Press Maintenance Technician

Primary Job Function: Maintain Machine/Equipment in top working conditions to minimize and eliminate down time. Perform emergency repair of machine/equipment during production. Perform installation, removal or modification of production machine/equipment. Accomplish any and all work assignments as directed by management.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Disassemble and reassemble metal forming presses for scheduled maintenance and rebuild projects.
• Perform rigging, scraping, grinding, fitting, and machine alignment using hand and power tools.
• Install and maintain lubrication blocks, lines, and plumbing for hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Troubleshoot fluid power systems to identify issues and perform necessary repairs.
• Assemble and rebuild equipment to OEM and customer specifications using standard procedures.
• Prepare components for assembly, ensuring they are clean, deburred, and free of defects.
• Use hand and power tools including various types of welders, torque wrenches, impacts, magnetic drills, and hydraulic jacks.
• May require experience with or certification on equipment like mills, lathes (for small part polishing and key making), forklifts, overhead cranes, and rigging equipment.
• Read and follow blueprints, diagrams, engineering drawings, and work instructions.
• Understand and apply basic mechanical and fluid system principles during maintenance work.
• Perform in-process and post-repair inspections to ensure quality standards are met.
• Perform Preventive Maintenance (PM) on machine/equipment.
• Perform work on new machine/equipment.
• Provide support in supplying quality parts for customers.
• Work on continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work with Production Engineering.
• Work with Quality Assurance
• Work with Production.
• Required paperwork to be filled out and submitted in a timely manner.
• Training on new types of equipment used for production and maintaining equipment.
• Training of production, maintenance and engineering associates on equipment.
• Training and mentoring of Maintenance Trainees on maintenance department and processes.

Qualifications :

• Experience maintaining, rebuilding, or repairing mechanical presses or heavy industrial machinery.
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Familiarity with hand and power tools used in press maintenance.
• Ability to read blueprints, schematics, and technical manuals.
• Comfortable working with oils, grease, solvents, and in confined spaces.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and commitment to quality and safety.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 3 – 5 years’ manufacturing experience with full range of operations, electrical, hydraulics, pneumatics and machine maintenance.
• Knowledge skills and abilities in electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical principle, systems, troubleshooting and repair: robotics, PLC and assisted automation, mechanical handling systems, maintenance and repair.