Production Mechanic I
About The Position
The Production Mechanic I performs preventive maintenance and maintenance on production equipment, troubleshooting issues and repairing failures to support maximum equipment efficiency, effectiveness, and reliability. The role maintains, repairs, installs, and adjusts industrial production and processing machinery; assists with production-line installation and relocation; and responds to work orders in a timely manner. The mechanic also supports line-layout optimization and ergonomic workstation design, and follows applicable safety policies and procedures, including LOTOTO, hot-work, and confined-space requirements.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least 1 year of industrial maintenance experience.
- At least 1 year of experience in diagnostics, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance.
- Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills.
- Familiarity with industrial safety policies, risk reduction, OSHA, and stored-energy risks when working with equipment.
- Ability to read, understand, and collaborate on building and system drawings.
- Attention to detail, accuracy, and precision, with good problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Familiarity with controls/integration troubleshooting and routine maintenance.
- Beginner-level electrical troubleshooting skills.
- Familiarity with industrial tools and equipment.
- Ability to regularly sit, stand, and walk for extended periods and repeatedly balance, climb, bend, squat, squeeze, kneel, turn, crouch, and stoop.
- Ability to lift 75 pounds and manipulate a 500-pound drum regularly.
Nice To Haves
- Spanish language skills.
- Familiarity with welding and machine-shop work.
- Familiarity with operating industrial lift trucks and scissor/boom lifts.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and repair industrial production and processing machinery.
- Assist with repairing, installing, and adjusting production equipment, including unscramblers, fillers, cappers, labelers, bundlers, heat tunnels, pulverizers, blenders, powder presses, conveyors, lasers, ink printers, and cartoners.
- Troubleshoot and repair pneumatic switches, valves, and cylinders.
- Diagnose and repair gearboxes, bearings, and conveyor system problems.
- Assist in optimizing line layouts to reduce labor and increase output.
- Assist in engineering ergonomic workstations to reduce the potential for repetitive-motion injuries.
- Perform routine preventive maintenance.
- Assist with installing and connecting air, electrical, and other required energy sources for new production-line installations and relocations.
- Respond to work-order requests in a timely manner.
- Follow safety policies and procedures, including LOTOTO, hot work, confined-space work, and safe use of powered industrial machines.
- Assist with setup, diagnosis, and repair of high-speed filling machines.
- Assist with troubleshooting electrical systems, including relay-logic PLCs, general building electrical systems, and mechanical systems.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
