Maintenance Repair Mechanic

JOB NUMBER: JB04703

VACANCY NUMBER: ADV05850

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ORGANIZATION: MSC Cruises INC.

BUSINESS AREA: Office

LINE MANAGER: General Manager, Port Operations

MSC Cruises, the world’s third largest cruise line brand is expanding its Engineering team in the USA. Reporting to the General Manager, Port Operations, the journeyman will assist in the maintenance and repair of buildings, machinery and mechanical equipment. An employee in this class performs specialized and non-specialized mechanical work in a manual trade or as a skilled journeyman in more than one craft and may be asked to perform a variety of general maintenance tasks. Work is reviewed by a maintenance supervisor who inspects work occasionally in progress and upon completion for compliance with instructions and serviceability of the equipment repaired.

· Work involves the maintenance and repair of machinery and mechanical equipment such as pumps, engines, motors, pneumatic tubes and electrical apparatus used in a wide variety of building structures.

· Frequently called upon to perform rough maintenance and repair work covering several building and mechanical trades areas.

· Work independently using hand tools, power tools and various precision-measuring and testing instruments.

· Assignments may be given in the form of sketches, diagrams or written instructions and may involve locating defective parts or determining the cause of malfunctioning machinery.

· Overhauls and maintains power mowing, mechanical, and pumping equipment; rebuilds fractional engines; uses special tools such as valve facers, reamers, cylinder hones, drills and grinders, gauges, micrometers, taps and dies.

· Repairs short circuits and broken wires; installs or replaces electrical fixtures; repairs and replaces electric motors; repairs and replaces switches, relays, transformers and other electro-mechanical components in paging systems, pneumatic tube systems and other electrical communications systems.

· Repairs the less complex building equipment; mechanical apparatus, overhead doors, and similar apparatus. Repair and overhaul of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment.

· Does electric and acetylene welding, brazing and silver soldering; repairs, modifies and makes new installations of pipe fittings; performs skilled plumbing work on steam and water lines and related plumbing equipment. Repairs and maintains a variety of machinery and equipment.

· Repairs and opens defective locks, changes lock combinations, disassembles door locks, padlocks, combination locks; replaces worn or broken parts, changes tumblers for new combinations; fabricates new and duplicate keys, using key cutting machine; installs master lock system for an entire building center; makes repairs to jail electrical lock system, adjusts timers, line brushes solenoids, capacitors, resistors, rectifiers, and related parts of transit tube system.

· Assists unstopping sinks, toilets, hand basins, sewer lines, and similar systems and facilities. Erects scaffolding; loads and unloads. Examines form and texture of parts to detect imperfections; inspects worn parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements, uses rules, calipers, micrometers, and similar measuring instruments.

· Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments; uses hand tools, levels, plumb bobs and straightedges.

· Occasionally sets up and operates lathe, drill press, threading machine, grinder, and similar metalworking power tools.

· Performs additional duties as required.

· Five (5) years of skilled automotive, heavy construction, and/or farm equipment maintenance and repair experience to include experience in engine repair is required.

· Must have own hand tools.

· Must possess a Driver license.

· Considerable knowledge of the methods, materials, tools, and practices used in a specialized trade or in the building, electrical or mechanical crafts.

· Considerable knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions of the building, electrical or mechanical trades.

· Knowledge of the principles of mechanics.

· Knowledge of the repair and maintenance characteristics of a wide variety of building structures, mechanical equipment, and powered machinery.

· Ability to detect defects in machinery and equipment and to make the necessary repairs or adjustments.

· Ability to work from oral or written instructions, from simple diagrams and sketches.

· Ability to make simple time and materials estimates.

· Skill in using a variety of standard hand tools, machines, and power equipment used in a craft or in building and machinery repair work.

MSC Cruises USA is an equal opportunity employer that complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations. It is our policy to employ and promote qualified candidates without discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Our hiring decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications and business needs.

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