What are the responsibilities and job description for the Equipment Maintenance Technician position at Chatsworth Products?
Job Summary
Focuses on the high-precision machinery used to cut, bend, and join metal. This role requires deep knowledge of industrial equipment such as CNC press brakes and laser cutters. The technician in this sector's scope of responsibilities will be general facility equipment upkeep and specialized machine maintenance and repair.
Roles And Responsibilities
Key Skills and Tools
Minimum 5 years of experience specifically in a metalworking or industrial setting, with significant industrial experience and specific technical credentials.
Pay range $38.00 - $40.00/hour DOE
At Chatsworth Products, you will enjoy the unique benefits of becoming an Employee Owner. These include having an equal share and stake in the company’s success and revenue, whether through annual profit sharing, vested ownership shares, and a long list of standard benefits that remind our Employee Owners they’re valued, respected, and trusted to help guide the company’s future.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Focuses on the high-precision machinery used to cut, bend, and join metal. This role requires deep knowledge of industrial equipment such as CNC press brakes and laser cutters. The technician in this sector's scope of responsibilities will be general facility equipment upkeep and specialized machine maintenance and repair.
Roles And Responsibilities
- Machine Calibration & Precision: Ensuring that fabrication equipment, such as hydraulic shears and rollers, produces parts to exact blueprint specifications.
- Preventive Maintenance (PM) Cycles: Executing scheduled cleaning, lubrication, and inspection of belts, gears, and motors to prevent unplanned downtime in high-volume production, creating, or modifying parts and structures using welding equipment (MIG/TIG), drills, and shears.
- System Diagnostics: Troubleshooting complex electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems within manufacturing units to identify and fix failures quickly,
- Component Fabrication: Utilizing shop tools like drill presses and grinders to manufacture or rework replacement parts for machines.
- Tooling Upkeep: Maintaining and sharpening specialized tools, including blades for shears and dies for presses, to ensure clean cuts and proper forming.
Key Skills and Tools
- Tools: Precision measuring instruments (micrometers, dial indicators), power tools, and metalworking tools (drill press, grinder).
- Automation: Basic understanding of PLCs for troubleshooting controller parameters.
- Fluids: Advanced knowledge of fluid mechanics, including both hydraulics and pneumatics.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in reading complicated schematics, blueprints, and engineering drawings.
- Safety Compliance: Strict adherence to Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures and OSHA safety standards.
Minimum 5 years of experience specifically in a metalworking or industrial setting, with significant industrial experience and specific technical credentials.
Pay range $38.00 - $40.00/hour DOE
At Chatsworth Products, you will enjoy the unique benefits of becoming an Employee Owner. These include having an equal share and stake in the company’s success and revenue, whether through annual profit sharing, vested ownership shares, and a long list of standard benefits that remind our Employee Owners they’re valued, respected, and trusted to help guide the company’s future.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Salary : $38 - $40