Production Maintenance Mechanic

MOC Products Group LLC

Pacoima, CA

Pay: $27-$31/hr

Shift: Full time

**SUMMARY**

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The Production Line Mechanic is responsible for troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing production and facility equipment to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operations. This role supports filling and packaging lines, including filling, capping, sealing, and coding equipment, while also performing general mechanical, electrical, and facility maintenance. Strong mechanical aptitude is required, along with the ability to diagnose issues and perform preventive maintenance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

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Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform maintenance and repairs.

• Set up, adjust, troubleshoot, and repair production equipment, including rotary, inline, and piston filling machines; capping equipment; bottle sorting systems; heat sealers; and inkjet coders (Biner Ellison, ACASI filling machines, Pack West, Resina capping machines, Pace bottle sorting machines, Automate heat sealers, Keyence, Hitachi ink jet coders)
• Perform changeovers, line setups, and operational adjustments to support production requirements and minimize downtime.
• Diagnose mechanical, pneumatic, and basic electrical issues; execute timely and effective repairs.
• Perform preventative maintenance on filling and packaging equipment to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
• Maintain and repair equipment associated with liquid filling operations, including pumps, tanks, and transfer systems.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and improve plant pneumatic systems, including air distribution and control components.
• Maintain and repair plant plumbing systems, including piping, valves, and fluid handling infrastructure.
• Dismantle equipment, replace defective parts (including motors, belts, and bearings), and reassemble machinery to proper operating condition.
• Lubricate, clean, and maintain machine components such as shafts, gears, pulleys, and bearings.

• Maintain and repair pumps.
• Diagnose problems, codes, execute necessary repairs.
• Dismantles machines or equipment, replaces defective parts and motors, and adjusts feed mechanisms.
• Clears and lubricates machine parts such as shafts, pulleys, gears, and bearings.
• Replace or repair machine belts.
• Connects wire to motors, fixtures, and other electrical equipment, replaces switches and fuses, and splices wire and insulates wire with friction tape.
• Bends, cuts, and threads pipe, cuts openings in walls, ceilings, and floors for pipes, and seals pipe joints with sealing compound.
• Cuts out and joins (welds or solders) parts for worktables, benches, shelves and other equipment.
• Rebuild and fabricate parts.
• Cleans work area, tools, and equipment.
• Understand and follow all regulations, policies, work procedures and instructions.
• Conform to all safety rules and use all appropriate safety equipment, including lockout-tagout requirements and wearing of all required PPE in designated areas, confined space safety, safe chemical handling, fall restraints, etc

**COMPETENCIES**

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To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
• Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
• Oral Communication - Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions.
• Written Communication - Able to read and interpret written information.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; Develops and implements cost saving measures; Contributes profits and revenue; Conserves organizational resources.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures.
• Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; Understands organization's strengths & weaknesses; Analyzes market and competition; Identifies external threats and opportunities; Adapts strategy to changing conditions.
• Judgement - Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in deci