Machine Repair

Job Description

Role Title Machine Repair

Department: Manufacturing

Location: Americas

Role Reports to: Value Stream Team Leader

Matrix Manager Value Stream Manager

FLSA Non-Exempt

Updated On: December 2018

Reviewed By: Dan Quisenberry

Summary: Repairs and maintains mechanical and hydraulic components of production

machines and equipment (lathes, machining centers, grinders, chuckers, drills, gear

hobbers, etc) Install machinery and equipment in industrial establishment by performing

the following duties

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following

• Troubleshoots, diagnosis and correction of problems on machines and equipment

• Dismantles machines and equipment to gain access to problem areas

• Inspects parts to detect wear, misalignment, or other problems

• Removes and replaces worn or defective parts

• Realigns and adjusts components for correct operation

• Repairs broken parts

• Moves and installs equipment such as mills, drill presses, lathes, broaches, and

presses

• Reads blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures to

determine assembly of accessory parts to equipment, line connections, location of

air and oil filters, and pressure regulators

• Operates equipment such as hand hoist, drill presses, saws, ladders, grinders and

jacks in performing work

• Works on equipment in ceiling of plant which is 25 to 30 feet in height

• Dismantles machines

• Moves heavy machinery and equipment

• Assembles and installs equipment such as conveyors

• Constructs foundation for machines

• Aligns machines and equipment. Requires pushing, pulling, and twisting up to and

including several hundred pounds

• Assembles machines, and bolts, welds, rivets, or otherwise fastens them to

foundation or other structures

• Operates lathe to grind, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications

• Must climb on, over and around machinery

• Performs building maintenance as assigned including floor maintenance

• Maintains boiler room equipment and emergency diesel motor and operations of

air conditioning system

• Welding and fabrication

• Responsible for practicing safety rules and maintaining good housekeeping

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.

Must have ability and experience to perform periodic maintenance inspections of

conventional and CNC machinery and equipment in order to detect and correct wear, mis adjustment, or other defects before they lead to failure or operation that is below standard.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance

instructions, procedures and prints.

Additional Information:

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating

and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all measure, using

whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete

variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a

variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Journeyman’s status or at least (8) eight years

bona fide skilled trades work experience

Physical Demands: The physical demands described are representative of those that

must be met by an employee to successfully to perform the essential functions of the 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 use hands to

finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The

employee constantly is required to stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or

crawl, and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move, push, pull or twist

up to several hundred pounds which encompasses 10-15% of essential job function.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color

vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to 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 these duties of the job, the employee regularly works near

moving mechanical parts.

• The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places.

• Must be able to climb on over and around machinery.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

• Standing, lifting, bending, moving occur on concrete floor/typical factory setting

• Temperature is frequently cold in the winter and hot in the summer