Maintenance Technician II

Shift: 2nd

Overall Position Focus:

Provide multi-skilled maintenance support focused on customer service, quality, cost and productivity in a TPM environment. Maintain the responsibilities and performance requirements within both fields of the Maintenance Technician Apprentice and Technician I. Know and practice respectful workplace behavior.

Electrical Skills:

• Understand switch functions and protective functions of circuit breakers, principles of circuit interruption, components of a switchgear assembly, and preventive maintenance and overhaul procedures on low voltage circuit breakers.
• Understand components, operation, inspection and maintenance of high voltage circuit breakers
• Test, overhaul and perform preventive maintenance on low voltage circuit breakers.
• Troubleshoot, inspect and clean components in AC motor controllers.
• Diagnose PLC program.
• Trained to work on live equipment up to 480 volts.
• Understand functions, components and operating principles of 13,800 volts switchgear.

Mechanical Skills:

• Understand types of shaft misalignment, conditions affecting alignment, measurements and measuring tools for realignment, and methods used for shaft alignment including reverse dial, laser and rim and face.
• Understand types of gaskets and packing, packing glands, and installation of gaskets and packing.
• Understand components, types and operation of mechanical seals, causes of seal failure and the process of mechanical seal installation.
• Understand functions of CNC machining equipment.
• Use necessary hand and power tools to take appropriate action to replace components, make adjustments and recalibrate machinery to resolve issues and restore equipment to operating condition quickly and efficiently.
• Reengineer equipment for more efficiency.
• Understand the sequence of blowers / pumps for material flow.
• Understand hydraulic system diagrams and the operation of all components of valve bank systems.
• Read hydraulic system diagrams to determine fluid flow through a valve bank system.
• Understand pneumatic system diagrams and the operation of all components of valve bank systems.
• Read pneumatic system diagrams to determine fluid flow through a valve bank system.
• Remove mechanical seals from pumps, examine damaged mechanical seals and install various types of mechanical seals.
• Understand purpose of symbols used in and information provided in plant systems diagrams including equipment arrangement, piping system, piping and instrumentation and electrical diagrams.
• Perform maintenance on sawdust material conveying systems.
• Understand heating / ventilation systems.
• Perform maintenance on air handling units.
• Understanding of sprinkler systems and zones.
• Design and Fabricate machine guards per OSHA standards
• Understand concept of root cause analysis.

Special Physical Requirements:

• Some heavy lifting required to replace motors, pumps, extruder screws, etc., at low frequency. Equipment is provided to move / manipulate heavy components.
• Occasionally – lift /carry objects up to 100 pounds.
• Occasionally – Squat, crawl, reach above shoulders, kneel and balance.
• Job requires repetitive action such as simple staring, grasping, firm grasping, and fine manipulating. (This includes right and left hands)
• Outside work required.
• Working with various chemicals.
• High work from scaffolding, ladders and platforms.
• Working in confined space conditions.
• Wearing the proper PPE.
• Handling hazardous waste wearing the appropriate PPE.
• Working near energized electric circuits.
• Working near hot equipment and or materials

Education/Certification Requirements:

• Working towards and obtaining, or currently possessing a Class A Journeyman license - Preferred
• Working towards and obtaining, or currently possessing a 2-year technical degree in the mechanical field - Preferred