Maintenance Mechanic

Maintenance Mechanic
Ontario, CA

Onsite, Permanent/Direct Hire, Full Benefits
(2nd Shift), $35-38/hr

As a Maintenance Mechanic your primary focus will be to perform preventative maintenance to the equipment including safety inspections, diagnose and repair, and ordering parts. In addition, you will require to provide quick and innovative solutions for mechanic equipment breakdowns with customer oriented manner.

Responsibilities

• Modify, repair, install, maintain, improve, and troubleshoot various types of machinery, equipment and facilities in the processing & packaging departments
• Diagnose mechanical problems, provide quick & innovative solutions for mechanical equipment breakdowns by applying proven skills in the principles of mechanics, fitting, plumbing, basic welding, metal fabrication, machining, troubleshooting, and analytical problem solving
• Operate a mill, lathe, drill press, grinder, saws, and all other machine shop tools
• Setup, takedown, and relocation of Process and Packaging equipment
• Perform preventative maintenance, and safety inspection
• Diagnose and repair electrical problems to include process instrumentation/control systems, 120-480 volt systems, variable speed drives, and PLC related issues (primarily Allen Bradley but some Siemens systems may also be included)
• Independently identify and repair equipment issues within assigned area with minimal supervision. (ordering of parts through maintenance planner or supervisor and planning/scheduling of identified work on down days)
• Lifting, twisting, carrying up to 45 lbs. is a requirement of the position.
• Working in non-temperature and temperature-controlled environments.
• Be able to wear full face respirator as necessary.
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years mechanical experience in a high-speed packaging and/or manufacturing environment (food industry is highly preferred)
• Possess strong oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Good knowledge of preventative maintenance programs
• Must be flexible to work Shift Work (days, afternoons, nights)
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with lots of changes
• Excellent knowledge of Health & Safety and Lockout Procedures
• Working knowledge of computerized maintenance management software’s an asset
• Must pay attention to details with a customer service attitude.
• Strong team player with excellent problem solving skills.