Production Mechanic

Position Summary

The Production Mechanic III is responsible for Preventive Maintenance (PM) and maintenance of production equipment.This role is to troubleshoot issues, repair failures of production equipment and processing equipment, and ensure maximum equipment efficiency, effectiveness, and reliability.

Responsibilities and Essential Duties

• Maintains and repairs industrial production and processing machinery.
• Repairs, installs, and adjusts industrial machinery such as unscramblers, fillers, cappers, labelers, bundlers, heat tunnels, pulverizers, blenders, powder presses, conveyors, lasers, ink printers, labelers, cartoners and other production equipment.
• Troubleshoots and repairs pneumatic switches, valves, and cylinders.
• Diagnoses and repairs gear boxes, bearings, and conveyor system problems.
• Optimizes line layout to reduce labor and increase line output.
• Engineers ergonomic work stations to reduce potential for employee repetitive motion injury.
• Performs routine Preventive Maintenance.
• Installs and connects air, electrical, and required energy sources for new production line installation and relocation.
• Responds to work order requests in a timely fashion.
• Adheres to all safety policies and procedures including, but not limited to, Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) (ensuring machinery is off before performing maintenance or repair), hot work, confined spaces work, use of powered industrial machines, etc.
• Sets up, diagnoses, and repairs high speed filling machines.
• Trouble shoots electrical (relay logic PLCs), general building electrical systems, and mechanical systems.

Technical Skills Required

• Expertise in industrial safety policies, risk reduction, OSHA and potential stored energy risks involved when working with equipment.
• Expert mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to read, understand, and collaborate on building/system drawings.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and precision, as well as good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a team.
• Expert controls/integration troubleshooting and routine maintenance skills.
• Proficiency in welding and machine shop work.
• Expertise operating industrial lift trucks and scissor/boom lifts.
• Electrical troubleshooting expertise.
• Expertise using industrial tools and equipment.
• Spanish is a plus but not required.

Experience Required

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of industrial maintenance experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience diagnostic/troubleshooting and preventive maintenance.
• 3 years of electrical experience in troubleshooting and programming of PLCs, knowledge of electrical controls, VFDs, servos, HMIs, and the ability to read electrical prints.

Physical Requirements

• Lift, push and pull up to 75 pounds, walking and standing for long periods of time.
• Squatting, bending, and climbing (use of a ladder).
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, loud noises, and vibration.
• Incumbent is subject to other hazards such as moving mechanical parts, electrical current, chemicals, and heat.