Industrial Equipment Specialist

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Your ImpactThe focus of the maintenance team is to keep equipment in the RDC fully operational. The RDC Maintenance Mechanic I is a knowledgeable repair person with exposure to and experience with RDC systems and building components. This individual has specialist knowledge and complex repair capability in one of the following areas: conveyors, rolling stock, or building. In addition, the individual in this role has general knowledge and basic repair capability in the other two areas outside their specialty. In all instances, the Maintenance Mechanic I has sufficient electrical and mechanical knowledge to safely and independently repair equipment in the RDC.
What You Will Do

• Maintains appropriate certification as required by state and local regulations.
• Determines safety precautions and requirements for task.
• Prepares worksite; performs lock-out/tag-out.
• Gathers tools and spare parts for task.
• Uses tools safely; checks condition of tools prior to using; uses appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Evaluates condition of equipment; determines spare parts needed and repair effort required; recognizes potential for breakdown in near future and takes pre-emptive action.
• Mentors Maintenance Utility; uses these associates as assistant if appropriate.
• Seeks assistance from a more experienced mechanic if needed.
• Leaves worksite in good condition.
• Turns in unused spare parts.
• Documents condition of equipment as found, work performed, spare parts used, and any other applicable information.
• Enters data into 7I system (computerized maintenance management system); closes out work orders and Preventative Maintenance (PM) requests.
• Informs next shift of remaining work.
• Provides status of incomplete tasks bridging the two shifts.
• Demonstrates positive and effective communications with maintenance customers.
• Serves as an expert in two of the following specialty areas: conveyors, rolling stock, or building.
• Within specialty areas: diagnoses, plans, and repairs complex equipment failures with minimal guidance from Maintenance Mechanic II and Supervisors.
• Outside of specialty areas: diagnoses, plans, and executes basic repairs.
• Attends and participates in training as scheduled; continues to increase skill in his/her specialty area and learns and develops a working knowledge of the repair methods for the other work areas.

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