U103 OPS MAINTENANCE MECHANIC C

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

 

Diagnose and determine cause and location of failures and malfunctions and perform the operations necessary to repair, rebuild, replace equipment, components and systems on machine tools, equipment, stationary engines, rolling stock, electromechanical welding machines (tube weld fixtures), tube expanders, robotic plasma shape cutting machines, hydrostatic pressure test systems, high pressure media blast and paint delivery systems, paint abatement systems, mechanized material handling carts, mechanized assembly fixtures, ovens, furnaces, steam clean systems, and other mechanical drive, hydraulic and pneumatic systems used in production where methods, tools and instructions are normally not provided.

 

(Note:  scope is limited to installation, assembly or removal and replacement of systems and components.  This does not include performing fabrication work related to implementation of design changes driven by new special tool drawings or existing revisions)

 

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT:

 

Machine tools, such as lathe, mill, drill press and power saw. Automatic testing instruments, such as dwell, tachometer, timing light and volt meter. Various hand tools and measuring instruments, such as, wrenches, torque wrench, micrometers, dial indicators, theodolite, optical beaming equipment, laser interferometer, safety equipment, etc.

 

MATERIAL:

 

Ferrous and non‑ferrous materials, pipe, bearings, lubricating and cooling liquids, automobiles, trucks, fork trucks, stationary engines, locomotives and mobile cranes. Various manual and CNC/DNC machine tools, hydraulic systems, replacement parts, engines, transmissions, differentials, batteries, etc.

 

DIRECTION OF OTHERS:

 

Direct others assigned to help.

 

WORKING PROCEDURE:

 

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE USUAL MAJOR JOB DUTIES BUT THIS DESCRIPTION DOES NOT PRECLUDE THE PERFORMANCE OF OTHER DUTIES BY THE INCUMBENT, NOR THE QUESTION BEING RAISED ON THE PROPER RATE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT.

1.      Receive work assignment from supervision.

2.      Read and follow safety regulations, work authorizations, specifications and service manuals.

3.      Assist in diagnosing equipment, component and system failures and malfunctions and identify defective parts. Use special test equipment as required.

4.      Remove and replace defective parts or make or repair parts by setting up and operating various

         machines to turn, bore, drill, mill and tap to size.

5.      Repair pumps. Fill with oil or other fluids as required.

6.      Level, scrape and align ways, beds and spindles and realign tailstocks. Make, install and scrape

         bearings requiring precise and accurate workmanship.

7.      Maintain inventory of frequently used parts, such as, bearings, seals, plugs, hoses, clamps, wire

         valves, water pumps, voltage regulators, fluids and fittings.

8.      Maintain and repair lubricating, hydraulic and cooling systems oh machine tools, equipment,

         stationary engines and rolling stock by checking and replenishing fluid, setting and adjusting for proper flow rates and performance.

9.      Check machine, equipment and stationary engines for proper operation in a