About this role
Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
• Oversees and prioritizes preventative maintenance schedules
• Performs and directs preventative maintenance of machine and equipment
• Utilize advanced knowledge of mechanical and electrical functionality to diagnoses problems and provide guidance on best course of action
• Creates requisitions for materials and supplies such as tools, equipment, and replacement parts & enters them in our Emaint software program
• Ensure all compliance documentation is up to date and document paperwork for record retention
• Inspects and tests machinery and equipment to ensure ideal operability
• Maintains and adjusts department priorities and schedule related to the maintenance of facility, including; painting, general structural, electrical, and mechanical
• Performs welding tasks related to repair of equipment and machinery
• Oversee maintenance department employees, acting as a mentor and trainer while managing performance
• Organizes and assists in projects to increase operations efficiency
• Performs Quality Assurance checks
• Collects and discards machine parts and other garbage to maintain machinery and work area
• Expected to maintain all company trained programs on safety, Lock Out Tag Out, hazard communication, blood borne pathogens, accident reporting, and other training
• Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications Required:
Education—
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Expected to maintain all company training
Experience—
• 5 years of experience working on production/manufacturing equipment, forklifts, heavy equipment, and general machinery within the maintenance arena is required
• 5 years of experience in preventative maintenance and diagnostic of electrical and mechanical components/equipment is required
• Prior experience or certification in hydraulics, welding, PLC and electrical preferred
Job Competencies:
• Able to install, replace, or change machine parts and attachments according to specifications
• Knowledge of machines and tools, as well as their designs and uses
• Ability and willingness to read, comprehend, and follow directions, safety and procedures manuals, repair manuals and parts catalogs
• Basic math skills—adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing
• Ability to lead, mentor, train, and supervise others, as well as be teachable
• Able to communicate (verbally and in writing) equipment problems, safety issues, and/or quality issues to appropriate personnel using knowledge of the structure and content of the English language
• Sound judgment when troubleshooting to determine causes of machine malfunction and proper course of action
• Knowledge of various hand tools, measuring, and guidance devices
• Physically capable of exerting maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects
• Able to see details from close range and far
Physical Demands:
• Ability to stand and/or walk for up to 8 hours per day
• Ability to push and pull weight of up to 30 pounds at chest level
• Requires lifting objects up to 50 pounds to waist height and carrying up to 4 feet unassisted on a frequent basis
• Ability to use a rotating motion of shoulder to lift and move items weighing up to 30 pounds on a frequent basis
• Must be able to bend, squat and/or crouch down using knee and hip movement frequently
• Frequent torso movement involving twisting, bending and/or stretching is performed
• Frequent reaching and stretching of arms below and above shoulder level
• Frequent head and neck motion in looking up, down and from side to side
• Using full body motion to climb in and out of forklifts
• Utilize manual dexterity of arms, elbows, wrists and fingers
• Ability to visually interpret multiple shades of colors
• Must be able to hear, speak and interpret sounds
Work Environment:
• Work environment contains moving mechanical parts and is consistent with the standard manufacturing and/or warehousing environments
• Work may be performed near moderate to continuous loud noise