Maintenance Lead

Overview

Manchester Tank has a proud heritage of hard working people, who for over 75 years have manufactured high quality products for our country and the world. The McWane/Manchester Way Compass is provided as a personal guide to help team members navigate through situations they encounter daily at work. All team members are expected to know these principles, values, and behaviors. The McWane/Manchester Way ensures higher levels of safety and environmental performance in all our operations. It also improves communication, relationships, and work performance at all levels of our organization. The McWane/Manchester Way Compass includes eight core principles to guide our team members: Communication, Safety, Environment, Leadership, Trust, Excellence, Accountability, and Teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and diagnose problem or repair machine and report machine operation variations with supervisors.

• Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.

• Visually inspects hydraulic lines and components to detect leaks, damage, and wear. Reads pressure gauges to detect abnormal oil pressure and smells to detect overheated oil. Turns valve to release pressure from hydraulic system and disconnects hydraulic supply and return lines. Removes and replaces defective accumulator.

• Replaces worn or damaged hydraulic components such as oil lines, fittings, cylinders, servo-valves, pressure release valves, gaskets, and seals. Disassembles hydraulic system and removes and replaces defective actuator, pump bearings, and pump motor. Performs routine maintenance such as changing filters. Observes readout on display screen of robot controller to resolve nature of system malfunction. Installs hydraulic oil lines on new machinery and equipment.

• Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments.

• Starts devices, machines and equipment to test their performance following repair.

• Must follow preventative maintenance check sheets and correct any problems that are found.

• Responds to emergencies as part of the Emergency Response Team.

• Dismantles devices, machines, and equipment to gain access to problem areas and remove defective parts. Repairs or replaces defective parts and installs new or repaired parts. Install special functional and structural parts in devices. Cleans and lubricates parts, shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery. Sets up and operates metal working tools such as drill press, or grinder to make or repair parts or fabricate machine parts, jigs, fixtures, and tools.

• Ability to acquire Manchester Tank & Equipment certification in forklift, crane, and Lock Out Tag Out

• 1-2 years maintenance experience.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Assist with supervising the employees in the production departments. Carry out supervisory responsibilities, when vital, in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual should be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Must be diligent and self-motivated. Must possess good communication skills. Be able to contribute to and support the existence of a positive work environment. Have the ability to pay attention to the operations of the machinery.

Education and/or Experience:

• One year certificate from college or technical school, or five years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Must attend, complete, and implement required in-house training.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Ability to obtain Manchester Tank's power industrial trucks license.

• Ability to obtain Manchester Tank's crane certification.

• Ability to obtain Manchester Tank's lockout/tagout certification.

• Ability to obtain NFPA 70E certification.

• Must pass Manchester Tank's respirator certification requirements.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to optimally perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee is regularly required to stand.

• Use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

• The employee is frequently required to walk.

• The employee is occasionally required to climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• The employee must regularly lift and /or move objects. Objects over 50 pounds will require the assistance of other staff or mechanical device.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

• Be willing to work overtime when required at times due to production demands and availability of material.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock. There is a fairly high noise level throughout the plant and hearing protection must be worn at all times during production. Wearing of other proper protective equipment is required at all times during production.