Mechanic

The Mechanic position will be responsible for inspecting, repairing, installing, and servicing of stationary and mobile equipment.  In addition, this position will be responsible for the repair and maintenance of machinery and mechanical equipment.  This work will be completed in accordance with all safety procedures. 

Responsibilities  (main areas of responsibilities of the position) 

• Inspection, repair, installation and servicing of stationary and mobile equipment 

• Repair and maintenance of machinery and mechanical equipment such as motors, cables, pumps, conveyors, belts, fans, and air conditioners 

• Examine mechanical equipment to diagnose issues 

• Disassembles machinery and repairs or replaces broken parts 

• Adjusts functional parts of mechanical devices as necessary, including cleaning and lubrication of parts 

• Orders replacement parts 

• Inspects completed repairs 

• Requisitions new parts and equipment 

• Other duties as assigned

Basic requirements (Education, Level of Experience, Language) 

• High School Diploma or GED;  

• 2+ years of mechanical experience in an industrial manufacturing environment;  

• Willing and able to work rotating shifts. 

Needed Knowledge and Skills (Technical knowledge required by the position) 

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures manuals.  

• Ability to write simple correspondence.  

• Ability to effectively present information to other employees of the organization. 

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

• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed, but uninvolved, written or oral instructions 

• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

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 provided such accommodations to not create undue hardship to the company. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arm; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell; and is occasionally required to stand.  Additionally, the job required the employee to work on occasion at heights.    

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 the ability to adjust focus.