Maintenance Mechanic II
Company: WinCup
Category: Manufacturing/Skilled Trades
West Chicago
Type: Full Time
WinCup is looking for a Maintenance Mechanic to join their team. The Maintenance Mechanic II is responsible for performing mechanical, basic electrical and preventative maintenance on boilers, air compressors and manufacturing equipment of baggers, pre-expansion machines, cooling towers and conveyors used to produce foam cups, lids, and plastic straw. Functions:
- Installs, repairs, and maintains a variety of complex machinery that are mechanical, hydraulic or pneumatic in nature by using drawings, diagrams, operational manuals, manufacturing specifications, etc. Uses a variety of tools including specialized and precision measuring and testing instruments.
- Diagnoses and analyze problems by inspecting and disassembling equipment to determine extent of repairs.
- General understanding of how PLC’s and control wiring functions. Perform minor troubleshooting.
- Performs mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, hydro and basic electrical repairs to manufacturing equipment.
- Repairs and re-build parts used for lift, bagger, pre-expansion conveyors, pneumatic valves, molds, etc.
- Troubleshoots and rebuild motors, blowers, gearboxes, pumps, belts, valves, regulators, VFD and other mechanical equipment.
- Performs and troubleshoots minor electrical issues associated with boilers, air compressors, cooling tower, pre-expansion and ancillary equipment.
- Obtain hot work permits and completes minor welding jobs.
- Repairs cup molds and perform mold changeovers on cup machines.
- Actively pursues continuous improvement to reduce downtime and improve equipment efficiency.
- Comply with all safety rules, policies, procedures and practices to include performing LOTO of production equipment when required.
- Line shutdowns and start-ups to ensure all support equipment and utilities are ready for production.
- Diagnose and determine cause for machine malfunctions along with making troubleshooting adjustments to assigned machines.
- Responsible for informing the leadership team immediately of any failure to meet established safety and quality standards to ensure that corrective action is taken.
- Maintain a safe and clean work area and equipment at all times.