Imagine this: a complex production line pauses with a cryptic alarm. You trace signals through schematics, inspect power at 120/208/240/480V, step into the PLC logic to diagnose the exact rung, and deploy a fix that prevents a recurrence. Later, you run infrared and ultrasonic surveys, verify precision with laser interferometry and ball-bar checks, and apply vibration analysis to predict bearing wear. You lead a quick CI blitz, source a better component, and document the improvement in the CMMS. Before day’s end, you draft inputs for a capex cost analysis, provide technical details for a customer quotation, mentor a teammate, and—when needed—act as a project manager to keep deliverables on track.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands/fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb, ascend/descend or balance to heights that may require a ladder or lift; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl in confined spaces; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. The employee is regularly required to use close vision and color vision. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. Work is typically performed in a factory environment and is usually very loud. In the factory environment, the employee may be exposed to hazardous materials and/or greasy or slippery factory floors.