Maintenance Mechanic

Lakeside Book Company in; Willard (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Lakeside Book Company is seeking a Maintenance Technician to care for production equipment and perform electrical and mechanical repairs. You will troubleshoot errors, repair die cutters, presses, and conveyance systems using hand tools, precision instruments, and shop equipment.

The role requires ability to rotate through a 3-shift schedule and work overtime as needed. Candidates should read and interpret schematics, diagrams, and drawings, and accurately measure parts to maintain tolerances.

Qualifications

• Skill in using test equipment and measuring devices to repair and test machinery.
• Ability to use portable machine tools for installation and repair work.
• Ability to read schematics, blueprints and diagrams and perform precise measurements.
• Knowledge of mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic system characteristics.

Responsibilities

• Maintain organization's production equipment.
• Troubleshoot electrical and/or mechanical issues and repair equipment.
• Repair and maintain machinery using diagrams and specifications.
• Repair or reproduce parts with welders or machine tools as needed.
• Rotate through a 3-shift schedule and work overtime as required.

Skills

Test equipment use

Measuring devices

Hand tools

Reading blueprints

Tools

Welder

Lathe

Milling machine

Drill press

Surface grinder

Job description

• Maintain organization's production equipment.
• Perform electrical and/or mechanical troubleshooting and repairs in response to equipment errors or failures.
• Repair and maintain, (in accordance with diagrams, sketches, operation manuals, and manufacturer's specifications), machinery and mechanical equipment, such as die cutters, web and sheet-fed presses, inserting machines, folders, conveyor systems, bindery equipment etc. using hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring and testing instruments.
• May repair or reproduce parts using welders or machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, drill presses, surface grinders or other machine shop equipment.
• Must be able to rotate shifts in a 3-shift rotation schedule. Must be able to work daily/weekly overtime as required.

Qualifications:

• Skill in the use of test equipment and measuring devices such as levels, feeler gauges, dial indicators, micrometers, tachometers, and calipers to repair, adjust, and test machinery and equipment.
• Skill in using various portable machine and hand tools to make routine cuts, shapes, bores, and grinds in the installation and repair of equipment and machinery.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, blueprints, diagrams, and other drawings, and the use of arithmetic and standard handbook formulas in performing dimensional measurements and maintaining required tolerances.
• General knowledge of mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic operating characteristics of a variety of equipment and machinery.
• Job requires ability to exert 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.