Mechanic II

Position Objective: Responsible for the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of facility machinery. Maintain the plant equipment to optimize production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain spare parts inventory – determine and manage stocking levels
• Order parts as needed from local vendors and catalogues
• Change bearings, belts and idler pulleys on trough-style conveyors
• Clean and change pneumatic valves on optical sorting machines, and maintain work area
• Communicate equipment issues with mechanics and supervisors from other shifts
• Maintain and secure work tools
• Create sorting computer software/parameter backups
• General PM and repairs of bucket elevators & screw conveyor, fork lifts, front end loaders and sweepers
• Install facility machinery
• Back-up for maintenance technicians
• Perform basic electrical troubleshooting and repairs
• Perform checks and basic maintenance on Non-Ferrous Metal Detector
• Complete daily maintenance and repair logs, and maintain preventive maintenance program (PM) for mechanical and electrical equipment
• Provide on-the-job training to new employees
• Rigging of motors, conveyor pulleys, and other heavy components
• Weld and fabricate, patch holes in steel chutes and transitions
• Problem solving and project management
• Team player, able to lead and contribute to a team effort
• Troubleshoot sorting computer (Windows based platform)
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

• Advanced mechanical and electrical maintenance
• Good communications
• Proficient computer MS Office, Excel, a plus
• Welding and fabrication

Knowledge

• Ability to communicate in English and Spanish language, a must in some locations
• Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives
• Electronic experience, a plus
• Experience with mechanical conveyors
• Glass processing knowledge, a plus
• Strong experience with mechanical conveyors

• PLC experience, a plus

Working conditions

• Must be able to perform above listed duties.
• Will be exposed to dusty and noisy conditions periodically.
• A mixture of light, moderate and heavy physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of a productive/technical nature.

Physical requirements:

Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. 50% bend, stoop, twist, reach, and climb steps. Up to 75% walking or standing required. Employee is regularly required to use hands to handle tools, machinery equipment, welding equipment, and large and small mechanical parts, regular fine hand manipulation, and may be required to write and type on a computer keyboard. Manual dexterity required for operating machinery and computers