Machinist

Dow Jones; United States; On-site; USD 45,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vis

Education Benefits

Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

Family Care Benefits

Commuter Transit Program

Subscription Discounts

Employee Referral Program

#LI-Onsite

Job summary

Dow Jones is seeking a Machinist/Mechanic to support plant operations within the Print Operations team. The role focuses on safe maintenance, diagnostics, and repairs of production equipment, with preventive maintenance and upgrades as needed.

You will work on disassembly, calibration, testing, and reassembly of machinery, diagnosing faults, and ensuring equipment runs reliably. A rotating shift between 1st and 2nd shifts is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience as an industrial/commercial mechanic preferred.
• Welding experience is required or beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance on mechanical systems including disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, and calibration.
• Diagnose equipment problems from operator feedback.
• Inspect parts for wear and defects and perform repairs as needed.
• Test repaired equipment using appropriate testing devices and verify repairs.
• Disassemble and reassemble machinery and equipment to replace parts.
• Record repairs, parts used, and maintenance actions.

Skills

Industrial mechanic

Welding

Mechanical

Math

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Voltmeters

Job description

About the Team

The Print Team supports the end-to-end lifecycle of Dow Jones’ print publications—including The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Investor’s Business Daily, and the New York Post. Operating across ad intake, production workflows, plant operations, printing, packaging, single copy and amenity sales, Reprints and Licensing, and distribution; the team collaborates with internal cross-functional partners and external vendors, distributors, and the USPS to ensure quality, content freshness, safety, and cost efficiency from creation to final delivery.

About the Role

The Machinist/Mechanics provides competent and effective mechanic maintenance support to plant operations. The ability to perform work safely, meet the needs of operations, execute the maintenance program and comply with all safety codes is paramount. The Machinist/Mechanic must identify, troubleshoot and repair problems in mechanical systems that occur in production equipment. He/she must be able to run tests, isolate problems, remove/replace failed components, determine failure modes by studying worn components and perform other tasks as necessary. He/she also performs preventive maintenance and upgrades to mechanical systems.

You Will

• Perform preventive maintenance on mechanical systems to include disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, and calibration.
• Acts on information obtained from operators in order to diagnose equipment problems.
• Clean, lubricate, and adjust parts, equipment, and machinery.
• Disassemble machinery and equipment to remove parts and make repairs.
• Examine parts for defects such as breakage and excessive wear.
• Observe and test the operation of machinery and equipment in order to diagnose malfunctions, using voltmeters and other testing devices.
• Operate newly repaired machinery and equipment to verify the adequacy of repairs.
• Reassemble equipment after completion of inspections, testing, or repairs.
• Repair and maintain the operating condition of industrial production machinery and equipment.
• Repair and replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery and equipment.
• Study blueprints and manufacturers' manuals to determine correct installation and operation of machinery.
• Cut and weld metal to repair broken metal parts, fabricate new parts, and assemble new equipment.
• Test all repairs upon completion.
• Record parts and materials used, and request new parts and materials as necessary.
• Record repairs and maintenance performed.
• Sometimes repairs or modifications are performed when blueprints and manufacturers' specifications are unavailable or incomplete.

You Have

High school degree or equivalent work experience. Some experience preferred. Experience as an industrial / commercial mechanic. Ability to work under deadlines. Willingness to work a rotating shift between 1st and 2nd shift with other team members. Some weekend work required. Good math, mechanical, organizational, written and verbal communication skills. Ability to stand for extended periods, bend, stoop & reach. Must be able to lift 35-pounds. Welding experience. Understand and follow all corporate and plant policies/practices. Keep accurate, useful and timely operational and maintenance records. Work with the production manager to set equipment maintenance priorities. Must be professional, reliable & report to work on time.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
• Education Benefits
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Family Care Benefits
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program
• #LI-Onsite

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Business Area

Dow Jones - Print Operations

Job Category

Production & Skilled Trades

Union Status

Non-Union

Base Pay Range

$32.97 (Hourly Rate) - $43.96 (Hourly Rate)

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest newsgathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Newswires. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV). If you are a current employee in Workday, please navigate to the Jobs Hub and select Browse Jobs to apply internally.