6601 - Profile Maintenance - META - MECHANICAL TECHNICIAN A

TITLE: Mechanical Technician A
POSITION OBJECTIVE:
Support Mechanical Supervisor/Sr. 2 to maintain equipment/facilities.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• High School degree or equivalent.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Minimum four years previous experience in a manufacturing maintenance department.
• Minimum four years’ previous mechanical maintenance experience required.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints or (Mechanical) schematics
• Ensure consistent, dependable attendance and demonstrate a willingness to accommodate non-standard work hours as necessary.
• Capable of effectively managing job-related stress and fostering productive workplace interactions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Comply with all written and verbal safety rules using personal protective equipment as required by department and plant safety programs.
• Follows oral and written instruction of higher management.
• Work efficiently with other employees to meet plant and department goals in safety, quality, production and housekeeping.
• Works and cooperates with other departments within the plant.
• Identify and correct, in a timely manner; electrical problems in all areas of the plant, including production equipment, material handling equipment, etc.
• Provide timely preventative maintenance support coordinating with production personnel.
• Maintain and complete all necessary forms, files and paperwork associated with the PM and work order programs.
• Responsible for good housekeeping in assigned and work areas.
• Comply with all general plant rules on conduct and attendance.
• Essential to be available for overtime, call-ins and rotating schedules.
• Identify and understand the function of the equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment i.e., extrusion lines, raw material supply, die cutter, and reclaim machinery.
• Able to disassemble equipment, make necessary repairs, and restore it to normal operations.
• Troubleshooting skills of plant machinery and new machinery.
• Installing new machinery and or removing old machinery.
• Oversees “B” Mechanical Technician work.
• Willing to learn and upgrade skill level.
• Ability to wire and replace motors.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Learn and keep Profile’s recycling program going.
• Always keep all Profile products clean and dirt free.
• Complete any other task assigned by superiors.
• Must have regular, reliable attendance, and willing to work outside the regular schedule as required.
• Willing to handle job stress and interact with others in the workplace.
TRAINING:
• On the job training from above grade levels.
• ISO Awareness – The Basics
• Inteplast Basic Required Training (OSHA, Safety)
• Forklift certification.
• Manlift certification.

AUTHORITY / DECISION MAKING:
• Oversee/Train “B” Mechanical Technician Work
• Practice and teach safe work ethics.

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICES & SOFTWARE:
• General hand tools
• Level/square
• Pipe threaded/bender
• Pipe wrenches
• Tape measure
• Manlift
• Forklift
• Computer and software
• Calculator
• Temperature reading devices
• Calipers or micrometers
• May require some specialty tools

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION:
• Climbing, ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Balancing, maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
• Stooping, bending body downward and forward by bending spine and waist. Example: Changing paper in printer, copier machine.
• Kneeling, bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching, bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Crawling, moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Reaching, extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. Example: Giving signals, reaching for material or handle on item.
• Standing, particularly for sustained periods of time. Example: Making copies, giving presentations, directing traffic.
• Walking, moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
• Pushing, using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling, using upper extremities to exert force to drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting, raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to po