Lead Machine Maintenance Tech VI

Amentum at GE Aerospace is seeking a 2nd shift highly advanced Facility Maintenance Technician 6 to join our Industrial Maintenance Team in Lafayette, IN

    Typical work schedule is Monday – Friday, 1 pm to 9:30 pm; hours may vary based on business demand. 

This position is responsible for acting as a subject matter expert in troubleshooting, servicing, and documenting the electrical and controls needs of process / production equipment in an industrial environment. 

Maintains, improves, and participates in developing control systems, programming ladder logic / PLCs (Allen Bradley, Siemens, Fanuc, GE, MicroLogix, ControlLogix, and PLC-5) and HMI.

• Diagnoses, troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs process/production machines, equipment, and related electrical equipment, such as electrical control circuits from 24v up to and including 480v AC, electro-mechanical test devices, instrumentation devices, PLCs / ladder logic controllers, and variable frequency drives as necessary.
• Provides instruction, mentor and train less skilled technicians as needed. 
• Schedule monthly PM training for lower skilled Techs
• Create troubleshooting documents/procedures such as: PLC, mechanical and electrical systems.
• Effectively communicates with the site management team and the customer to understand requirements, solve complex electrical problems, and provide solutions to manufacturing problems.
• Demonstrates ability to identify and correct any safety-related issues and perform independent equipment evaluations to identify potential equipment failures. 
• Performs General Maintenance of equipment as required.
• This position is also responsible for providing leadership to the maintenance staff and providing direction for work in the grind room.  Must be self-motivated and demonstrate strong organizational/time management skills needed to be successful in this role.
• Provide monthly service reports to the team and GE

Responsibilities:

• Diagnoses, troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs process/production machines, equipment, and related electrical equipment, such as electrical control circuits from 24v up to and including 480v AC, electro-mechanical test devices, instrumentation devices, PLCs / ladder logic controllers, and variable frequency drives as necessary.
• Procures parts from crib systems, OEM, or authorized vendors.
• Identifies and documents cost savings.
• Develops and monitors work assignments for other technicians and coaches as appropriate.
• Utilizes strong mechanical and electrical skills to complete assignments.
• Creates and modifies site operations procedures for equipment and recommends facilities reliability improvements.
• Performs preventive maintenance on process/production equipment as scheduled in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Responds and provides service and feedback to the customer on work orders while assuring compliance to codes, regulations, and industry standards.
• Recommends activities to improve maintenance methods and equipment performance.
• Understands company policies and enforces safety regulations.  Safely performs functions of the position including following proper safety guidelines such as job hazard analysis and lockout/tagout procedures and wearing PPE as required.
• Operates various measuring, diagnostic and testing instruments to help provide energy efficiency solutions.
• Operates a variety of equipment such as hand tools, laptop computers and diagnostic hardware to perform work.
• Maintains a strict schedule to be successful in the assignment yet demonstrates flexibility in the day-to-day activities and scheduling for the benefit of the customer. 
• Exhibits strong leadership skills, such as motivation, delegation, ownership, leading by example, well-developed organizational skills, excellent communication skills, etc.
• Promotes and adheres to the Amentum Safety Structure.
• Other duties as assigned by Manager or Supervisor
• Assist with Root Cause Analysis.

For more information, please contact Adiana Richardson at Adiana.Richardson@amentum.com

Minimum Requirements:

• High school diploma or demonstrated equivalent.
• Certification or training for maintaining CNC grinders (i.e. Danobat vertical grinders, Cambell grinders, blade tip grinders, mazack machines)
• 8 years of experience performing industrial electrical mechanical maintenance and repair on production equipment in an industrial environment or demonstrated equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with alignments and timing machines using Precision calibration tools.
• Experience diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing CNC grind machines, pumps, motors, gearboxes, supply and exhaust fans, power transmission components, hydraulic and pneumatic systems,
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing cranes and hoists.
• Experience utilizing measurement tools such as micrometers, dial indicators, various type gauges, and calibers to set tolerances to OEM Specifications.
• Must have the ability to work in an aerial lift or scissor lift at heights up to 30 feet or higher.

Additional Information:

• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
• This position may require a valid Driver’s License.
• This position does not include sponsorship for United States work authorization. Note - U.S Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location
• This position will require the ability to obtain a security access badge at our client’s location.
• This position may require various shifts, weekends, and alternative work schedules.

Physical Requirements:

• Some tasks will require repetitive wrist movement.
• Some tasks will require the ability to walk extensively throughout facilities during a workday.
• Requires ability to read and understand information contained in a variety of documents or displayed on a computer screen.
• Requires ability to use a variety of office equipment and to operate a computer keyboard to access data bases, to send/receive messages and to prepare documents.
• Requires ability to attend meetings throughout the site and potentially travel to other Amentum, customer and/or vendor locations in the area, as well as some air travel to more distant locations.
• Requires the ability to communicate with others on the telephone and in one-on-one or group discussions, meetings, and presentations.
• Demonstrated fluency in computer use including the full Microsoft product line.
• Requires some moving of light to medium weight materials into desks, filing cabinets and other storage locations.
• Requires the ability to interact with all clients in a professional and friendly manner despite periods of stress.
   

Special Requirements:

• Wear steel toe safety shoes, safety glasses, gloves, hard hats and other Personal Protective Equipment as needed.
• Cope with demands (stressors) that are associated with the job and/or the work environment so that acceptable levels of performance and overall contribution are maintained.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate degree or technical certification in Industrial Technology, Industrial Mechanical, or related technical program.
• Experience diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing industrial production systems such as conveyors, Coolant systems to OEM specifications.
• Experience trouble shooting CNC machine tools and other complex mechanical systems.
• Experience troubleshooting robotic control systems, such as Fanuc, ABB, etc.
• Experience with alignments and timing machines using Precision calibration tools.
• Experience diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing pumps, motors, gearboxes, supply and exhaust fans, power transmission components, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Experience troubleshooting and repairing cranes and hoists.
• Experience utilizing measurement tools such as micrometers, dial indicators, various type gauges, and calibers to set tolerances to OEM Specifications.
• Experience performing pipefitting, welding, fabrication, and millwright related work.
• Experience welding using MIG, TIG, and arc welders.
• NFPA-70E Training

Other Attributes:

• Must be willing to work on-call rotation
• Must be willing to work overtime when required.  May be required to work holidays and weekends.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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