Overview

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

POSITION SUMMARY:
This position’s responsibilities include: troubleshooting, providing diagnoses, and performing routine and corrective maintenance on shop equipment in order to support production lines and shop effort.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Maintain and repair production equipment, including but not limited to: welders and grinders

Repairs broken parts using hand tools and welding equipment properly in compliance with Company’s safety policies and procedures

Read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and equipment manuals to diagnose problems

Complete work orders as assigned

Complete installation of new equipment and provide other areas of improvement in line with facility’s maintenance plans

MARGINAL FUNCTIONS:
Maintains a clean work environment

All other duties as assigned by supervisor

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Physical abilities: Standing, hearing, and seeing for 10 hours, handling for 6 hours, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and fingering for 5 hours reaching below waist, twisting, and feeling for 2 hours, sitting, climbing, balancing, crawling, reaching over head, and talking for 1 hour. Frequently: standing, kneeling, stretching, reaching, gripping tools or objects and bending at the waist. Regularly: walking, crouching, and twisting while standing. Occasionally: sitting, crawling, and twisting while sitting for 1 hour or less.

Lifting: car parts from 1-50lbs for 10 hours(10-25lbs frequently, 25-50lbs regularly)

Pushing: hand trucks weighing up to 100 lbs to move tools frequently, wrenches weighing up to 10 lbs to tighten bolts

Pulling: 10-25 lbs frequently, 25-50lbs regularly, over 50 lbs occasionally, cables up to 100lbs to pull lines regularly

QUALIFICATIONS:
Formal education, high school or equivalent required

2-year Technical Degree in Maintenance field or vocational certificate/training

Knowledge: mechanical skills

Skills: welding and cutting

Mental factors: Decision making and reasoning, planning and scheduling

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Working environment: requires indoor and outdoor work. Exposure to heat and humidity, working at heights regularly, working around moving machinery

Environmental conditions: exposure to welding and burning fumes, odors, dust, gases, and uncomfortable noises from welding and burning, working in hot temperatures regularly, working in cold temperatures occasionally, driving automotive equipment, working with oil and grease, working with vibrations, and working alone occasionally

Hazard exposure: mechanical from tools, electrical from welders, radiant energy from torches

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
Reports to line supervisor or work group supervisor

** Management has the discretion to change or modify the duties and essential functions at any time in accordance with operating needs

**These conditions can change at any time depending on the assignment

WORKING SCHEDULE:
10 hour shifts; Monday through Thursday with occasional overtime on Fridays.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
Reports to line supervisor or work group supervisor.

PAY RATE:
The pay rate for the Maintenance Mechanic position begins at $28.87/hour, and can be increased up to $33.24/hour.

SIGNING BONUS:
$500.00 on first paycheck.

BENEFITS PACKAGE:
Medical Coverage: No cost to employee or employee’s dependent family members. Dental Coverage: No cost to employee or to employee’s dependent family members. Vision Coverage: No cost to employee.