About this role
Primary Responsibilities - Set up, operate, and maintain lathes, milling machines, grinders, and drill presses to shape metal or plastic parts. - Perform machining parameters adjustments as modification of feed rates, speeds to optimize surface finish and extend tooling life. - Utilize precision measuring tools such as micrometers, calipers, indicators, straight edges, feller gages, and scales. - Read blueprints and drawings, create sketches of parts. - Following engineering plans, drawings, and instructions. - Maintain machine shop equipment. - Perform routine maintenance tasks on machines, including cleaning, lubrication, and minor repairs. - Ensure the machines are in proper working condition and address any issues that may arise during the machining process. - Perform machining repairs to damaged parts or duplicate using manually controlled machine shop equipment such as lathes, milling machines, drill presses, grinders, cutters and hand tools. - Perform preventative maintenance (PM), inspections, and breakdown repairs with mechanics on production equipment. - Troubleshooting and repair of mechanical drive systems such as belts, pulleys, motors, chains, sprockets with minimal assistance. - Understanding of hydraulic and pneumatic systems. - Rebuild centrifugal and diaphragm pumps. - Repack and rebuild cylinders. - Identify and look up parts in EAM maintenance CMMS program. - Learn to effectively communicate with team members, supervisors, and other departments regarding work accomplishments and findings. - Participate in morning meetings, perform safety system requirements, log work hours and comments on work orders in EAM maintenance software.