Maintenance Technician Lead

Company Description

Founded in 1912, Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a diversified, Fortune 200 manufacturing company that delivers specialized expertise, innovative thinking and value-added products to meet critical customer needs in a variety of industries.  Ranked among Fortune Magazine’s most admired companies, the company focuses on solid growth, improving profitability and strong returns across its worldwide platforms and divisions.  These divisions serve customers and markets around the globe, with a significant presence in developed as well as emerging markets.  

Job Description

SUMMARY  

Responsible for training and assisting employees in assigned department.  Performs work as assistant to supervisor of department with decision making authority over technicians’ work. Will also perform electrical projects throughout the facility and production lines.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follows all company safety rules and policies.
• Trains and assists department employees in the performance of their assigned job duties.
• Reads, understands, and follows diagrams, sketches, operation manuals and manufacturer’s specifications to repair and maintain machinery and mechanical equipment such as, but not limited to, engines, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems and production machines and equipment using hand tools, power tools and precision measuring and testing instruments.
• Observes mechanical devices in operation and listens to their sounds to locate causes of trouble.
• Dismantles machines or equipment to gain access to and remove defective parts, replaces defective parts, and motors, and adjusts feed mechanisms.  Replaces or repairs machine belts.  Performs these duties with the aid of such equipment as hoists, cranes, hand tools and power tools.
• Holds scaffolding members in place or tightens bolts to erect working platforms about machines.
• Cleans and lubricates machine parts, such as, but not limited to, shafts, pulleys, gears, and bearings, using rags, brushes, grease gun, oil can, and other required tools not specifically listed here.
• Removes dust, dirt, grease, and waste material from machines.
• Paint machines or equipment to prevent corrosion.
• May install and repair electrical systems and electrical and electronic components of industrial machinery and equipment, following electrical code, manuals, schematic diagrams, blueprints, and other specifications, using hand tools, power tools and electrical and electronic test equipment.
• Observes functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation, or replacement.
• May diagnose/troubleshoot malfunctioning equipment, such as transformers, motors and lighting fixtures, HVAC systems, using testing equipment, and make necessary repairs, such as replacing damaged or broken wires and cables.
• Tests malfunctioning machinery, using test equipment and discusses malfunction with other maintenance employees to diagnose malfunction.  Replaces faulty electrical components of machinery, such as wiring, relays, switches, electric motor bearings and motors and positions sensing devices.
• May diagnose and repair or replace faulty electronic components, such as circuit boards, and mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components of machines and equipment.
• Maintains tools and equipment and keeps supplies and parts in order.
• May repair electronic equipment such as industrial controls, audio systems, transmitters, and servomechanisms, following blueprints and manufacturers’ specifications and using hand tools and test instruments.
• Converses with machinery/equipment operators to ascertain problems with machinery/equipment before breakdown and to determine if breakdown is due to human error or mechanical/electrical problems.
• Tests faulty machinery/equipment and applies knowledge of functional operation of electronic/electrical systems or units to diagnose cause of malfunction. 
• Tests electronic components and circuits to locate defects, using oscilloscopes, signal generators, ammeters, and voltmeters. Replaces defective components and wiring and adjusts mechanical parts, using hand tools and soldering iron.  Aligns, adjusts, and calibrates equipment according to specifications.
• Maintains records of repairs, calibrations, and tests through use of CMMS (computerized maintenance management software).
• Assigns job duties/priorities to technicians when manager is unavailable.
• Connects wiring to lighting fixtures and power equipment, using hand tools.  Install control and distribution components such as switches, relays, and circuit-breaker panels, fastening in place with screws or bolts, using hand tools and power tools.
• Connects power cables to equipment and installs groundin