Maintenance technician--PRPRB4

Long Description

General Characteristics and purpose
Performs maintenance and repair services on production machines according to the maintenance plan or on request of production. This position may cover electrical, mechanical, civil and/or other specialties but is supported by Maintenance engineers, supervisors or outside contractors as needed.  

Representative Activities

• Utilizes hand tools and common shop machinery.
• Is involved in the installation and/or calibration of mechanical equipment and machinery, which may involve CNC equipment, hydraulics, electro-mechanical gears and other machinery. 
• Is involved in the diagnoses of mechanical faults on production equipment and machinery. 
• Registers all maintenance related activities into systems.
• May also be involved in the maintenance of buildings, production sites or other facilities.
• May also be called Maintenance Operator, Employee Maintenance, Maintenance worker, Electrician, Mechanic, Electromechanic, Fitter, Tool Sharpener, … 
• Typically reports to a Maintenance Supervisor or Maintenance Manager.

Scope Variants
Autonomy

Works within standardized work instructions and independently diagnoses and solves routine and moderately complex problems. More complex problems are transferred to Maintenance technicians or other experts

Expertise & complexity

Uses diverse types of machines, engines, tools and heavy rotating and stationary equipment
Several existing solutions need to be analyzed, compared.  Function can partly rely on existing procedures and precedents

Planning

Is not involved in the planning of maintenance tasks. Focus is on execution

Experience

Typically requires experience with the specific production process