Maintenance Mechanic – Preventive Maintenance

Pay Rate: $22.00/hour
Shift: 2nd Shift (primary)
Must be flexible to cover 1st and 3rd shifts when required.

Position Overview

The Maintenance Mechanic is responsible for performing scheduled preventive maintenance on a wide range of plant equipment and production machinery. This role includes identifying potential issues, completing repairs, and ensuring equipment stays in optimal operating condition. A key focus of the role is the care, maintenance, and monitoring of industrial batteries and the battery area.

Key Responsibilities

Preventive Maintenance & Repair

• Perform routine oiling, greasing, and lubrication of plant equipment such as conveyors, pallet jacks, pallet destackers, multi-shifters, and other machinery based on PM schedules.

  
  

• Conduct preventive maintenance inspections, checking for wear on shafts, belts, chains, sprockets, hoses, lubrication systems, and other critical components using instruments such as feeler gauges, calipers, and ohmmeters.

  
  

• Inspect machinery to diagnose mechanical or electrical issues and determine appropriate corrective action.

  
  

• Use blueprints, schematics, manuals, and verbal instructions to troubleshoot and repair equipment.

  
  

• Replace or repair worn/defective components, including bearings, hoses, relays, switches, fuses, belts, lubrication lines, and hydraulic valves.

  
  

• Perform basic electrical troubleshooting using voltmeters and electrical schematics; clean or replace contacts, fuses, relays, and related components as needed.

Equipment & Facility Care

• Maintain equipment cleanliness and appearance, including removing dirt, oil, and grease and performing touch-up painting as required.

  
  

• Assist with the installation, rebuilding, or restoration of machinery to original operating condition.

  
  

• Perform minor facility repairs such as light carpentry, plumbing, sheet metal repair, painting, or concrete patching as needed.

  
  

• Organize and maintain spare parts inventory; log usage to support accurate monthly restocking.

Battery Maintenance (Primary Responsibility)

• Charge, change, clean, and wash industrial batteries according to established safety and operational procedures.

  
  

• Perform monthly preventive maintenance on all batteries.

  
  

• Operate battery wash water evaporators and log volumes processed to ensure compliance.

  Requirements & Expectations

  
  

• Ability to work assigned 2nd shift and flex between 1st or 3rd (night) shifts as needed.

  
  

• Willingness to work overtime when required.

  
  

• Strong mechanical aptitude and experience using hand tools, diagnostic tools, schematics, and maintenance equipment.

  
  

• Commitment to safety, organization, and consistent follow-through.

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