POSITION SUMMARY:
Repairs and maintains machinery and mechanical equipment such as engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and production machines and equipment by performing the following duties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Observes mechanical devices in operation and listens to their sounds to locate causes of trouble.
- Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
- Examines form and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
- Inspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.
- Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments.
- Repairs or replaces defective parts.
- Installs special functional and structural parts in devices, Lubricates and cleans parts.
- Starts devices to test their performance.
- Sets up and operates welding machine, drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
- Initiates purchase requisition for parts and machines.
- Repairs electrical equipment.
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- General knowledge of hydraulics, mechanical presses, electronics, and wiring.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
- Ability to read and interpret CST and customer prints and documents.
- Ability to write routine reports in a professional manner.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
- Ability to calculate figures such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
REASONING ABILITY:
- Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- The employee is frequently required to walk.
- Use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee is occasionally required to stand; sit.
- Climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities.
- Required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts.
- The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places.
- In outside weather conditions.
- Is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
- Risk of electrical shock.
- Mild vibrations.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
