Job Summary:
Under the direction of the Production Supervisor and the Director of Operations, maintenance staff keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the plant in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing building infrastructure.
Major Duties & Responsibilities:
· Repair or replace defective equipment parts using hand tools and power tools and reassemble equipment.
· Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, and the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate.
· Inspect drives, motors, and belts, check fluid levels, replace filters, and perform other maintenance actions, following checklists.
· Use tools ranging from common hand and power tools, such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, and wrenches, to precision measuring instruments and electrical and electronic testing devices.
· Assemble, install and/or repair wiring, electrical and electronic components, pipe systems and plumbing, machinery, and equipment.
· Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking schematic diagrams, repair manuals, and parts catalogs as necessary.
· Inspect, operate, and test machinery and equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
· Record maintenance and repair work performed.
· Clean and lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
· Dismantle devices to gain access to and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, and power tools.
· Plan and lay out repair work using diagrams, drawings, maintenance manuals, and schematic diagrams.
· Order parts, supplies, and equipment from catalogs and suppliers, or obtain them from storerooms.
· Adjust functional parts of devices and control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, and straightedges.
· Paint and repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall, and other parts of building structures.
· Operate cutting torches or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
· Align and balance new equipment after installation.
· Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, using rules, calipers, micrometers, and other measuring instruments.
· Set up and operate machine tools to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.
· Estimate repair costs.
· responds to emergency maintenance requests as required.
Education & Experience:
knowledge of:
· Industrial machinery and building maintenance.
· safe operation of basic hand and power tools
· electrical systems is an asset
· to contact qualified service personnel
Skills:
· carpentry and building maintenance skills.
· excellent mechanical skills
· ability to operate required equipment in a safe and responsible manner.
· ability to read specifications, schematic diagrams, etc.
· machinist skills
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.00-$28.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Richmond, BC V6V 1K9: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (required)
Experience:
- Maintenance: 2 years (required)
Shift availability:
Work Location: In person
