Mechanical Forming Equipment Technician

Camaco; Lorain (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Camaco in Lorain, OH is seeking an experienced mechanical technician to provide daily support for four-slide, multi-slide, CNC wire-bending, and wire-forming equipment. You will troubleshoot downtime, perform preventive maintenance, and help keep production running safely and efficiently.

You will inspect gears, shafts, bearings, cams, slides, and lubrication systems, set up timing and tooling clearances, and document repairs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Formal industrial maintenance training; Journeyman preferred.
• 5+ years of industrial mechanical maintenance or forming-equipment experience.
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, lubrication, tooling, feeding, timing, and motion-related systems.
• Experience with four-slide, multi-slide, CNC wire-bending, spring/wire-forming, stamping, or cam-driven forming equipment is preferred.
• Ability to work assigned shift, overtime, weekends, and emergency call-in coverage as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily mechanical support to forming operations and respond to downtime using safe, structured troubleshooting.
• Inspect, repair, and maintain gears, shafts, bearings, bushings, chains, belts, clutches, brakes, cams, slides, gibs, linkages, feeders, straighteners, cutters, lubrication systems, guards, pneumatic and hydraulic components.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance, including lubrication, alignment checks, wear inspection, backlash and clearance checks, fastener verification, filter service, vibration observation, and replacement of worn components.
• Set up and mechanically adjust feed length, wire straightening, slides, cams, forming stations, transfer mechanisms, tooling clearances, pressure settings, and machine timing within approved standards.
• Troubleshoot part defects related to feed variation, cut length, bend angle, form location, pitch, twist, burrs, surface damage, tooling wear, timing, material handling, and mechanical repeatability.
• Remove, install, inspect, fit, align, and support repair of forming tools, dies, cams, slides, guides, feed rolls, grippers, cutters, arbors, mandrels, bearings, bushings, and related machine components.
• Use mechanical drawings, machine assembly prints, tooling drawings, cam layouts, lubrication charts, pneumatic and hydraulic diagrams, setup sheets, and OEM manuals to diagnose and restore equipment.
• Use calipers, micrometers, indicators, height gages, pin gages, feeler gages, angle measurement, straightedges, torque tools, and alignment tools to verify machine and tooling condition.
• Perform precision mechanical work including bearing and bushing replacement, shaft and coupling alignment, gib adjustment, chain and belt tensioning, gear mesh checks, timing verification, and controlled fitting of components.
• Use HMI alarms, indicator status, sensors, and interlocks only as supporting information for mechanical troubleshooting. Escalate electrical, PLC, drive, and program-related repairs to qualified controls or electrical personnel.
• Support equipment installation, relocation, leveling, alignment, commissioning, run-at-rate activities, capability improvement, and acceptance of new or rebuilt equipment.
• Complete work orders, PM records, downtime notes, measurements, parts usage, shift handoff, and repair history accurately.
• Participate in root-cause analysis, corrective actions, spare-parts planning, and PM improvement for repeated mechanical failures.
• Follow lockout/tagout, machine guarding, lifting and rigging, stored-energy control, housekeeping, environmental, and plant safety requirements.
• Coordinate repairs with Production, Tooling, Quality, Engineering, and service providers to protect part quality and minimize downtime.
• Train operators and less-experienced technicians on lubrication points, inspection checks, basic mechanical fault recognition, and standard recovery methods.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Machine alignment

Reading drawings

Lubrication systems

Vibration observation

Tooling setup

Education

High school diploma

Journeyman status preferred

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Indicators

Height gauges

Pin gauges

Feeler gauges

Straightedges

Torque tools

Job description

Purpose

To provide advanced mechanical technical support for four-slide, multi-slide, CNC wire-bending, and wire-forming equipment. The technician maintains machine safety, reliability, tooling condition, alignment, timing, setup repeatability, and production readiness through preventive maintenance, mechanical troubleshooting, repair, controlled adjustment, and accurate documentation

Assigned Equipment

• Baird 2
• Baird 324-1
• Baird 324-2
• Baird 4
• Baird 430
• Baird 35-2
• Baird 35-3
• Baird 35-4
• CNC Wire Bend
• Huron 12S
• Huron 8S
• Huron 8S (2)
• Wafios-P
• Wafios-S
• OMCG1
• OMCG2
• Other four-slide, multi-slide, and forming equipment as assigned

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provide daily mechanical support to forming operations and respond to machine downtime using safe, structured troubleshooting.
• Inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain gears, shafts, bearings, bushings, chains, belts, couplings, clutches, brakes, cams, slides, gibs, linkages, feeders, straighteners, cutters, lubrication systems, guards, pneumatic components, and hydraulic components.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance, including lubrication, alignment checks, wear inspection, backlash and clearance checks, fastener verification, filter service, vibration observation, and replacement of worn components.
• Set up and mechanically adjust feed length, wire straightening, slides, cams, forming stations, transfer mechanisms, tooling clearances, pressure settings, and machine timing within approved standards.
• Troubleshoot part defects related to feed variation, cut length, bend angle, form location, pitch, twist, burrs, surface damage, tooling wear, timing, material handling, and mechanical repeatability.
• Remove, install, inspect, fit, align, and support repair of forming tools, dies, cams, slides, guides, feed rolls, grippers, cutters, arbors, mandrels, bearings, bushings, and related machine components.
• Use mechanical drawings, machine assembly prints, tooling drawings, cam layouts, lubrication charts, pneumatic and hydraulic diagrams, setup sheets, and OEM manuals to diagnose and restore equipment.
• Use calipers, micrometers, indicators, height gages, pin gages, feeler gages, angle measurement, straightedges, torque tools, and alignment tools to verify machine and tooling condition.
• Perform precision mechanical work including bearing and bushing replacement, shaft and coupling alignment, gib adjustment, chain and belt tensioning, gear mesh checks, timing verification, and controlled fitting of components.
• Use HMI alarms, indicator status, sensors, and interlocks only as supporting information for mechanical troubleshooting. Escalate electrical, PLC, drive, and program-related repairs to qualified controls or electrical personnel.
• Support equipment installation, relocation, leveling, alignment, commissioning, run-at-rate activities, capability improvement, and acceptance of new or rebuilt equipment.
• Complete work orders, PM records, downtime notes, measurements, parts usage, shift handoff, and repair history accurately.
• Participate in root-cause analysis, corrective actions, spare-parts planning, and PM improvement for repeated mechanical failures.
• Follow lockout/tagout, machine guarding, lifting and rigging, stored-energy control, housekeeping, environmental, and plant safety requirements.
• Coordinate repairs with Production, Tooling, Quality, Engineering, and service providers to protect part quality and minimize downtime.
• Train operators and less-experienced technicians on lubrication points, inspection checks, basic mechanical fault recognition, and standard recovery methods.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Formal industrial maintenance, machine repair, millwright, tool-and-die, machining, or related mechanical technical training; Journeyman status is preferred.
• Five or more years of industrial mechanical maintenance or forming-equipment experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, lubrication, tooling, feeding, timing, and motion-related systems in a production environment.
• Experience with four-slide, multi-slide, CNC wire-bending, spring/wire-forming, stamping, or comparable cam-driven forming equipment is strongly preferred.
• Ability to work assigned shift, overtime, weekends, and emergency call-in coverage as required.

Mechanical Competencies

• Advanced mechanical fault isolation, including wear, looseness, misalignment, backlash, binding, vibration, timing variation, and lubrication-related failures.
• Working knowledge of machine timing, cam and slide motion, wire feeding and straightening, forming sequence, tooling alignment, and