Weekend Shift (Friday - Sunday) Production Mechanic I

The Production Mechanic I is responsible for Preventive Maintenance (PM) and maintenance of production equipment.  This role is to troubleshoot issues, repair failures of production and processing equipment and ensure maximum equipment efficiency, effectiveness, and reliability.

• Maintains and repairs industrial production and processing machinery.
• Repairs, installs, and adjusts industrial machinery such as unscramblers, fillers, cappers, labelers, bundlers, heat tunnels, pulverizers, blenders, powder presses, conveyors, lasers, ink printers, labelers, cartoners and other production equipment.
• Troubleshoots and repairs pneumatic switches, valves, and cylinders.
• Assists in the diagnosis and repair of gear boxes, bearings, and conveyor system problems.
• Optimizes line layout to reduce labor and increase line output.
• Engineers ergonomic work stations to reduce potential for employee repetitive motion injury.
• Performs routine preventive maintenance.
• Installs and connects air, electrical, and required energy sources for new production line installation and relocation.
• Responds to work order requests in a timely fashion.
• Adheres to all safety policies and procedures including, but not limited to, Lock Out/Tag Out/Try Out (LOTOTO) (ensuring machinery is off before performing maintenance or repair), hot work, confined spaces work, use of powered industrial machines, etc.
• Sets up, diagnoses, and repairs high speed filling machines.
• Trouble shoots electrical (relay logic PLCs), general building electrical systems, and mechanical systems.

• Familiarity with industrial safety policies, risk reduction, OSHA and potential stored energy risks involved when working with equipment.
• Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to read, understand and collaborate on building/system drawings.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and precision, as well as good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a team.
• Familiarity with controls/integration troubleshooting and routine maintenance skills.
• Familiarity in welding and machine shop work.
• Familiarity operating industrial lift trucks and scissor/boom lifts.
• Beginner Electrical troubleshooting.
• Familiar with the use of industrial tools and equipment.
• Spanish is a plus but not required.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 1 year of industrial maintenance experience.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience diagnostic/troubleshooting and preventive maintenance.

• Regularly sit, stand, and walk for extended periods of time.
• Ability to sit, balance, climb, stand, bend, squat, squeeze, kneel, turn, crouch and stoop repeatedly.
• Physically able to lift 75 pounds and manipulate up to a 500-pound drum on a regular basis.
• Frequent exposure to varying temperatures, loud noises, heavy machinery, fumes, or airborne particles, electrical, chemicals and moving parts.
• Prolonged use of computer screen.