General Mechanic

TITLE: General Mechanic

SUMMARY:

Maintain, repair, build, fabricate, and trouble shoot equipment used in the manufacturing of PE pipe products. Works with electricity, hydraulics, welding, machine shop equipment, and pneumatics. Uses a variety of shop tools and hand tools to perform work required. Maintenance of building and other support functions is also a critical aspect of this position. Use UpKeep maintenance program for plant maintenance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Includes the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Works at following and promoting company safety rules and policies and following accepted safe work practices.

2. Safely operate forklifts to move equipment and materials to and from the production areas, scales, warehouse, ect.

3. Safely operate the man-lift and observe weight and height limits.

4. Observe mechanical devices in operation and listen to their sounds to locate causes of trouble.

5. Dismantle devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.

6. Examine form and texture of parts to detect imperfections

7. Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.

8. Adjust functional parts of devices and control instruments.

9. Repair or replace defective parts. Install special functional and structural parts in devices. Lubricate and clean parts.

10. Replace faulty electrical components of machines such as relays, switches, and motors and position sensing devices.

11. Know the proper use of voltage testing equipment.

12. Start devices to test their performance.

13. Set up and operate drill press, hydraulic press and cut off saw. Use various other hand and shop tools to make repair parts and equipment.

14. Fabricate new equipment or modify existing equipment to meet production requirements.

15. Possesses essential mechanical skills to be able to trouble shoot equipment malfunctions and to be able to make proper repairs.

16. Perform preventive maintenance on extrusion equipment and other related fields as needed.

17. Perform minor tune-up and maintenance on fork lifts.

18. Know the basic extrusion process and assist the production department in all aspects of PE pipe manufacturing.

19. Supply your own hand tools.

20. Communicate well with other employees and operators to determine repair problems needed.

21. Assist other employees when needed and work successfully in a self-managed work team.

22. Be a self-starter and perform duties with little direct supervision.

23. Attends required training sessions and wears the required safety equipment such as hearing protection, safety glasses, and other safety equipment that might be required for certain jobs.

24. Is willing to learn new tasks and take on individual responsibilities.

25. Be willing to be on call.