Lubeserv Apprentice Technician

Job Description
Job Objective: The LubeServ Apprentice Technician will perform the daily operations and objectives of a LubeServ account within a customer's facility that are aligned with the lubrication and reliability program.
The successful candidate should have some mechanical knowledge and aptitude, organizational, written and verbal skills and be able to perform a variety of tasks related to machinery lubrication. This is considered to be an entry level position.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct work safely by attending safety and production meetings and following site safety requirements including PPE, JHA/JSA, Lock Out/ Tag Out, Work Permitting, and Near Miss Unsafe Condition reporting.
• Able to work in an unsupervised capacity effectively
• Perform lubrication maintenance related tasks such as operating a grease gun, filling oil reservoirs, ect.
• Ensure equipment assigned in the unit is properly lubricated
• Check and maintain oil levels in Oil Mist generators and other automatic lubricating systems
• Perform maintenance on oil mist generators on a regular schedule
• Follow designated grease routes to grease equipment
• Perform oil changes, top-ups on a regular
• Conduct "break-ins"
• Participate in Facility audits and lubrication surveys
• Ensure cleanliness of the lubricants added to the equipment
• Record lubrication tasks as completed
• Identify, record and correct lubrication issues and deficiencies
• Support troubleshooting and failure analysis of lubrication related equipment failures
• Maintain lubricant inventory
• Ensure lubricants are handled and disposed of properly
• Ensure Lubrication program best practices are being followed
• Verify equipment is tagged with correct lubricant
• Oil sample ports are maintained
• Collect and process lubricant samples
• Responsible to submit completed paperwork in a timely manner
• Operate oil transfer pumps and filtration equipment as
• Operate forklift or dolly to load and unload oil or other materials
• Perform daily vehicle inspections and fueling as necessary

Knowledge Skills Abilities Requirements

• Company orientation
• Safety education
• Material Handling Equipment Certification
• Product knowledge
• Warehouse layout
• Process training
• Basic computer skills
• Communication skills
• TWIC (Transportation Workers Identification Card) Note: Requirement may be waived by management on case-by-case basis)
• Ability to pass site-specific training classes hosted by Site or safety council in order to meet the requirements of on-going or future projects

Job Requirements:

• 6 months experience working in a plant environment preferred
• Basic computer literacy, including standard email, spreadsheets, word processing, and software and web-based programs used for lubrication scheduling and oil analysis applications
• Able to perform basic mathematical functions for the purpose of interpreting alarms, calculating lubricant inventories and calculating re-lubrication quantity considerations
• Strong mechanical knowledge and good problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to speak candidly and provide constructive feedback
• Able to understand and apply company/plant policies and procedures in the areas of safety, health and environmental
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Physically submit to periodic drug, alcohol, hair follicle and background clearance screenings
• Ability to work in a dusty, dirty environments and outside in weather.

Physical Requirements:

• Lifting 20-pound objects constantly; 50-pound objects frequently; and 100-pound objects occasionally is required
• Climbing ladders, stairs and ramps
• Balancing
• Pushing and pulling
• Stooping, crouching and kneeling
• Reaching
• Grasping objects
• Vision: minimum vision required to obtain Driver's License and to prevent injury from oneself and others.
• Hearing: perceiving the nature of sounds with or without correction
• Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word

Performance Measurements

• Attendance (number/percentage of days present for work)
• Safety (number of days without violation or injury)
• Ontime completion (lube routes, sample collection, visual inspections and PM's)