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Job Title: Mechanic

Hourly Rate: Mechanic, $28.88/hour plus $0.55/hour shift premium.

• Electrical Specialty, $31.40 once qualified
• Electrician with Machinist qualifications, $33.25

This position is on 3rd shift running 3:15 p.m 11:45 p.m. with opportunities for daily and/or weekly overtime.

Benefit Package: 1st of month following 60 days Health, Dental, Vision, Life; 401(k) 1st of month following 90 days 100% match up to 4% of employee's salary; uniforms provided; on-site cafeteria

Job Summary:

Install, repair and maintain machinery and equipment specific to the operations, in accordance with blue prints, schematic drawings, operations manuals, and manufacturer’s specifications. Diagnose malfunctions in production machinery and equipment. Services, repairs and replaces defective parts. Lubricates machinery and performs other routine maintenance on production machinery.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Repairs and maintains, in accordance with diagrams, operation manuals, and manufacturer’s specifications, plant machinery and mechanical equipment specific to the operation.
• Analyzes and diagnoses production machinery and equipment malfunctions; services, repairs and replaces defective parts using hand tools and power tools and starts machines/equipment to test their performance.
• Works safely to prevent on-the-job injuries by operating and repairing equipment in a safe and efficient manner to minimize risk to personnel and damage to equipment and inventory.
• Maintains sanitary conditions while performing work.
• Calibrates and makes adjustments on production machinery and equipment to improve operational capabilities using hand tools.
• Provides technical assistance to the production department in set-up and changeover of production equipment.
• Performs preventive maintenance on machinery and equipment and documents tasks performed in preventive maintenance records.
• Identifies ways to improve production methods by observing work processes and working with line personnel.
• Modifies machinery and equipment as directed by Engineering Department to improve functional performance.
• Rebuilds and installs functional parts of production machinery.
• Collaborates with outside vendors to enhance in-house maintenance capabilities.
• Confers with and assists Engineering Department in implementation and modification of maintenance programs.
• Maintains and services the external components of the dust collection system.
• Performs other duties as assigned – not an essential function.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Mechanical aptitude, including a basic understanding of pneumatics, hydraulics, mechanical and piping systems and the ability to identify and understand mechanical components and their relationship in a mechanism in order to make repairs or improvements.
• Knowledge of various machines, their operation and parts; and skill in using work-related tools including their design, benefits, repair and maintenance.
• Knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety rules and precautions of various mechanical/electrical systems.
• Performs math operations to solve work-related problems.
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose problems associated with work processes by applying job specific knowledge.
• Ability to effectively communicate, train and instruct new mechanics and operators, as well as work with the Engineering Dept. in developing new machinery.
• Ability to read and understand various set up/operational diagrams, schematics, drawings, manuals, and manufacturing specifications as it relates to plant machinery and equipment.
• Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
• Ability to work as a productive member of a team.
• Ability to organize and work on multiple tasks concurrently.
• Ability to deal effectively with persons representing widely divergent backgrounds, interests, and points of view.

Expectations:

• Displays high level of initiative, effort and commitment towards completing work tasks efficiently and safely. Responds appropriately to supervision.
• Demonstrates responsible behavior and attention to detail.
• Conducts one’s behavior in a manner that is supportive of the needs, priorities, and goals of the Department and Company.
• Maintain good attendance and punctuality.
• Demonstrates a commitment to high quality standards of workmanship.

Education and Training:

• Possess high school diploma or GED.
• Must obtain forklift certification within 60 days after starting job.
• Prior industrial maintenance experience helpful.
• Individual must pass required maintenance testing and demonstrate hands on ability and or knowledge in the following areas: hydraulics, pneumatics, welding, power transmissions, lubrication, pumps, pipe rigging, mechanical maintenance, operation of shop machines, use of work-related tools, combustion, motors, schematics and print reading, basic AC and DC theory.
• On-site training specific to job responsibilities.
• Prior industrial maintenance experience preferred

Equipment, Tools, Machinery Used/Operated:

Tools: Various hand tools including wrenches, pliers, hammers, screw drivers, file, various power tools, saws, welding equipment, meters and measuring devices, battery charger/changer, welder (tig, stick), plasma cutter, personal computer and other technology developed that may be required to meet operational needs.

