Axelgaard career opportunity

Responsible for assisting department in the maintenance of equipment and machinery used in the manufacturing of hydrogel and electrodes with electrical and mechanical skills.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Use electrical schematic and mechanical drawings, instructions, and multi-meter tool to repair manufacturing equipment
• Apply technical knowledge of electronics, and electrical support in troubleshooting PLC driven equipment, control cabinets, motors, sensors, etc.
• Capable of troubleshooting electrical systems, replacing, and testing relays, contactors, switches, and other electrical components that work on either low voltage and/or high voltage up to 480v
• Ensure that all safety equipment is in the proper place and working properly
• Revise documents and specifications if necessary to ensure accuracy
• Devise, fabricate, and assemble new or modified mechanical components or assemblies for manufacturing machines
• Install AMC manufacturing equipment and machinery
• Prepare purchase requisitions for repair parts needed to support manufacturing equipment
• Perform measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, operator safety and quality of product
• Review engineering project instructions and blueprints to ascertain test specifications, procedures, objectives, test equipment, nature of technical problems and possible solutions
• Arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts and evaluate products according to specifications and quality standards
• Maintain communication with all departments on daily basis updating them with current equipment, parts, order status
• Recommend design modifications as required
• Maintain a maintenance daily log
• Enter data into computer ERP system
• Perform OSHA safety requirements and all other duties as assigned including proper Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) of equipment when required

Qualification requirements:

• Must be able to perform each duty outlined above and possess the education, skills, and abilities described in this job description

Education and/or experience:

• Certificate from college or technical school or associate’s degree (A.A) with five or more years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

Language skills:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents (such as mechanical and electrical drawings, scientific and technical journals and/or procedures, and AMC policy and regulation) and ability to respond effectively to inquiries

Reasoning ability:

• Ability to identify problems and review relevant information to evaluate options and develop solutions and ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to walk and stand throughout the day
• Constant use of hands and good depth perception, hearing, speech, and vision (including ability to distinguish colors)
• Lifting up to 50 pounds

Other skills/abilities:

• Ability to understand departmental needs and ability to create new parts to improve performance of machines