This document outlines the duties of a maintenance technician position. The primary responsibilities include installing, maintaining, upgrading and repairing machinery and equipment according to plans. Additional duties involve ordering parts, supervising other workers, assembling and positioning equipment, making repairs, and ensuring safety compliance. The position requires physical labor, problem solving skills, and technical knowledge of machinery.
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DUTIES:
Realize that this position has the primary purposes of installing, maintaining, upgrading and
fabricating machinery and equipment, according to layout plans, blueprints, and other drawings
in the industrial establishment.
Track and order inventory, parts, and washers/dryers.
Hire, fire, train, and prepare payroll for all on-site workers.
Take responsibility of equipment upon arrival at the job site. Using physical strength and
moving equipment, position equipment in allocated locations. Possess a thorough knowledge
of load-bearing capabilities of the equipment, as well as an understanding of schematics and
technical instructions.
Supervise and direct workers engaged in hoisting of machinery and equipment.
Have knowledge of safety and environmental rules and regulations concerning procedures,
tools, mechanical and electrified equipment, commonly used chemicals and basic safe work
practices.
Read schematic drawings to determine work procedures. Dismantle machinery or equipment,
using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
Move machinery and equipment, using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
Assemble and install equipment, such as washers and dryers, using hand and power tools.
Construct foundations for machines, using hand tools and building materials, such as wood,
cement, and steel.
Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers,
lasers, and plumb bobs.
Assemble machinery and bolts, rivets, or otherwise fastens them to foundation or other
structures, using hand and power tools.
Repair required machinery and equipment.
Select cables, ropes, chains, pulleys, winches, blocks, and sheaves, according to weight and size
of load to be moved.
2. Perform all duties of General Laborer, Skilled Laborer, Carpenter and possibly electrician.
Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
Follow instructions and read schematics.
View flat drawings or pictures and visualize how they would look as solid objects.
Work at heights.
Use logical step-by-step procedures in all phases of completing work.
Plan daily work schedule and solve problems.
Make decisions based on measurable information.
Perform a variety of duties which may change often; and operate machinery.
Have good coordinate eye-hand movements.
Use hands and fingers fully; reach for, manipulate, and feel objects; stoop, kneel, crouch,
and/or crawl.
Climb and maintain body balance on ladders, scaffolding, or high structures; see and hear well
(either naturally or with correction).
Lift and carry objects weighing up to 100 pounds.
Stoop, lay, bend or squat for long periods of time.
Ensure security of all accessible areas is maintained at all times.
Responsible for a variety of semi-skilled and unskilled tasks, involving standard methods related
to the operation and maintenance of facilities.
Receive trouble calls from contact team representative. Log trouble calls with contractor as
appropriate.
Make basic plumbing repairs to shut-off valves on washing machines and water supply that can
be accomplished by removing, cleaning, resealing, and/or replacing defective parts or units.
Perform routine maintenance on washers and dryers to include cleaning lint ducts and vents,
replacing hoses and fittings as required, as well as more complex problems.
3. Recognize the cause of faulty equipment and make repairs of units as appropriate. Trace and
locate defects to determine the type and extent of required repair; plan the work, select the
proper tools and testing devices to accomplish repairs.
Make repairs that can be accomplished by removing, replacing, tightening, splicing, soldering,
and insulating defective parts, controls, equipment, and thermostats.
Must possess a welcoming manner and positive attitude; demonstrate effective communication
skills; professionally interact with contracting representatives, contracting officers, CEOs and
facility managers; answer questions concerning operations; and provide information about
maintenance, installations and removals. Resolve customer complaints as necessary.
Have excellent math and reading skills.
Education: Apprenticeship programs, to receive a combination of one-on-one/in the field
education, as well as a good deal of on-the-job training.