JOB NAME:  SYSTEM REPAIR TECHNICIAN AB                                                                         

DESCRIPTION:

Working from manufacturers, maintenance manuals, hydraulic, electrical, electronic, pneumatic schematics, wiring and piping diagrams, install, maintain, diagnose troubles and make mechanical or electrical repairs to all plant electrical, or electronic equipment including equipment utilizing numerical controls.  Add, remove, replace, modify equipment related components including electrical, electronic chemical, magnetic, pneumatic, hydraulic, sonic, optical equipment.  Analyze equipment, circuitry, diagnose troubles, repair, adjust, modify, service all types of electronic devices and systems including communication computing and control systems, utilizing various measuring, testing instruments, electronic analyzing equipment.  Perform necessary mechanical assembly, disassembly of any or all components.  Perform necessary soldering and brazing.  Perform routine maintenance on equipment including overhaul, cleaning, lubrication, testing.  Operate machine tool equipment and related equipment under test conditions.  Maintain files of electrical, electronic, pneumatic, schematic, wiring and piping diagrams, manuals, records charts, graphs and make necessary changes.  Perform normal electrical plant maintenance work as required.  Make all necessary forms, reports, sketches, drawings and parts lists.  Plan, install, test and troubleshoot electrical power distribution systems.  Instruct or direct 1 or 2 other maintenance employees in above.  Miscellaneous duties as assigned. 

Install, maintain, diagnose and repair all types of plant electrical/electronic systems including related pneumatic, mechanical, hydraulics/sonic, chemical and optical components/and other plant and office equipment of a complex nature.  This would include mechanical assembly and disassembly, repair, brazing, welding, burning, machining, etc.  Perform miscellaneous duties as required with infrequent supervision.

COMPLEXITY AND JUDGMENT:

Work covered generally by broad instructions and involves frequently changing conditions and problems, requiring judgment in applying background, and principles in developing the approach and solution of problems.  Maintains and modifies, as needed, all plant and production mechanical, electrical and electronic control equipment including related pneumatic, magnetic, hydraulic, optic, sonic =, chemical components and controls.

EDUCATION:

A wide range of mechanical, electrical and electronic testing and analyzing equipment including voltmeter, gauges, brush recorder, viscosimeter, oscilloscope, digital counter, transducer, tube and transistor checker, galvanometers, optical comparator, leak detector, interferometer, stroboscope, thermocouples, capacitance leak tester, vibrational and dynamic tester, harmonic analyzer, digital voltmeter, flow meter, electronic, sonic, pneumatic, hydraulic, optical, chemical comparator or control testing machine, mobile personnel lifting equipment.Work from complicated drawings, data, manuals and handbooks.  Use a wide range of electrical testing equipment.  Through knowledge of electronic components of digital or analog circuitry also hydraulic systems and machine tool principles necessary.  Equivalent to formal training of : 1-2 years technical college training or 2 years' service-connected schools.

EXPERIENCE :( IN ADDITION TO TRAINING SPECIFIED ABOVE)

Two to five years to become familiar with equipment and techniques.

INITIATIVE:

Initiative necessary to perform duties of come complexity.  Refer unusual problems to superior.

ERRORS:

Errors could result in productive loss and damage to expensive equipment.

CONTACTS:

Contact of some importance with supervisors and discussion with supervisor or fellow workers.

PHYSICAL DEMAND:

Generally physical demand is not above normal.  May encounter short periods of heavy lifting or climbing.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Exposed to shop atmosphere, but not continuous.

Equal Opportunity Employer

"Ashland Foundry & Machine Works" does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor."