Mechanic

Position Summary The Mechanic is responsible for maintaining the operational readiness, reliability, and safe condition of Continental Silverline’s production equipment and assigned facility systems. The role performs hands-on inspection, troubleshooting, repair, preventive maintenance, installation, and equipment-support work in a fast-paced, primarily manual, just-in-time manufacturing environment that includes legacy machinery and industrial sewing equipment. Working in coordination with production leadership, the Mechanic responds to breakdowns, identifies root causes, restores equipment to service, documents work performed, and helps reduce recurring failures and unplanned downtime. Success requires a resourceful, self-directed technician who can work through unfamiliar problems with limited external support while balancing production urgency with safety, repair quality, equipment integrity, and appropriate escalation of work requiring specialized expertise or authorization. Essential Duties & Responsibilities 1. Equipment Troubleshooting, Repair & Restoration • Troubleshoots and repairs production machinery and supporting equipment, including industrial sewing machines, conveyors, motors, bearings, belts, drives, pneumatic components, hydraulic components, sensors, switches, compressed-air connections, and other mechanical or electromechanical systems within the position’s training and authorization. • Responds promptly to equipment breakdowns and performance issues; gathers information from operators and supervisors, observes equipment operation, isolates the probable cause, and completes or coordinates corrective action. • Uses appropriate tools, meters, schematics, equipment manuals, parts information, and manufacturer guidance to diagnose malfunctions and determine repair requirements. • Repairs or replaces worn, damaged, or defective components and makes appropriate mechanical adjustments to restore equipment function, alignment, performance, and reliability. • Tests repaired equipment before returning it to service, verifies that guards and safety devices are in place and operating, and communicates equipment status and any operating limitations to production leadership. • Escalates complex, high-risk, or specialized work—including work requiring a license, certification, advanced controls expertise, or manufacturer-authorized service—to the Production Supervisor or other designated leader. 2. Preventive Maintenance & Equipment Reliability • Performs scheduled preventive maintenance, lubrication, adjustment, cleaning, inspection, and component-replacement activities according to established schedules, equipment requirements, and manufacturer recommendations. • Inspects equipment for abnormal wear, vibration, heat, noise, leaks, looseness, misalignment, damaged guards, air loss, or other conditions that could cause failure, unsafe operation, product-quality issues, or production disruption. • Identifies recurring failures and contributing conditions; recommends practical corrective actions, equipment modifications, maintenance-frequency changes, operator practices, or replacement needs. • Supports the development and continuous improvement of preventive maintenance schedules, equipment histories, inspection checklists, and reliability standards. • Coordinates preventive maintenance timing with production leadership to reduce operational disruption while ensuring required work is not deferred without authorization. 3. Installation, Relocation & Equipment Improvement • Assembles, installs, connects, relocates, levels, aligns, and tests machinery and related equipment within assigned scope and training. • Assists with production-line changes, equipment moves, new-equipment setup, and commissioning activities while protecting equipment, utilities, the facility, and surrounding work areas from damage. • Fabricates, modifies, or repairs brackets, guards, work surfaces, frames, fixtures, or other components when qualified and authorized to do so. • Recommends practical equipment or workflow improvements that may improve safety, uptime, maintainability, product quality, ergonomics, or production efficiency; obtains required approval before implementation. 4. Production Support & Work Prioritization • Coordinates with the Production Supervisor and other designated production leaders to review maintenance priorities, production constraints, equipment condition, and anticipated repair timelines. • Evaluates repair urgency based on employee safety, equipment condition, production impact, product quality, risk of additional damage, availability of parts, and the feasibility of temporary versus permanent corrective action. • Communicates repair status, estimated downtime, parts or vendor needs, and unresolved risks promptly so production leadership can make informed scheduling decisions. • Provides operators and supervisors with appropriate guidance regarding equipment condition, safe operation, basic care, and conditions that should be reported before they develop into failures. • Supports urgent repairs, schedule changes, overtime, weekend work, or other maintenance coverage when reasonably required by production demands. 5. Facility & Building-System Support • Performs assigned routine maintenance and minor repairs involving facility equipment and systems, which may include air compressors, ventilation components, lighting, plumbing fixtures, doors, dock equipment, and general building hardware. • Inspects assigned facility systems and reports damage, deterioration, unsafe conditions, or repair needs involving electrical service, HVAC, plumbing, roofing, structure, fire/life-safety equipment, security systems, or other specialized systems. • Supports qualified contractors, equipment manufacturers, and service vendors by providing access, equipment history, observed symptoms, and on-site coordination as directed. • Does not perform licensed, regulated, or specialized work beyond the p