MAINTENANCE WORKER, MACHINERY

Job Definition:

Job Description:

• Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.

Duties and Tasks:

• 1) Clean machines and machine parts, using cleaning solvents, cloths, air guns, hoses, vacuums, or other equipment.
• 2) Dismantle machines and remove parts for repair, using hand tools, chain falls, jacks, cranes, or hoists.
• 3) Inspect or test damaged machine parts, and mark defective areas or advise supervisors of repair needs.
• 4) Install, replace, or change machine parts and attachments, according to production specifications.
• 5) Lubricate or apply adhesives or other materials to machines, machine parts, or other equipment, according to specified procedures.
• 6) Reassemble machines after the completion of repair or maintenance work.
• 7) Remove hardened material from machines or machine parts, using abrasives, power and hand tools, jackhammers, sledgehammers, or other equipment.
• 8) Replace or repair metal, wood, leather, glass, or other lining in machines, or in equipment compartments or containers.
• 9) Start machines and observe mechanical operation to determine efficiency and to detect problems.
• 10) Collaborate with other workers to repair or move machines, machine parts, or equipment.
• 11) Collect and discard worn machine parts and other refuse in order to maintain machinery and work areas.
• 12) Inventory and requisition machine parts, equipment, and other supplies so that stock can be maintained and replenished.
• 13) Measure, mix, prepare, and test chemical solutions used to clean or repair machinery and equipment.
• 14) Read work orders and specifications to determine machines and equipment requiring repair or maintenance.
• 15) Record production, repair, and machine maintenance information.
• 16) Replace, empty, or replenish machine and equipment containers such as gas tanks or boxes.
• 17) Set up and operate machines, and adjust controls to regulate operations.
• 18) Transport machine parts, tools, equipment, and other material between work areas and storage, using cranes, hoists, or dollies.

Activities:

• 1) Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
• 2) Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
• 3) Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
• 4) Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
• 5) Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• 6) Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• 7) Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• 8) Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
• 9) Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Abilities:

• 1) Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• 2) Extent Flexibility — The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
• 3) Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• 4) Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• 5) Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• 6) Reaction Time — The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• 7) Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• 8) Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• 9) Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Knowledge

• Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.