Overview:

Diagnoses, troubleshoots, and repairs electrical / mechanical systems, apparatus, and electrical components of industrial machinery and equipment by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities:

• Diagnoses problems and repairs machines and equipment such as automated blast, paint booth, man-movers, 31 cleaning systems, welding units,  infrared drying ovens, programmable controllers, comfort heaters, boilers, air compressors and mobile equipment.
• Connects power supply wires to machines and equipment, and connects cables and wires between machines and equipment.
• Diagnoses malfunctioning apparatus such as transformers, motors, and lighting fixtures and replaces damaged or broken cables.
• Tests malfunctioning machinery and discusses malfunction with other maintenance workers, managers of maintenance and other employees, to diagnose malfunctions.
• Replace faulty electrical components of machine such as relays, switches, and motors; and positions sensing devices.
• Diagnoses and repairs or replaces faulty electronic components, such as printed circuit boards.
• Replaces electric motor bearings and installs motors, pumps, valves, and blast wheel components.
• Pushes buttons and presses keys, and programmable controller to program automated machinery, to test for malfunctions and verify repairs.
• Maintains steam, water, gas, and airlines and performs repairs as required.
• Performs welding on ferrous metals as required.
• Diagnoses and replaces faulty machinery, hydraulic, and pneumatic components of machines and equipment.
• Maintain work area in a clean and orderly manner.
• Comply with the established safety policies, support-continuing awareness for safety, and when possible recommend specific changes and improvements to health and safety policies and programs.

Qualifications:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as blueprints, and maintenance manuals.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide two-digit numbers.
• Ability to reason through and plan work details and procedures to obtain desired results.