Machines: Forklift, pallet jack, aerial lift, stand up

Protective Clothing and Devices:

Many of the job duties of these positions require you to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), if so, when and how to use this equipment will be explained to you at the time of hire.

To determine ability to perform job functions where the use of a respirator is required, employees will be given a physical examination prior to performing this type of work.

Maintenance with Electrical Specialty – additional duties include:

• Installs and repairs electrical systems, control and power distribution system components and circuits for single and three phase systems, following manuals, diagrams, blueprints, and other specifications using hand tools, power tools and electrical and electronic test equipment.
• Plans layout, installs, maintains, repairs or replaces wiring and wires electrical fixtures, control panels, and equipment, etc.
• Tests and diagnoses malfunctioning systems, components, and apparatus using test equipment, and replaces damaged or broken wires and cables, using hand tools.
• Diagnoses, repairs or replaces faulty electrical and electronic components and circuitry in machines and equipment, that include, but is not limited to relays, switches, transformers, motors, bearings, rewires motors, positions sensing devices and electronic components such as printed circuit boards, etc., and tests components to verify repairs.
• Tests electrical systems and continuity of circuits to ensure electrical compatibility and safety of components, using testing equipment such as ohmmeter, voltmeter, and oscilloscope.
• Inspects systems and electrical parts to detect hazards, defects, and need for adjustments or repair.
• Installs circuitry for support systems.
• Installs and connects power supply wiring and conduit to plant machines and equipment.
• Measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles, and installs electrical conduit, using tools, such as hacksaw, pipe threader, and conduit bender.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities include:

• Knowledge of electrical/electronic theory and its application as it relates to repair, installation, and maintenance of electrical and electronic systems, components, units, circuitry, of plant equipment, machinery, and structures.
• Knowledge of and ability to use electrical specialty tools and equipment properly.

Education/Training – additional qualifications needed:

• Individual must qualify as a maintenance mechanic.
• Individual must take an electrical specialty assessment and score within an acceptable level of proficiency as determined by Ramsey validation procedure and build and wire an assembly from a schematic
• Must demonstrate hands on ability and knowledge in the use of digital electronics, control circuits, power supplies, power distribution, use of test instruments, computers, and PLC’s.

Tools/Equipment/Machinery Used:

·Electrical specialty – additional equipment/tools include, but are not limited to the following, ohmmeter, voltmeter, oscilloscope, pipe threader, conduit bender.

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Maintenance with Machinist Specialty – additional duties include:

• Studies blueprints, drawings, machine parts, and engineering information to determine methods, materials needed, and sequence of operations to fabricate equipment and build or rebuild machinery parts.
• Sets up, regulates, adjusts, and operates a variety of metalworking machine tools and holding fixtures, selects cutting tools, attachments and accessories, and fits and assembles parts to fabricate, maintain, or repair plant machinery and equipment.
• Assembles parts into completed units and rebuild or repair subassemblies.
• Lays out, measures, marks, and scribes reference points on metal stock and verifies dimensions of parts using precision measuring and marking tools.
• Dismantles machine or equipment using hand tools or power tools, to examine parts for defect or to remove defective part; replaces defective part with new part or repairs or reproduces part from metal stock.
• Measures and examines completed unit to detect defects and ensure conformance to specifications and installs repaired part into machine/equipment and test operates machine/equipment to verify that malfunction has been corrected.
• Observes and listens to operating machines or equipment to diagnose machine malfunction and determine need for adjustment or repair.
• Cuts and shapes sheet metal and heats and bends metal to specified shape.
• Works with the Engineering department to design, build, and test experimental parts, subassemblies and complete units.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities include:

• Knowledgeable of mechanical principles and their application, shop mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.
• Knowledgeable of and ability to effectively use machinist tools and machines, including their repair and maintenance.
• Ability to read and work from fabrication drawings and schematics.
• Knowledgeable of design techniques and ability to identify the correct raw material needed to fabricate a product.

Education/Training – additional qualifications needed:

• Individual must qualify as a maintenance mechanic
• Individual must take a machinist specialty assessment and score within an acceptable level of proficiency as determined by Ramsey validation procedure.
• Build a machined part on a lathe to meet shop drawing specifications.

