Cascade Die Casting Group

Job Description/Expectations

JOB TITLE: Preventative Maintenance Technician

CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt

DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: Atlantic / Die Cast

DATE DEVELOPED: 10/2023

REPORTS TO:  Maintenance Supervisor

POSITION SCOPE:

The Preventative Maintenance Technician is responsible for ensuring the efficient and reliable operation of equipment and machinery through scheduled maintenance, inspections, and proactive measures to prevent breakdowns. This role plays a critical part in minimizing downtime, ensuring safety, and maximizing the longevity of assets.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES
 

• Regularly inspect equipment, machinery, and systems to identify potential issues, wear and tear, and areas that require maintenance.
• Follow established maintenance schedules to perform routine maintenance tasks, such as lubrication, filter replacements, and cleaning, to prevent breakdowns.
• Replace or repair worn or damaged components during inspections.
• Maintaining accurate records of maintenance activities, including dates, parts replaced, and any issues detected.
• Use predictive maintenance techniques, such as vibration analysis, thermal imaging, and oil analysis, to identify potential issues before they lead to major failures.
• Perform welding (MIG, TIG, stick), as needed for fabrication.
• Operates forklift as required.
• Assist in wastewater management including monitoring and spill clean up, as needed.
• Able to create and utilize work order system properly documenting actions and time.
• Properly completes daily paperwork.
• Maintain clean and orderly (5S) work area consistent with safety and work rules and regulations.
• Work safely around and/or while operating heaving equipment or manufacturing machinery.
• Work overtime hours as required and be available for emergency overtime when the need arises.
• Regularly report for work on time with a desire to perform to the best of your abilities.
• Other duties are assigned from time-to-time.
• Comply with all company employment policies, procedures/processes, and programs. Performs duties in compliance quality, as well as safety policies, procedures/processes, and programs.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities.
• Work cooperatively with others in a team environment.
• Exhibit Companies Core Values.
• Is ability to work in other classifications or departments as needed.  
• Communicate with Associates and between shifts on daily activities.
• Communicate and exchange problem areas with supervisors and fellow coworkers.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential and additional duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability also required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential and additional functions.

CERTIFICATION, EDUCATION, and WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Knowledge of basic math, reading, and writing.
• High School Diploma, preferred.
• Basic computer skills.
• systems, required.
• Experience or training in use of testing equipment.
• Forklift, crane, hoist experience, required.
• Lockout tagout experience, required.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Adaptability: ability to adjust to new circumstances, or change; is flexible; handles constructive feed-back, effectively.
• Communications: communicates both verbally and in writing effectively; listens; documents effectively.
• Dependability: ability to work independently and accepts accountability; stays focused; meets work demands; sets personal standards and meets commitments; is reliable, and trustworthy.
• Quality of Work: ability to focus on details and accuracy; looks for improvement in processes or procedures; owns/acts own quality issues; exhibits sound and accurate judgement and makes timely decisions.
• Strives for Results: manages work load; seeks additional responsibilities and generates innovative, cost-saving revenue generating ideas; manages priorities and time; plans and is organized; demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment to goals; is a good steward of company resources.
• Team Orientation/Ability to Work with Others: collaborates; cooperates; provides excellent customer service: both internal and external; teamwork.

PHYSICAL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Please note: Continuously (80%-100%), Frequently (21%-79%), Occasionally (up to 20%)

• Possess good physical stamina and coordination. Specific physical requirements of the position include the ability to continuously and repetitively:
  • Walk and stand for prolonged periods of time.
  • Read standardized work instructions, operate machines and tools, and perform quality inspections.
  • Promptly detect and respond to visual and auditory safety instructions, alarms, and signals.
  • Wear personal protective equipment, for example: safety glasses, gloves, hats, ear plugs, and steel-toed safety shoes.
  • Work in a loud manufacturing environment that is not climate controlled (conditions can be hot or cold).
  • Lift or carry materials weighing up to 35 pounds and periodically caring or lift materials weighing up to 50lbs.
  • Bend, push, pull, twist, kneel, crouch, and reach to perform work.
  • Use hand positioning to grip/grasp parts and a wide range of power and vibrating tools or other equipment.
  • Able to visually see close, distant, and in color. Able to adjust eye focus to bring an object into sharp focus when needed. Able to utilize peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Frequently and repetitively:

• Climbing and crawling to perform work.

• Occasionally:
  • Lift or carry materials weighing up to 51 pounds and periodically care or lift materials weighing up to 100lbs.
• Recognizes potential exposure to environmental, mechanical, chemical, electrical, and explosive hazards.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the Associate to successfully perform the essential and additional duties and responsibilities of this position.

DISCLAIMER: The requirements listed above represent the essential knowledge, skill, ability and/or physical demands required. Additional or different requirements may exist in this role. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.