Maintenance Mechanic

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HuFriedyGroup is a leading manufacturer of dental instruments and infection prevention products. Our 10,000-plus products, hand-crafted by highly skilled artisans, are known for their precision, performance, longevity, reliability, and quality. To help dental professionals be The Best in Practice, HuFriedyGroup provides a unique combination of world class products, value-added services, clinical education, and dental community platforms that result in superior clinician performance  and enhanced safety for dental professionals and their patients. Working at HuFriedyGroup is so much more than a job, as every employee has a part in driving and supporting the organization’s inspirational vision to be a global force in advancing dental performance through Best-In-Practice dentistry that improves lives around the world.

Position Summary

This position will require conducting a variety of facility and equipment repair tasks involving technical and maintenance skills. This individual will support the facility's manufacturing activities by ensuring equipment is maintained and/or repaired promptly. Communication skills, both oral and written, are required to communicate findings clearly and concisely. Each maintenance activity will be approached in such a manner to ensure safety is the number one priority. Mechanics will support the installation, testing, and validation of new production equipment procured to meet the needs of the various production facilities.

Duties

1.        Perform preventive maintenance, on manual, semi-automated, and automated equipment utilizing blueprints, technical manuals, or manufacturer specifications. Utility systems for facility and building-related items.  This could involve electrical, electronics, mechanics, pneumatics, and hydraulics systems. Record results, and recommendations or changes if needed on PM-provided work orders. 

2.        Recognize and perform machine adjustments to the various machine systems, operational interlocks, sensors, energy isolation systems, and other ancillary inputs to machine controls according to Company safety procedures.
3.        Analyze and determine corrective actions or repairs based on operational and trouble messages provided by Programmable Logic Controls (PLC) Display Monitors, CNC control panels or other similar display panels. 

4.        Maintain certifications for calibrated equipment, maintenance documentation, machine history, and all other appropriate documentation.

5.        Analyze and determine necessary repairs or improvements to the facility and building-related supporting systems, including industrial electrical, pneumatics, plumbing, HVAC, lighting systems, and structural components.

6.        Assist Engineering with installation, testing, application designs, modifications, and validation of new production equipment. 

7.        Ability to prioritize planned/unplanned work requests based on safety and or production needs for the facility, without direct supervision.

8.        Clearly understand and follow all Lock Out Tag Out procedures, and Arc Flash requirements as outlined in the HSE procedures.  

9.        Correctly identify replacement machine components, supplies, and suppliers.  Make contact, make purchase decisions based on cost and production needs, fill out requisitions or make immediate purchase. 

10.        All other duties as assigned.
 

Education Degree

Required Experience

• High schoold diploma, GED or equivalent experience.
• Consistent proficiency in the ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, ladder diagrams and machine design blueprints. 2 –5 years' experience
• Sound troubleshooting, investigational and follow up skills in areas of electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, and pneumatic equipment. 2 –5 years' experience
• Assist with training other maintenance mechanics. 1-2 year's experience. 
   

 

HuFriedyGroup is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender iden