Job Description

Mechanic Expert

Novolex in Athens, GA, is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic.

*Note - All maintenance mechanics must pass a Ramsey Mechanical Aptitude test.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complies with facility safety requirements by adhering to proper PPE rules by wearing hairnets, earplugs, gloves, aprons, safety glasses, steel-toed safety shoes, and any other items required for working safely on the job.

• Inspects defective equipment and diagnoses malfunctions, using testing instruments, manuals, and similar guides and tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments.

• Disassembles defective equipment or performs preventive maintenance of equipment. Process is reversed once repair/reconditioning is complete. May also involve facility maintenance.

• Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, and do not deteriorate.

• Reconditions and replaces parts, such as bearings and gears. Installs special functional and structural parts as well. This may include facility maintenance (minor carpentry/basic work). Also inspects, operates, and/or tests machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.

• Change oil, lubricants, batteries, check compressors, power supplies, and conveyors of machinery and equipment, as well as determine mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.

• Inspects and verifies dimensions and clearances of parts, conveyors, and miscellaneous housing, ensuring conformance to factory specifications. Assembles, installs, or pipes systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.

• May weld and cut parts using MIG/Arc welding and cutting equipment. Inspect manual drives and belts, check fluid levels, replace filters, or perform other maintenance actions, following checklists.

• Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.

• General housekeeping of maintenance area, which may also include general upkeep of tools and equipment used for repair work, including cleaning or lubricating shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.

• Install, diagnose, and monitor various production lines/press equipment. Install equipment to facilitate production, repair or replace defective equipment parts using hand and power tools, and reassemble equipment.

• Comply with facility safety requirements, including wearing the required PPE and following all of the safety rules and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in maintenance
• MUST be able to pass Ramsay Assessment (testing knowledge of mechanical skills
• Machining skills (work on a mill, lath, grinder, saw, drill, etc.) a plus
• Welding experience (Tig, Stick)
• Proficient at reading/interpreting blueprints and schematics (electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic)
• Plumbing skills (threading, soldering joints, etc.)
• Basic understanding, troubleshooting, and experience with Mechanical Systems (gears, pulleys, chains, belts, shafts, industrial gear boxes, water pumps, air compressors, HVAC experience A+)
• Basic understanding, troubleshooting, and experience with Electrical Systems(AC circuits-motors and drives, DC circuits-motors and drives, 480 Volts 3 phase, transformers, control power, relays)
• Basic understanding, troubleshooting, and experience with Pneumatic Systems(valves, controls, pressure, flow, cylinders)
• Basic understanding, troubleshooting, and experience with Hydraulic Systems(valves, controls, pressure, flow, cylinders)
• Basic understanding, troubleshooting, and experience with Electronic Systems(controls, ladder logic, PLC programming, C programming, A+)
• Good attendance and work ethic.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize work. Self-motivated
• Ability to stand 8 hours a day
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs frequently
• Must be able to wear protective equipment as required

You should be proficient in:

• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• Pneumatics Troubleshooting
• Maintenance and Repair Skills
• Hydraulic Systems & Components
• Equipment Diagnostics & Troubleshooting
• Equipment Repair & Maintenance

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Injection Molding Machine
• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• Extrusion Machine
• Thermoforming Machine
• Flexographic Printing Press
• Conveyor Systems
• Servo Motors