Maintenance Technician

 Req ID 72771 | Newton, United States ZF Chassis Components, LLC

Position Summary:  Provide technical support for all areas of manufacturing.  Perform predictive, preventive and breakdown maintenance, repair, and troubleshoot equipment and processes.

 

 

      Position Duties:

 

• Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair production equipment for a safe and productive work environment.
• Provide sound technical support to ensure equipment is in a constant state of readiness.
• Support production areas by performing predictive, preventative and breakdown maintenance, documenting procedures/processes, and training of associates.
• Perform and document all results of maintenance on machines to maintain safety and increase uptime.
• Review spare parts needs and maintain stock as necessary for 24-hour operation
• Install, maintain and repair machinery, equipment, physical structures, plumbing, piping and electrical systems
• Understand blueprints, manuals, and schematic drawings
• Ability to use hand tools, power tools, hoist, crane, and measuring and testing instruments
• Detect unusual sounds from machines or equipment that malfunction
• Explain technical issues to facilitators, production and maintenance technicians to diagnose or repair machine
• Dismantle defective equipment and machines and install new or repaired parts following specific specifications
• Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears and other parts of machinery using rags, brushes, and grease gun
• Install and repair electrical apparatus such as transformers and wiring and electronic components of machinery
• Lay out, assemble, install, and maintain pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment
• Repair and replace gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment
• Repair and maintain physical structure of establishment
• Install machinery and equipment according to blueprints and other specifications
• Install, program, or repair automated machinery and equipment, such as robots and/or programmable controllers
• Set-up and operate machine tools, such as lathe, grinder, drill and milling machine
• Repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs, fixtures and tools
• Operate cutting torch and/or welding equipment
• Utilize SAP where applicable
• Support SFM (Shop Floor Management)
• Maintain technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, formal training, reviewing professional publications, establishing and expanding professional networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Other duties as assigned by your immediate supervisor or department manager
• Understand and comply with ZFPS, TS16949, OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, and OSHA  requirements and all state and local applicable laws
• Actively participate in Safety Activities and Investigations
• Actively participate in meetings and training courses
• Use PPE as required in specific work areas
• Ability to train other associates in assigned work areas
• Ability to communicate with associates, supervisors, technicians and managers