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.