Industrial Maintenance Mechanic

Job Description

Salary: $18-$32

Summary/Objective

The maintenance mechanic position conducts machine setup, troubleshooting, repairs and preventive maintenance service.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.

Prepares and installs production machinery for a new line or process.

Performs mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic troubleshooting and repair of packaging and production machines.

Reads and interprets equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.

Comply with OSHA safety and health rules.

Competencies

Ethical Conduct.

Discretion.

Problem Solving/Analysis.

Technical Capacity.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions in and around the manufacturing plant. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 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.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Hours of work for day shift are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and second shift Monday through Thursday, 4:00 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., 40 hours per week.

Travel

Travel is not expected, although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be occur to assist with installation of equipment at other company locations.

Required Education and Experience

High school diploma or equivalent.

Technical training; exposure to high-speed equipment.

2 years of related experience in production machines.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

None.

AAP/EEO Statement

Cherokee Brick & Tile Co. provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristic. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.