Maintenance Mechanic

: The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for installing, repairing, and maintaining large industrial textile processing equipment, as well as facility maintenance. Tasks include start-up and shut-down procedures, electrical troubleshooting, maintaining and operating boilers, welding and cutting, hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical, and other systems ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: * Start-up/shut down plant machinery each day. * Perform safe operation of the boiler and all boiler room equipment. Perform water and boiler tests. * Installs, repairs, and performs preventive maintenance inspections and services on industrial processing equipment, water levels, water systems and other equipment and systems. * Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment. * Diagnoses problems, replaces or repairs parts, tests and makes adjustments. * Thoroughly cleans machines and machine parts, removing parts and reinstalling as necessary. * Oils and lubricates moving parts on machines to ensure effective performance. * Records and reports damaged, worn, or broken parts. * Orders and installs replacement parts for machines. * Identifies the causes of unexpected breakdowns of machines. * Repairs broken machines quickly and efficiently. * Prepares reports documenting work performed. * Cleans, organizes, inventories, stocks, and otherwise maintains shop areas, parts, tools, and supplies. * Coordinates with managers to schedule regular maintenance on machines. * Responds to daily maintenance requests in a timely fashion to minimize equipment downtime. * Collaborates with product manager or plant engineer regarding new products being added and modifications that will be required. * Makes necessary modifications and implements tests runs; confers with product manager regarding test results and makes additional alterations to machinery as required. * Program PLC's * Maintain and repair trucks as needed. * Perform lockout/tagout and other safety procedures. * Maintain chemical room. Performs other related duties as assigned

Created: 2025-02-02