Senior Factory Mechanic
Senior Factory Mechanic for Plant Operations High Speed Gear® is dedicated to building the best 100% Made in the USA, Battle-Proven Tactical Gear™. Our products are designed for the highest level of comfort, functionality, and versatility. Satisfaction is guaranteed for all of our customers, whether military, law enforcement or responsibly armed citizens. Our products are user driven and are designed based on the operational experiences of a wide variety of end users. High Speed Gear is a dealer based organization with a full retail presence who truly puts emphasis on the Customer Experience.
POSITION SUMMARY: The Senior Factory Mechanic will ideally come from an environment that supports more than fifty (50) plus textile type machines, with the ability to supervise with an organized proactive approach. Textile type machines and skills include, but at not limited to:
• JUKI single and double needle lockstitch, JUKI and Brother bar tacker and automated pattern machines.
• Walking feet class Juki, Brother, High lead and Jack machines.
• Laminations and Eastman cutting machines as well as laser cutting, and all webbing cutters.
• Ability to design pallets and program pattern machinery.
• This position will additionally be responsible for overseeing building and generator maintenance.
• Open and/or closed the building and maintain air compressors maintenances
• Create and maintain a PM book as well as a PM calendar.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Troubleshoot and repair any mechanical problems that occur to keep the machine operational
• Create fixtures that attaches on the sewing machines to assist the operator in daily production.
• Maintain machines by ensuring a strict planned maintenance schedule is followed.
• Communicate with supervisor, team leads about quality and training employees on operating sewing machines.
• Be instrumental in evolving the production practices to increase the volume, to include sewing and assembly.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
• Position resides at facility in Swansboro – relocation assistance is available.
• Individual needs reliable means of transportation and communications.
• Individual must be forward thinking as well as maintain a positive outlook every day.
High Speed Gear will reach out to those candidates what we believe matches what criteria that we are searching for.