Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.
JOBSUMMARY
This positionrepairs and maintains the assigned machinery and mechanical equipmentensuring at all timesthat the company safety rules are followed.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Comply with Safety Policiesand Procedures
Regular attendance, timeliness and scheduling flexibility
Performs preventive maintenance operations on machinery according to schedules
Installs, rebuilds and repairs a wide variety of machines as directed by the Maintenance Manager/supervisor
Able to restore equipment to proper functionality based on manuals and drawings
Services and maintains afullrange of building and production equipment following procedures
Analyzes, detects, and determines the nature of the problem and provides input as to the extent of the repairs required. Troubleshoots to and selects materials needed for the repairs.Find root cause of equipment failures.
Able to trouble shoot electrically up to 480 volts
Notifies Maintenance Manager of recurring equipment malfunctions and corrective actions taken
Assembles, replaces or refits parts as warranted
Tear down and rebuild presses as needed to repair dies
Assists with building repairs
Replace and refit parts
Instructs and provides technical assistance to lower level mechanics as required
Follow and enforce company safety policies and procedures among the maintenance mechanics at alltimes.
All other duties as requested or assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Industrial mechanical skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance
instructions, equipment manuals, and company manuals and procedures.
Use hand and power tools, welding equipment, drill press, and other related industrialrepairequipment
Demonstrate manual dexterity and mechanical aptitude
Good communication skills and ability to read, speak, write English (bilingual Spanishhelpful)
Ability to observe, identify, deduce and troubleshoot equipment malfunctions
Quick learner and ability to work under minimal supervision
Math skills and computer skills
Industrial electrical skills preferred
EDUCATIONAND/OR EXPERIENCE
Associates Degree and/or post-high school technical training highly desired, or equivalent experience
5+ years of related experience required - in a manufacturing environment preferred
5 +years tearing down and rebuildingpreferred
5+years exp with tooling and dies
ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKENVIRONMENT
The employee should possess the ability to:
Be exposed to sounds or noise levels that maybe uncomfortable
Withstand exposure to temperature extremes inside or out
Prolong standing or in stationary position
Complete repetitive movements
Bend and/or twist
Lift/move/transport items up to50 pounds
Ability to move or traverse about the facilities
Ability to work around dust, chemicals, and other substances, and in various environmental conditions
Wear all required personal protective equipment (hearing, vision and hardhat protection)
Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.
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