Electrode Maintenance Technician

Role and Responsibilities

• Perform preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance on electrical, mechanical equipment in accordance with standardized procedures.
• Troubleshooting and repairing hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical equipment, using standard and specialized hand / power tools
• Performs a wide variety of service work on equipment and machines. Maintain, Repair and Modification.
• Assist regular inventory inspections for spare parts. Keep written documentation on inventory ordering and use.
• Inspects and checks equipment for proper operating condition, makes necessary adjustments, logs test readings, and maintains, repairs, or replaces all essential equipment parts
• Capable of working with outside contractors for trouble shooting procedures
• Self-motivated person that works with little direction
• Understanding urgency to trouble shoot machines and bring production back on line
• Performs miscellaneous maintenance duties as required
• Read blueprints, hydraulic and pneumatic schematics, mechanical/electrical diagrams, and technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly
• Align, fit, and assemble component parts, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates
• Operate metalworking machines to fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, and fixtures
• Repair, rework, and calibrate hydraulic and pneumatic assemblies and systems to meet operational specifications and tolerances
• Prepare parts sketches and write work orders
• Review project instructions and specifications to identify, modify and plan requirements fabrication, assembly and testing
• Devise, fabricate, and assemble new or modified mechanical components for products such as industrial machinery or equipment, and measuring instruments
• Analyze test results in relation to design or rated specifications and test objectives, and modify or adjust equipment to meet specifications
• Confer with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information
• Research, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles
• Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations
• Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair to ensure that machines and equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications
• Perform preventative maintenance and calibration of equipment and systems
• Identify and resolve equipment malfunctions, working with manufacturers and field representatives as necessary to procure replacement parts
• Maintain system logs and manuals to document testing and operation of equipment
• Strict adherence to lock out tag out procedures
• Replaces or repairs machine belts, chains, or cables.
• Removes dust, dirt, grease, and waste material from machines.
• Connects wire to motors, fixtures, and other electrical equipment, replaces switches and fuses, and splices wire and insulates wire with friction tape
• Other tasks as assigned

Skill and Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED (General Education Development)
• 1+ year maintenance experience in manufacturing environment (preferred automotive, EV battery, Mechanical or Electrical)
• Basic skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Frequently and repetitively, lift, push and carry up to 35lbs.
• The ability to carry 20 lbs. up and down the stairs
• Ability to stand and walk for up to 12 hours / day, including over varied and uneven terrain.
• Stoop, lay, bend, reach, squat, kneel, crouch, twist and crawl for extended periods of time, including up to 12 hours / day.

Nice to have but not a must:

• Experience in maintenance with Manufacturing Industrial fields.
• Fundamental understanding of mechanical maintenance, pneumatics, and hydraulics
• Experience in handling Heavy equipment, spare parts or materials
• Skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Reading Comprehension; Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Writing; Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Bilingual (English / Korean)