Mechanic First Class

Job Title: Maintenance Mechanic 1st - Class

Department: Maintenance

Reports to: Maintenance Leader

Pay: $39.54

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Date: 9/18/23

The purpose of the Maintenance Mechanic 1st Class is to perform as a professional, highly skilled and exceptionally competent maintenance person. Participates in teams to develop and implement solutions.

• Lives the Owens Corning Safety Stand and meets all safety requirements. Safety is a condition of employment.
• Take personal ownership to work safely and hold other team members to the same high standards of safety.
• Notify supervisor immediately of any accident, near miss or on‑the‑job injury when it occurs no matter how insignificant it may seem.
• Participates in the safety, quality, autonomous maintenance, TPM and housekeeping programs as established within the plant; including but not limited to Focused Improvement Events, Safety Committee, Training, etc.
• Performs job tasks to reduce environmental impact and adheres to the environmental regulations and recycling procedures for waste disposal.
• Complies with all plant rules and safety regulations.
• Performs cleanup duties at workstations and/or equipment/machinery.
• Communicates safety concerns and/or equipment problems/abnormalities to appropriate personnel, maintaining strong communication with the appropriate line section operators to ensure immediate action is taken for product out of spec.
• Inspect vehicles before use and throughout shift, keeping all equipment clean and operational.

• Participates in plant TPM initiatives - completing activities associated with TPM tasks (adheres to CILT standard, 5S).
• Continues to use TPM methodology to gain a better understanding of the equipment.
• Identifies and participates proactively in learning opportunities and develops expertise in those areas.
• Utilizes Focus Improvement tools to problem solve.
• Works to achieve zero injuries, zero defects and zero losses.
• During PM days, uses time effectively to bring equipment to optimal condition for zero losses.
• Maintain DM and Step Boards.

• Energy Control Procedures (ECP's) and Lock Tag Try (LTT) system. Respect for the potential hazards within the manufacturing operation. Training and regular auditing of the process.
• Fluent in the language of the plant.
• Advanced PLC – Ability to use laptop for troubleshooting and see what limit switch or photo eye isn't working and ability to adjust where needed. Internal various timers in the program; the ability to access status files to diagnose and clear PLC faults.
• Advanced Troubleshooting, how to analyze a problem and step to the root cause. Help reduce cycle time to problem resolution and eliminates the “replace and see what happens method”. Ability to lead others in troubleshooting.
• Process – Advanced concepts of what it takes to consistently manufacture shingles. Critical product characteristics, key process variables, customer needs etc.
• Business – World Class Manufacturing (WCM) concepts, what are they, individual and business benefits. Key business metrics and focus.
• Installs, modifies or maintains plant equipment and assists in determining appropriate methods to accomplish these tasks.
• Must work safely and follow all documented and “common sense” safety policies and procedures.
• Read, understand, and analyze blueprints and other technical data references.
• Expert use of hand and power tools.
• Inspects plant equipment to identify potential problems prior to breakdown occurrences.
• Complies with good housekeeping practices on the job and insures work areas are clean and picked up after each job completion.
• Follows all environmental compliance policies & programs.
• Work as instructed with outside contractors.

• Machining bores, keyways, drill press, grinding; lathe and mill operation.
• Ability to properly, precision align belt, gear or direct coupled shafts using proper tools to specified tolerances.
• Understanding of lubrication principles and bearing tolerances and advanced bearing physics-I.E. how does it work in terms of need for extreme care, keeping clean, etc.
• Advanced hydraulic…