Tools/Equipment/Machinery used

• Machinists specialty – additional equipment include, but are not limited to, lathe, milling machine, grinder, scraper, drill press, shaper, borer, pipe threader, precision measuring and marking devices, battery charger.

SQF:

Has a critical role in assuring food safety and quality within the manufacturing environment by upholding food safety and regulatory policies and responsibilities.

Responsible for following cGMP’s

Responsible for maintaining cleanliness and good housekeeping

Ensure all work orders are completed accurately and timely

Follow all appropriate equipment cleaning procedures

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

This position is in a manufacturing plant environment, works around moving mechanical parts, is exposed to airborne particles, works with toxic chemicals and works around motorized vehicles.

Must be able to lift up to 80lbs

May be required to work at heights up to 30ft off the ground

Physical Requirements:

Hearing, speaking: Continuously. Must communicate with others and discriminate sounds with machines

Vision: Continuously

Balancing: Occasionally to Frequently depending on the work environment.

Standing: Frequently to Continuously

Walking: Frequently to Continuously

Forward bend in standing: Occasionally

Rotation in standing: Occasionally

Elevated work: Rarely to Occasionally, 3 lbs to 5 lbs held up to 2-4 minutes

Floor to waist lift: Occasionally up to 50 lbs, rarely up to 80 lbs

Waist to crown lift: Occasionally 20-30 lbs, Rarely up to 50-60 lbs

Horizontal lift: Occasionally to Frequently up to 50 lbs, Rarely 80-100 lbs

Front carry: Occasionally 50 lbs up to 25 feet

One hand carry: Rarely to Occasionally 50 lbs up to 20 feet

Push: Occasionally up to 110 lbs

Pull: Occasionally up to 110 lbs

Sustained Shoulder Flexion 90 degrees: Rarely to Occasionally, up to 5 lbs in both arms 1 minute

Left hand grip: Occasionally to Frequently up to 75 lbs

Right hand grip: Occasionally to Frequently up to 75 lbs

Pinch Grip: Occasionally up to 20 lbs

Right and Left hand coordination: continuous with average eye/hand coordination

Stair Climbing: Occasionally to Frequently: Up to 200 stairs/day

Climbing: Occasionally

Squatting: Occasionally

Kneeling: Occasionally

Stooping: Occasionally

Reaching: Frequently

Crawling: Occasionally

Crouching: Occasionally

Repetitive Motions: Shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, fingers: Frequently to Continuously: Including twisting wrist, forearm pronation, supination, sustained grip of tools.

Moderate to Heavy Work: Force from 20-30 lbs occasionally to frequently and up to 100 lbs rarely to occasionally.

Maximum Physical Demands:

Task:

Maximum Demand:

Floor to waist Lift

Occasionally up to 50 lbs, Rarely up to 80 lbs

Waist to Crown Lift

Occasionally 20-30 lbs, Rarely up to 50-60 lbs

Front carry

Occasionally 50 lbs up to 25 feet

One hand carry

Rarely to Occasionally 50 lbs up to 20 feet

Right hand grip

Occasionally to Frequently up to 85 lbs

Left hand grip

Occasionally to Frequently up to 85 lbs

Pushing and Pulling

Occasionally up to 110 lbs

Stair Climbing

Occasionally to Frequently: Up to 300 stairs/day

Standing tolerance

Frequently to Continuously

Walking

Frequently to Continuously

Right & left hand coordination

Continuously with average eye/hand coordination

Kneeling

Occasionally

Squatting

Occasionally

Pinch Grip

Occasionally up to 20 lbs

Forward bend in standing

Occasionally

Rotation in Standing

Occasionally

Repetitive Motions

Frequently to Continuously: Shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, fingers: Including twisting wrist, forearm pronation, supination, sustained grip of tools.

Sustained Shoulder Flexion 90 degrees

Rarely to Occasionally up to 5 lbs in both arms 1 minute

Reaching

Frequently

Crawling

Rarely

Crouching

Occasionally

Horizontal Lift

Occasionally to Frequently up to 50 lbs, Rarely up to 80-100 lbs

Elevated Work

Rarely to Occasionally up to 3 lbs to 5 lbs up to 2-4 minutes

Functional Job Analysis

Rarely 1-5% of the day

Occasionally 6-33% of the day

Frequently 34-66% of the day

Continuously 67-100% of the day