Journey-Person - Machine Repair

About the role

• Job Posting Title
• Journey-Person - Machine Repair
• Legal Entity
• MSP Industries Corporation

Job Description Summary

The Journeyman Machine Repair Technician installs, maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, modifies, and rebuilds production and facility equipment used in a forging manufacturing environment. This position is responsible for maintaining the safe and reliable operation of forging presses, trim presses, induction heaters, furnaces, manipulators, conveyors, automated lubrication systems, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, material handling equipment, and associated support systems.

The Journeyman Machine Repair Technician applies advanced mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, lubrication, fabrication, welding, machining, and troubleshooting skills to minimize downtime, improve equipment reliability, and support production objectives while maintaining compliance with all safety, quality, environmental, and company requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Safety

• Follow all Company, Local, State, Federal, MIOSHA, OSHA, and Environmental regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Utilize Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures to safely isolate all energy sources prior to maintenance activities.
• Conduct work in a manner that promotes a safe workplace and proactively identifies unsafe conditions.
• Participate in safety audits, hazard assessments, corrective actions, and continuous improvement activities.
• Maintain housekeeping standards within assigned maintenance areas and throughout the facility.

Equipment Maintenance and Repair

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, rebuild, and maintain forging production equipment and support systems.
• Install, remove, align, level, and commission production machinery and equipment.
• Dismantle machinery to diagnose equipment failures and perform major repairs.
• Inspect machinery and equipment to identify wear, damage, misalignment, vibration, overheating, leaks, and other abnormal conditions.
• Repair and replace bearings, bushings, gearboxes, shafts, couplings, chains, sprockets, clutches, brakes, rollers, and other power transmission components.
• Perform precision alignments utilizing dial indicators, laser alignment tools, precision levels, and measuring instruments.
• Troubleshoot and repair forging presses, trim presses, upsetters, induction heating systems, furnaces, conveyors, manipulators, automated lubrication systems, and material handling equipment.
• Maintain and repair hydraulic presses and hydraulic power units.
• Troubleshoot and repair pneumatic systems including valves, cylinders, regulators, filters, and air preparation equipment.
• Diagnose hydraulic and pneumatic failures using schematics, pressure gauges, flow testing equipment, and diagnostic tools.
• Install, repair, and replace hydraulic piping, tubing, hoses, fittings, pumps, cylinders, accumulators, manifolds, and valves.
• Recharge and maintain hydraulic accumulators according to manufacturer and company requirements.
• Install and maintain lubrication systems and ensure proper equipment lubrication practices are followed.
• Perform emergency breakdown repairs and planned maintenance activities.

Preventive & Predictive Maintenance

• Perform preventive maintenance (PM), predictive maintenance (PdM), and corrective maintenance on assigned equipment.
• Inspect critical equipment for reliability concerns and recommend corrective actions.
• Support vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and other predictive maintenance initiatives.
• Coordinate and execute PM activities to maximize equipment uptime and reliability.
• Identify recurring equipment failures and assist with root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.

Fabrication, Welding, and Machining

• Fabricate replacement parts, equipment modifications, guards, platforms, fixtures, and tooling from blueprints, sketches, or engineering drawings.
• Perform welding using approved welding processes.
• Operate manual machine shop equipment including lathes, mills, saws, drill presses, grinders, and related equipment.
• Repair or manufacture components where replacement parts are unavailable or cost prohibitive.
• Modify equipment to improve reliability, safety, quality, and productivity.

Required Skills and Education

Required Qualifications

• State-certified Journeyperson Machine Repair Card or documented completion of a recognized Machine Repair Apprenticeship Program.
• Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance experience preferred in forging, metal forming, steel processing, automotive manufacturing, or heavy industrial environments.
• Demonstrated proficiency in:
• Mechanical systems
• Hydraulics
• Pneumatics
• Welding and fabrication
• Machine shop practices
• Precision alignment
• Blueprint and schematic interpretation
• Industrial troubleshooting
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to obtain and maintain forklift certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with:
• Mechanical power presses
• Hydraulic presses
• Screw presses
• Hammers
• Induction heating systems
• Furnaces
• Automated lubrication systems
• Overhead cranes
• CMMS systems (Plex, Gensuite, Maximo, etc.)
• Basic industrial electrical troubleshooting knowledge.
• Rigging and machinery installation experience.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) experience.