Machinist

Overview:

Job Purpose:

Adjusts and repairs Offset Printing machines, pre-press equipment, and packaging and distribution equipment according to maintenance schedule, diagnosis of machine malfunctioning, and manufacturer's service manuals

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Responsibilities:

Tasks Performed:

• Repair or replace defective equipment parts using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment

• Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, and the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate

• Inspect drives, motors, and belts, check fluid levels, replace filters, and perform other maintenance actions, following checklists

• Use tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments

• Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, and parts catalogs as necessary

• Inspect, operate, and test machinery and equipment in order to diagnose machine malfunctions

• Record maintenance and repair work performed using computerized maintenance management software application.

• Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery

• Dismantle devices to gain access to and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, and power tools

• Plan and layout repair work using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, and schematic diagrams

• Adjust functional parts of devices and control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, and straightedges

• Operate cutting torches or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts

• Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments

• Set up and operate machine tools to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs, fixtures, and tools

Machinery, Tools, Equipment, and Work Aides Utilized:

• Hand and power tools

• Machine shop tools

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Permanent