Job Title
Maintenance Technician - ApprenticeJob Description Summary
The Mechatronics Junior Apprentice (MJA) will learn to perform the job of a Mechatronics Junior Technician to install, alter, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain electronic, mechanical, computer, control systems and components in a complex fulfillment/distribution center through the completion of a comprehensive classroom, laboratory, and on-the-job learning program. The apprentice will also train in and adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures.Job Description
Key Responsibilities
* Follow work processes closely at school and on the shop floor to ensure a safe environment while job shadowing with technical advisor in On the Job Learning (OJL)
* Communicate and work well within a team environment both in school and in OJL
* Work with technical documentation
* Work with a computer both in school and on the shop floor
* Work with material transfer conveyors
* Understand, identify, locate malfunctions, remove, replace, adjust, and return to service
* Learn PLCs and work with Automation Engineers in a laboratory environment
* Combine electronic, mechanical, computer and control skills at the workplace
* Work with complex high-performance manufacturing systems
* Analyze, troubleshoot, and repair systems to maintain process efficiency
* Analyzes technical specifications of mechatronic systems, subsystems, modules and components
* Perform scheduled, predictive, and preventive maintenance to detect and prevent problems
* Troubleshoot to identify and prevent possible problems and failures and make repairs
* Incorporate relevant technical literature into the understanding of system operation and coordinate efforts with other technicians involved in installing or maintaining equipment or components
* Install, repair, adjust, and test equipment and components to ensure that systems function properly
* Communicate with machine operators and operate equipment to detect equipment problems, analyze malfunctions, and verify system problems
* Observe and incorporate safety standards and regulations required for safe operation of the system
* Work any shift
* Perform all physical duties of a skilled labor associate (e.g. heavy lifting, prolonged standing, bending, twisting, and reaching)
Program Requirements
* Must be at least 18 years of age
* Open to the possibility of relocation after completion of the 15-month program
* Able enroll in and attend a 12-week training at one of five colleges: Vincennes University (Vincennes, IN), Lehigh Carbon Community College (Allentown, PA), Wake Technical College (Raleigh, NC), Ogeechee Technical College (Statesboro, GA), or Dallas College - Eastfield Campus (Dallas, TX)
* Must meet the minimum qualifying score on a Mechanical Aptitude Test
Minimum Qualifications
* High school or equivalent diploma
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience in an electrical, mechanical, or controls field
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