Maintenance Mechanic II- Boiler Room

Maintenance Mechanic II

Maintain, analyze, troubleshoot, install and repair production and/or facilities machines and equipment in accordance with established manufacturing procedures to achieve efficiency, quality and optimum production objectives. 

 

Day-to-Day Role:

• Follow and commit to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for safety, quality, production, efficiency, and service requirements. 
• Follow practices and processes intended to provide safe products that comply with appropriate laws and regulations, meet the company quality standards 
• Follow and commit to safety and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) 
• Install, diagnose, analyze, maintain, modify, repair and/or rebuild a variety of plant and facility equipment
• Repair equipment during mechanical breakdowns or assist other staff in repairs
• Assist production personnel in change-over and set-ups
• Dismantle defective machines and equipment to gain access to problem areas or to install new or repaired parts
• May perform one or more of the following responsibilities within production or facilities maintenance:
  • Communicate with operators to detect equipment problems and to ascertain whether mechanical or human error contributed to the problems
  • Layout, assemble, install and maintain pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment. Repair and replace gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment. 
  • Assist machinist / fabricators in fabricating parts
  • Follow specifications of basic blueprints, manuals, and schematic drawings, install, maintain and repair equipment, machinery, physical structures, and plumbing/electrical systems.
  • Use tools ranging from common hand tools and power tools, such as hammers, saws, drills, and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments, and electrical and electronic devices.  
  • Operate Powered Industrial Truck (PIT), hoist, crane, and aerial lift
  • Inspect, operate, or test faulty machinery, equipment, programmable controllers, and motors to diagnose machine malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and apply knowledge of the functional operation of machinery  
• Perform preventive maintenance tasks, such as checking, cleaning, or repairing equipment to detect and prevent problems to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly and operate efficiently
• Maintain accurate documentation for assignments, machine repairs, parts inventory, and maintenance logs
• Prioritize work assignments to ensure efficiency and that production schedules can be met
• Train other Maintenance Mechanics as required
• May troubleshoot basic electrical equipment problems such as changing fuses, buttons, and switches
• Utilize specific knowledge for a variety of skilled trades, including but not limited to, production and facility machinery and equipment, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, pipefitting, carpentry, utilities, etc.

 

Core Skills and Qualifications:
The ideal candidate must possess all of the following:

• Three (3) years’ experience performing preventive maintenance, diagnostics, and repair, or comparable experience with trade school or training 
• Ability to withstand working in high temperatures/heat
• Math skills to include simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Familiar with and ability to convert decimals to fractions or vice versa
• Mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot moderately complex problems including knowledge of machines and tools, their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance
• Knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, temperature and pressure gauges
• Ability to observe, follow, understand, and evaluate processes demonstrated and other workplace procedures
• Proficient in reading and following basic blueprints, manuals, and mechanic and electrical schematics
• Experience operating test equipment and/or software
• Experience operating various hand and power tools
• Working knowledge of automated controls
• Ability to operate Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT), hoists, and cranes, and maintain PIT certification
• Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and ongoing communications about safety and quality issues

 

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

Boiler Room Maintenance experience in an industrial manufacturing setting

• Vocational, Technical or Associate Degree in Machine Tool, Machine Maintenance, Industrial Electrician, Electro-Mechanics, Mechatronics Technology, Automation Controls, Robotics or related field 
• Experience using Microsoft Office, including the ability to modify basic reports, documents, and spreadsheets in MS Word