Machinist

PROMAN Staffing has partnered with our global contract manufacturer in Montgomery, Ill to hire Machinist to keep their machinery and facility running efficiently and effectively on their SECOND AND THIRD shifts.

This is a DIRECT HIRE Opportunity.

The Machinist is responsible for the safe, efficient, and effective operation of equipment on the production floor.

Machinist Basic Minimum Requirements:

1. Ability to read and write.
2. Must pass a training program to operate equipment on packaging floor.
3. Must be able to operate a fork truck and pass the required fork truck-training program.
4. Must have three (3) years on-the-job experience as a packaging mechanic.
5. Experience troubleshooting, repairing, installing packaging equipment, and/or removing pneumatic, mechanical and electrical components. Experience with packaging line changeovers.
6. Able to express basic electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic principles.
7. Experience working with mechanical systems and components, including motors, gearboxes, bearings, drive shafts, sprockets, and roller chains, etc.
8. Experience working with hydraulic systems and components, including cylinders, pumps, valves, motors, etc.
9. Working knowledge of welding, drilling, and milling.
10. Ability to operate shop equipment such as grinders, belt sanders, drill press, band saws, hydraulic press, electric drills, etc.
11. Must have basic standard and metric hand tools (e.g. sockets, wrenches, pliers, channel locks, wire cutters).
12. Must be able to work any shift, and overtime as required.

Machinist Preferred Qualifications:

1. Basic knowledge of a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
2. Experience rebuilding and overhauling packaging equipment.
3. Experience troubleshooting and running computer-based diagnostics.
4. Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, technical drawings, hydraulic schematics, and technical manuals.
5. Experience in maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing photo electrical registration systems.
6. Working knowledge of Lathe operation.

Physical Requirements:

1. Requires physical capability of moderate to heavy lifting, climbing stairs and/or ladders, climbing platforms over conveyors.
2. Requires sufficient physical ability to walk, stand, and sit; to frequently bend, squat, crouch, kneel, twist, and make other movements in the performance of daily activities; handling/fingering and using hand and power/pneumatic tools; to reach outward, and lift, carry, push and/or pull moderate amounts of weight.
3. Work is performed in an internal plant environment, exposure to dust and noise.