Maintenance Mechanic

Repairs and maintains physical structures, machinery and mechanical equipment, and pipe and electrical systems by performing the following duties and responsibilities:

• Visually inspects, tests, and listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses with machine operators, supervisor, or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem and/or repair.
• Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts. Cleans and lubricates shifts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment.
• Lays out, assembles installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment. Repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.
• Repairs and maintains physical structure of establishment.
• Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drills, etc. to repair jigs, fixtures, and tools.
• Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
• Fabricates and repairs, benches, partitions, and other wooden structures.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the
following competencies.

• Follows all policies and procedures as established by the company.
• Follows the direction and instruction of the management team.
• Uses intuition and experience to complement data.
• Communicates changes and progress and asks for and offers help when needed.
• Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations.
• Ability to read and interpret written information.
• Reports potentially unsafe conditions and uses equipment and materials properly.
• Ensures attendance and punctuality by being at work on time and ensures responsibilities are covered when absent.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or GED; or one to three months related experience and /or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply understanding to carry out instructions given in written or oral form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Ability to obtain forklift operator’s license, if necessary.
• Physical Demands: Regularly required to stand and use hands to perform various job duties, and to walk talk and/or hear; frequently required to sit; occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. Must lift and/or move up to 25 pounds frequently and up to 100 pounds occasionally. Specific vision abilities include close and distance visions, color visions, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Work Environment: Employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; risk of radiation and vibration. The noise level is usually loud.