Mechanical Maintenance Technician

About the role

The WPT Mechanical Maintenance Technician ensures uptime in the Assembly and Machining departments in Duncan, South Carolina. The technician works on all types of equipment, including CNC machines, hydraulic presses, torque stations, paint booths and ovens, and may be on call during downtime. The pay is $29 per hour.

Key responsibilities

• Perform mechanical repairs and rebuilds on all machines, including CNC machines, hydraulic presses, torque stations, paint booths and ovens
• Pull and replace linear guides and ball screws, and level and align machines
• Support scheduling of preventive maintenance, read reports, diagrams and drawings, and help develop PM instructions and schedules with the production team
• Install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain machine tool equipment and controls, using manuals and vendor resources
• Troubleshoot hydraulics, electronics, software, electrical, pneumatic and mechanical systems
• Coordinate with external suppliers and maintenance companies and work with a sense of urgency when machines are down
• Perform general facilities maintenance and coordinate with suppliers

Required profile

• Proven track record of repairing machinery for continued production in Assembly and Machining
• Able to troubleshoot CNC machines for mechanical, electrical and hydraulic issues
• Ability to work without supervision and to plan and execute complex work to precise tolerances
• Self-driven, with a sense of urgency to protect machine uptime
• Regularly stands for 8 hours, lifts up to 25 pounds and occasionally 50 pounds, and operates heavy machinery such as cranes
• Must be on-site during scheduled shifts

Required skills

• Knowledge of OEM machine controllers (FANUC)
• Tool probing function for CNC mill machines
• Complex NC machines up to and including 5-axis
• Reading engineering blueprints, tool prints and sketches