Location: Ankeny,IA, USA
GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:Repairs and maintains machinery and mechanical equipment, such as motors, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, electrical and electronic systems, conveyor systems, and injection molding machines and equipment, by performing the following duties while keeping equipment downtime due to equipment issues at 10% or less.ESSENTIAL DUTIES, TASKS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES: These are duties that the person holding this job MUST be able to perform. The company makes reasonable accommodations on request to allow otherwise qualified applicants to perform these functions.•Responsible for repairing and maintaining all plant equipment, buildings, and grounds.•Observe mechanical devices in operation and listen to their sounds to locate causes of trouble.•Dismantle devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.•Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.•Adjust functional parts of devices and control instruments.•Repair or replace defective parts. Lubricate and clean machines.•Start machines to test their performance.•Repair electrical equipment and control systems.•Maintain records in compliance with applicable quality procedures.•Conduct plant-wide safety checks on equipment.•Complete maintenance request forms.•Complete preventive maintenance and PM books once work is complete.•Responsible for following safety standards and procedures per OSHA and ANSI regulations.•Complete requisitions with proper approvals for maintenance items needed to repair equipment.•Must provide own tools.•Responsible for the timely completion of all maintenance repairs to machinery and equipment.•Repair and PM all auxiliary equipment and tag with completed tag.This job description does not list all the duties of the job. Supervisors or managers may ask you to perform other duties. You will be evaluated, in part, on your performance of the tasks listed in this job description.RequirementsEDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Minimum of a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED), with a certificate program preferred.CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: RPS Forklift Certification required.KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/TASKS/ABILITIES:•Must provide own tools.•Working knowledge of plant machinery, electronics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and HVAC.•Ability to interpret on extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.•Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents use as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.•Strong functional knowledge of plant equipment, electronics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and HVAC.•Working knowledge of programmable controls, including the ability to troubleshoot and modify programs through the use of appropriate tools.•Willingness to continue training to upgrade skills, as required.PHYSICAL DEMANDS:•Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.•Frequently required to walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.•Occasionally required to sit.•Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.•Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.WORK ENVIRONMENT:•Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.•Frequently exposed to high, precarious places.•Noise level in the work environment is usually loud This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked by supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You will be evaluated, in part, on your performance of the tasks listed in this job description