Production Line Mechanic

Tri Pac•South Bend, IN

About The Position

The Production Line Mechanic is responsible for independently setting up, troubleshooting, repairing, changing over, and maintaining the production lines and facilities. He/she is responsible for product quality and employee safety and share responsibility with the Production Line Leads/Supervisors for operating production lines at top efficiency. The Production Line Mechanic always follows GMP procedures and regulations.

Requirements

Associates or Technical Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
3 years' experience as a Maintenance Mechanic in a manufacturing environment, electrical experience is preferred.
Working knowledge of hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical functions, electrical testing equipment and machining equipment.
Knowledge of PLC software and can perform minor PLC program adjustments on equipment.
Working knowledge of arithmetic and geometry to determine dimensions and amounts of materials needed.

Responsibilities

Sets up production equipment to run scheduled production.
Discusses difficulties in operating equipment with machine operators to isolate problems and troubleshoots machine to determine cause and repairs required.
Read and follow instructions from technical manuals and document changes in the manuals as needed and using this information to set up machine lines and adjust the conveyors.
Complete requisition forms for the parts needed to complete repairs.
Perform repairs on equipment to keep them in top running order.
Perform major mechanical overhauls of packaging equipment.
Perform preventative maintenance on equipment.
Assists with design modifications to equipment.
Provide coverage for Mechanics on other shifts, as needed.
Work with minimal supervision as well as in a team setting.
Physical demands include lifting up to 50 lbs, climbing, kneeling, balancing, lifting and moving materials, etc.
Uses hand tools for tasks.
Reads and interprets blueprints.
Measure, cut and work with materials and objects with precision.
Other duties as assigned.