Maintenance Mechanic 3

Summary:

Performs minor repairs on equipment with little or no supervision, assists other mechanics.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Include the following (Other duties may be assigned):

• Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.
• Fabricates equipment as needed.
• Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other pat1s of machinery.
• Sets up and operates basic shop tools such as grinder, drill press, pipe threader, cut-off saw etc.
• Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
• Set up, start, stop and make changes to production line equipment.
• Installs minor plumbing, electrical, metal and hydraulic parts.
• Responsible for product safety, legality, regulatory compliance and product quality.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills:

None required.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

None required.

Other Skills and Abilities:

None required.

Other Qualifications:

Individual must be able to work any shift. Individual must be available to work 7 days a week during the production season. Overtime probable.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to walk; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.