Packing Line Mechanic

252 N Rushmore Rd near Naches, Selah WA

Description

PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS: 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop; kneel; crouch; or crawl; use ladders; and talk or hear. Manual dexterity sufficient to use hand tools, power tools, cleaning equipment, and to paint. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must frequently lift and /or move more than 60 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and depth perception. MUST be able to pass a Pre-employment drug test. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Tests equipment for proper operation prior to production. Ensures all equipment is safely and properly assembled, and ready for production operation. Test equipment after repairs, changeovers or extended downtime. • Sets up and operates equipment and adjusts controls that regulate operational functions to ensure proper and safe operation according to manufacture specifications. • Direct a crew of production employees during shutdown periods to perform equipment maintenance, and building maintenance. Oversee the assignment and completeness of released preventive maintenance tasks. • Ensures Lockout/Tagout procedures are followed by plant personnel during cleaning, inspecting and any equipment maintenance. • Wears personal protective equipment such as: gloves, eye protection, and respiratory equipment as needed for a particular job. • Follows all safety rules regarding machine operation and proper guarding. • Train production line operators on the proper equipment operation and safety requirements. • Identify any equipment problems and inform management to ensure that necessary repairs can be scheduled. • Checks schedule to determine machinery to be cleaned and necessary cleaning supplies and equipment. • Removes parts and dismantles equipment as required for proper cleaning. Cleans machines and equipment of dust, dirt, debris, including any filters or screens. Disposes of cleanup residue in proper containers according to plant procedures. • Is responsible for taking care of maintenance areas and electrical areas, keeping work area in neat condition. • Ability to learn and follow a set procedure for cleaning equipment. • Maintains cleaning equipment, power tools, and maintenance tools in proper working order. • Lubricate production and mechanical equipment moving parts as specified in company lubrication and machine maintenance instructions. • Changes oil in machine reservoirs and gearboxes or cleans and replaces oil filters as required. • Installs, replaces, or changes machine parts and attachments, according to production specifications. • Dismantles equipment, remove parts such as motors, gearboxes, bearings, etc. and reassembles using hand tools, chain falls, jacks, hoist, etc. • Cleans machine and machine parts, using cleaning solvent, cloth, air gun, hose, vacuum, or other equipment. • Collects and discards worn machine parts and other garbage to maintain machinery and work areas in clean, organized, and efficient manner. • Transport machine parts, tools, equipment, and other material between work areas and storage using forklift, or other means. • Performs work requiring knowledge of principles of operation of electrical equipment. • Fabricates parts as ability allows using machine and hand tools common to the trade.