Maintenance Technician at The Ames Companies, Inc. in Wallingford, Vermont

Job Description:

Maintenance: installs, maintains, and repairs machinery, equipment, physical structures, pipe and electrical systems in sawmill by performing the following duties:

• Assists with daily start-up operations of sawmill. Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.


• Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine.


• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery; changes saw blades, dowler knives, chipper knives.


• Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical and electrical components of machinery and equipment.


• Lay out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.


• Repairs and maintains physical structure of building; fabricates and repairs counters, benches, partitions and other wooden structures.


• Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.


• Installs, programs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment.


• Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill, and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.