Job Description

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

Advance Die Cast LLC, a successful and growing Die Cast Facility, located at 3760 N. Holton Street in Milwaukee, WI, has an opening for a full-time Maintenance Mechanic on 1st shift or 2nd shift.

SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for performing duties to repair and maintain machinery, equipment, building and facilities requiring a broad knowledge of maintenance skills including mechanical repair, plumbing, welding, carpentry, fabrication and a basic knowledge of electrical repair.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES(Other duties may be assigned):

• Install, repair, rebuild, and maintain machinery and mechanical equipment used in production and related services.
• Diagnose machine malfunctions and operating difficulties.
• Make repairs or adjustments to keep equipment in production.
• Perform various activities relative to the installation and relocation of existing machines and equipment to involve dismantling, erection, leveling, fitting and aligning operations.
• Assist to determine the nature and scope of forthcoming projects and the requirements for completion.
• Maintain required maintenance logs and files.
• Perform routine housekeeping activities in the department and ensure adherence to established safety procedures and requirements.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Requires a broad knowledge of mechanical repair and maintenance as may be acquired in a three year formalized program including blueprint reading and interpretation plus three years extensive experience in a Heavy Manufacturing environment.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Able to read and interpret documents such as blueprints, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Able to write standard documentation.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Able to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

REASONING ABILITY:

Able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

Requires the ability to operate various tools and equipment to include various hand and power tools, metal fabrication equipment, welding equipment, plumbing equipment, and various measuring equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; reach above shoulders; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Benefits Include:

medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), paid vacation, paid holidays, optional life, short & long-term disability insurance.

Please submit your resume along with your salary requirements.

Our Philosophy is that our employees are very important to the success of our Company. Our long-range objective is the continuous development of a growing and prosperous organization that benefits our employees and ADC. Our Philosophy includes working with team members fairly and treating them with dignity and respect.

You should be proficient in:

• Equipment Troubleshooting
• Facilities Maintenance Experience
• Troubleshooting Skills
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• Pneumatics Experience
• Hydraulics Experience
• Pneumatics Troubleshooting
• Maintenance and Repair Skills
• Equipment Repair & Maintenance
• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Die Cast Machine (Hot Chamber)