Maintenance Technician III

Job Summary: Performs the most complex troubleshooting of mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components on all machinery including the most complex types of production and facility equipment under limited supervision.

Duties and Responsibilities: Diagnoses mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic problems, disassembles, repairs or replaces defective or worn parts, adjusts, rebuilds or modifies complicated machinery as required. Designs, constructs and assembles machines from specified mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic components to produce parts to blueprint specifications.

Removes, installs, inspects, repairs or replaces mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components on all, including the most complicated production and facility equipment. Monitors, troubleshoots and diagnoses, modifies and repairs problems found on all machinery including the most complicated production and facility equipment. Sets up and operates all machine tools in the department to perform expert quality work for required repairs.

Must be familiar with applicable OSHA standards and requirements. Reads and interprets complicated mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic blueprints and schematics drawings. Competently performs cross trade activities as required to satisfy work assignments.

Assures that all required paperwork is done accurately. Observes all plant and departmental safety practices and procedures. May be required to scrape ways and bearing surfaces.

Follows housekeeping procedures in maintaining a neat and orderly work area. Qualifications: Must ensure 5S processes standards are met. Must be able to understand and follow instructions in English.

Must be competent in understanding and interpreting blueprints and schematic diagrams. Must have strong mechanical ability. Must know how to use precision measuring equipment such as, but not limited to micrometers and verniers.

Must have strong analytical and problem-solving ability. Must be able to read and understand operation sheets. Education and/or Experience:

High School graduate and Trade School graduate. Additional certification desired. Must have 8 year's machine repair experience in a similar environment.

Must have solid shop math skills. Physical Requirements: Must be able and willing to climb and work at elevated locations.

Must be able to lift, bend, squat, pull, operate and move equipment. Working Conditions: Must be able and willing to work inside and outside throughout the year in the various environments present within building facilities or outside grounds.