Hiring Requirement: This position requires the individual to be a certified journeyman for Electro-Mechanical maintenance.
- Keeps machinery and equipment in a state of good repair.
- Installs, moves, and repairs machinery, machine tools, and other mechanical equipment in the plant. Determines correct location and method of securing – assuring proper alignment and operation of the machinery once in place.
- When breakdowns occur, must be able to observe, test, and diagnose the cause of failure and make the necessary repairs and adjustments.
- Must be able to read, follow, and understand engineering specifications, schematics, and electrical and mechanical code specifications in maintaining and repairing equipment.
- Connects power to machines or equipment and tests unit to evaluate its electrical and mechanical operation.
- Lays out, assembles, installs, tests, maintains, and repairs electrical fixtures, apparatus and wiring used in electrical systems.
- Bends and installs conduit, runs wires, and makes hook-ups. Installs lighting and power circuits, power and control equipment.
- Connects cables in master distribution cabinets. Connects motors and generators.
- Installs and services electrical contact rails. Wires bus ducts, troughs, switchboards, switchgear, transformers, motors, and generators.
- Diagnoses trouble in lighting and power circuits. Adjust and repair welders. Checks, repairs, and adjusts electrical solenoids and limit switches.
- Locates and repairs faulty electrical equipment. Repairs AC and DC starters. Changes or replaces bulbs, starters, and ballasts.
- Repairs heating appliances, electric meters, and electrical welding controls. Connects equipment transformers, meters, and relays. Adjusts timing relays.
- Testing and reconditioning of large and small AC/DC motors. Checks and tests electrical motor circuits.
- Analyze test results, machine error messages, and information obtained from operators in order to diagnose equipment problems and make necessary repairs (adjust clearances, align moving parts, etc.)
- Troubleshoots, identifies, and replaces defective components of electrical and mechanical systems.
- Install, examine, replace, or repair electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, conduits, feeders, fiber-optic and coaxial cable assemblies, and other electrical components.
- Test electrical and electronic equipment and components for continuity, current, voltage and resistance.
- Maintain, repair, install, and test switchgear, transformers, switchboard meters, regulators, and reactors.
- Maintain, repair, install, and test electrical motors, generators, alternators, industrial storage batteries, and hydraulic and pneumatic electric control systems.
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair industrial, electrical, and electronic control systems and other related devices.
- Conduct preventive maintenance programs and keep maintenance records.
- Installs robots and confirms mechanical and electrical operation.
- Clean, lubricate, and adjust parts, equipment, and machinery.
- Moves and aligns machinery and equipment, using (hoists, dollies, rollers, trucks, etc.).
- Welds various plant items, structural steel, jigs, machinery, machine tools, etc. Must perform welds on a variety of metals and their alloys, and have the ability to do brazing, straightening, and normalizing.
- Insert shims, adjust tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts.
- Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using gas heating equipment.
- Operates lathe to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
- Constructs foundation for machines, using tools and building materials (wood, cement, steel, etc.)
- Dismantles, moves, and reassembles equipment, securing to the foundation or other structures.
- Positions steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings.
- Attach moving parts and subassemblies to equipment, as required.