Mechanical Forming Equipment Technician

· Provide daily mechanical support to forming operations and respond to machine downtime using safe, structured troubleshooting.

· Inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain gears, shafts, bearings, bushings, chains, belts, couplings, clutches, brakes, cams, slides, gibs, linkages, feeders, straighteners, cutters, lubrication systems, guards, pneumatic components, and hydraulic components.

· Perform preventive and predictive maintenance, including lubrication, alignment checks, wear inspection, backlash and clearance checks, fastener verification, filter service, vibration observation, and replacement of worn components.

· Set up and mechanically adjust feed length, wire straightening, slides, cams, forming stations, transfer mechanisms, tooling clearances, pressure settings, and machine timing within approved standards.

· Troubleshoot part defects related to feed variation, cut length, bend angle, form location, pitch, twist, burrs, surface damage, tooling wear, timing, material handling, and mechanical repeatability.

· Remove, install, inspect, fit, align, and support repair of forming tools, dies, cams, slides, guides, feed rolls, grippers, cutters, arbors, mandrels, bearings, bushings, and related machine components.

· Use mechanical drawings, machine assembly prints, tooling drawings, cam layouts, lubrication charts, pneumatic and hydraulic diagrams, setup sheets, and OEM manuals to diagnose and restore equipment.

· Use calipers, micrometers, indicators, height gages, pin gages, feeler gages, angle measurement, straightedges, torque tools, and alignment tools to verify machine and tooling condition.

· Perform precision mechanical work including bearing and bushing replacement, shaft and coupling alignment, gib adjustment, chain and belt tensioning, gear mesh checks, timing verification, and controlled fitting of components.

· Use HMI alarms, indicator status, sensors, and interlocks only as supporting information for mechanical troubleshooting. Escalate electrical, PLC, drive, and program-related repairs to qualified controls or electrical personnel.

· Support equipment installation, relocation, leveling, alignment, commissioning, run-at-rate activities, capability improvement, and acceptance of new or rebuilt equipment.

· Complete work orders, PM records, downtime notes, measurements, parts usage, shift handoff, and repair history accurately.

· Participate in root-cause analysis, corrective actions, spare-parts planning, and PM improvement for repeated mechanical failures.

· Follow lockout/tagout, machine guarding, lifting and rigging, stored-energy control, housekeeping, environmental, and plant safety requirements.

· Coordinate repairs with Production, Tooling, Quality, Engineering, and service providers to protect part quality and minimize downtime.

· Train operators and less-experienced technicians on lubrication points, inspection checks, basic mechanical fault recognition, and standard recovery methods.

· Perform other duties as assigned.

• ◆Perform other duties as assigned.

· High school diploma or equivalent.

· Formal industrial maintenance, machine repair, millwright, tool-and-die, machining, or related mechanical technical training; Journeyman status is preferred.

· Five or more years of industrial mechanical maintenance or forming-equipment experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

· Demonstrated experience troubleshooting mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, lubrication, tooling, feeding, timing, and motion-related systems in a production environment.

· Experience with four-slide, multi-slide, CNC wire-bending, spring/wire-forming, stamping, or comparable cam-driven forming equipment is strongly preferred.

· Ability to work assigned shift, overtime, weekends, and emergency call-in coverage as required.

Mechanical Competencies

· Advanced mechanical fault isolation, including wear, looseness, misalignment, backlash, binding, vibration, timing variation, and lubrication-related failures.

· Working knowledge of machine timing, cam and slide motion, wire feeding and straightening, forming sequence, tooling alignment, and wear-related variation.

· Ability to inspect and repair dies, forming tools, cams, slides, gibs, guides, grippers, cutters, feed rolls, straighteners, bushings, bearings, and related wear components.

· Working knowledge of mechanical power transmission, precision alignment, fasteners, fits and tolerances, lubrication, component removal, and safe installation practices.

· Ability to read mechanical drawings, assembly prints, tooling drawings, cam layouts, lubrication charts, pneumatic diagrams, hydraulic diagrams, and OEM technical documentation.

· Proficiency with precision measurement and inspection tools required to verify setup, alignment, clearances, and machine condition.

· Basic awareness of sensors, solenoids, motors, drives, safety devices, and electrical prints for fault identification and proper escalation.

· Working knowledge of OSHA, ANSI, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, lifting and rigging, stored-energy control, and company safety requirements. Electrical work must