Summary: Performs all of the duties of a Maintenance Mechanic and repairs, installs and replaces electrical equipment and appliances.

Shift: 3rd shift, Sunday-Thursday 10:30p-6:30a, weekend shift rotation every 4 weeks

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Reads and understands blueprints, schematics, and technical drawings.
• Conducts tests to locate mechanical/electrical system malfunction.
• Installs electrical components in accordance with electrical codes.
• Installs conduit and runs wires through conduit.
• Run conduit and pull wiring
• Build control panels.
• Tests wiring connections with test equipment like volt/ohmmeters and oscilloscopes.
• Lubricates and cleans parts.
• Observes mechanical devices in operation and listens to their sounds to locate causes of trouble.
• Dismantles devices to gain access to and remove defective parts.
• Examines form and texture of parts to detect imperfections.
• Inspects used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.
• Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments.
• Repairs or replaces defective parts.
• Installs special functional and structural parts in devices.
• Uses machine tools in installation, maintenance or repair.
• Starts devices to test their performance.
• Sets up and operates lathe, drill press, grinder, and other metalworking tools to make and repair parts.
• Initiates purchase order for parts and machines.
• Repairs electrical equipment.
• Utilizes braze-welding equipment as needed.
• Maintains repair records.
• Maintains a clean and orderly maintenance shop.
• Adheres to safety procedures
• Able to work weekends and overtime, as needed.

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The successful candidate will show leadership among their peers.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  Background in Robotics and or vacuum casting preferred.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Bilingual (English-Spanish) preferred.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 90 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to extreme heat. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.