, downtime notes, measurements, parts usage, shift handoff, and repair history accurately.
Participate in root-cause analysis, corrective actions, spare-parts planning, and PM improvement for repeated mechanical failures.
Follow lockout/tagout, machine guarding, lifting and rigging, stored-energy control, housekeeping, environmental, and plant safety requirements.
Coordinate repairs with Production, Tooling, Quality, Engineering, and service providers to protect part quality and minimize downtime.
Train operators and less-experienced technicians on lubrication points, inspection checks, basic mechanical fault recognition, and standard recovery methods.
Perform other duties as assigned.