Maintenance Mechanic 1

I. POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The purpose of this position is to perform maintenance on plant equipment including mixers, pumps, screw conveyors, motors, bearings, and pulleys.

II. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain equipment.

• Records work performed and keeps supervisor notified of job status.

• Complies with all environmental, health, safety and housekeeping programs.

• Actively support and participate in plant BBS program

• Other duties as assigned.

• Use mobile equipment as necessary (forklift, man-lift, electric cart).

III. PRE-HIRE REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• 5 years experience in industrial maintenance

• Able to use tools and measuring equipment

• Must be able to communicate clearly in spoken and written word in English

IV. POST-HIRE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• Environmental training applicable to the job

• Safety training for applicable equipment

• Job instructional training

• Quality system familiarization

• EMS ISO 14001 awareness. Plant EMS objectives and targets

• Significant environmental air aspects and impacts (plant)

• Support and participate in plant JTE efforts and activities

V. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk and hear; and work at heights. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is frequently exposed to extreme heat. The employee occasionally works in high precarious places and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud. Employee must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).