Tribology and Lubrication Technology November 2011 : Page 21A manufacturing company’s most important asset is its productive capacity. Figure 1. LUBE TECH JOB DESCRIPTION AND ACTIVITIES The machine lubrication tech position is responsible for routine machine relubrica-tion using both oil-and grease-based lubricants, as well as several other contributing activities, including lubricant contamination control practices, machine inspections and troubleshooting, automatic lubrication systems inspection and troubleshooting and oil analysis (sample collection and handling, analysis, resolution of issues) for select lubricated mechanical components and systems. Activities include: • Grease relubrication with manual and automatic dispensing equipment. • Fill and top-off oil tanks and reservoirs. • Change filters and breathers on reservoirs. • Drain and clean select reservoirs. • Operate filtration equipment. • Operate dehydration equipment. • Periodically clean and seal reservoirs and oil tanks. • Perform maintenance on dispensing equipment and automatic systems. • Perform field-level oil analysis, including crackle, viscosity and blotter test. • Schedule, collect, label and mail samples for analysis. • Perform basic evaluation of oil analysis results and recommend current and future maintenance actions. • Make mechanical modification of systems as directed to facilitate sampling and filtration and other proactive improvements. • Label and tag reservoirs, equipment, inventory and delivery containers. • Print out (or sync-out/sync-in), log and perform planned lubrication activities. • Update scheduling systems, including adding notes to computer-based sys-tems as required. • Request work orders for maintenance repairs and activities as required. • Troubleshoot common lubrication-related equipment problems. ing). Not the production manager. Carl understood this from the inside out. He spent the first half of his highly productive career doing maintenance and process engineering, then engi-neering management, then site man-agement for a large electrical parts manufacturing company. His final role in the manufacturing plant, held for several years, was that of the plant manager. WWW .S TLE. OR G • Troubleshoot/evaluate work practices and offer suggestions for improvement. • Conduct department-specific inventory and routine ordering of products. • Stock inventory locations. • Safely use hand tools and lubrication equipment for routine and non-routine lubrication functions. • Report in writing any discrepancies or conditions that require corrective, predictive or planned maintenance for production systems. TRIB OL OG Y & L UBRIC A TION TE CHNOL OG Y NO VEMBER 2 011 • 21 Publication List Using a screen reader? Click Here |
