Skilled Trade - Machine Repair - Buffalo Stamping Plant

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Buffalo, NY, USA
In-Office
44-44 Hourly
Senior level
Automotive
The Role
Repair and maintain presses, CNC machines, robots, and automated equipment in a stamping plant. Perform mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical troubleshooting; read blueprints and gauges; fabricate or modify machine components; and use machine tools. The role requires working variable shifts, overtime, at heights, and around production equipment. Candidates need a bona fide apprenticeship, eight years of experience, or equivalent training and experience, plus successful drug, physical, interview, and background checks.
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Rate of Pay and Benefits:

Machine Repair are paid a top hourly base rate of $43.80, plus applicable shift, overtime, and holiday premiums.  The starting rate for this position is $43.60 with pay increases to the top rate upon completion of three consecutive months of employment.

Benefits:

Immediate access to Best-in-Class Company provided healthcare!  

  • Company provided premium coverage for Hospital-Surgical-Medical plus Drug, Hearing, Dental, and Vision.
  • Basic Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance.
  • Accident and Sickness and Extended Disability Benefits.
  • Automatic enrollment in TESPHE, the hourly employee 401(k) plan, at an initial pre-tax contribution rate of 3%. Also eligible for Company TESPHE contributions of 10% of base pay and $1 per compensated hour.
  • Eligible for holiday pay, profit sharing and lump sum bonuses, paid time off, tuition assistance, and immediate vehicle discount purchase plans.

Ford Motor Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or protected veteran status.

Responsibilities

Willingness and ability to work on any assigned schedule, change shifts, work more than 8 hours per day and/or work overtime, all while maintaining good attendance.  Ability and willingness to learn and follow safety rules and procedures, to work in a team environment, treat co-workers with dignity and respect regardless of personal differences, and accept and follow instructions and requests from leadership.  Ability and willingness to understand and follow instructions, both oral or in writing. 

Ability to perform tasks of the trade, stand for extended periods, walk unassisted, work at heights, work overhead including on ladders and platforms and manipulate tools typical of the trade. Tasks will require a certain amount of reaching, lifting, twisting, bending, and use of a PMHV or hilo. Ability to perceive differences in details and prints related to trade.  Must be able to effectively maneuver about vehicles, equipment, assembly lines or stations, and about facility. 

Qualifications

Candidates must have completed a bona fide apprenticeship, or have 8 years of previous experience, or have a combination of previous work experience and training equivalent to a bona fide apprenticeship program in the trade.

Knowledge of machine mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, gauge/fixture movement, blueprint reading, (welding and fabrication) operation of machine tools used to make, modify and/or repair machine components. Experienced in maintaining and repairing (presses-CNC Machines,) robots, and (secondary) automated equipment, and will be knowledgeable in (electrical,) mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic disciplines. Electrical controls awareness a plus.

Successful completion of a job interview, pre-employment drug screen, physical, and background check are required.  Drug panel does not include THC.

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Skills Required

  • Completed a bona fide apprenticeship in the trade, or eight years of previous experience, or equivalent combined work experience and training
  • Knowledge of machine mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, gauge and fixture movement, and blueprint reading
  • Experience operating machine tools to make, modify, or repair machine components
  • Experience maintaining and repairing presses, CNC machines, robots, and automated equipment
  • Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic disciplines
  • Successful completion of a job interview, pre-employment drug screen, physical, and background check
  • Ability to work assigned schedules, change shifts, work extended hours and overtime, and maintain good attendance
  • Ability to work at heights, overhead, on ladders and platforms, and perform lifting, bending, twisting, reaching, and extended standing
  • Electrical controls awareness

Ford Motor Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength — Eligible employees can access medical, dental, and prescription coverage starting on the first day, with some zero-cost plan options and free mental health support. Benefits materials highlight comprehensive healthcare as a core pillar.
  • Retirement Support — Employees can enroll in a 401(k)-style plan from day one, and some salaried plans include a company match of $0.90 per dollar on the first 5% contributed. Official summaries also describe financial-planning support.
  • Parental & Family Support — The package includes paid parental leave, fertility, surrogacy, and adoption benefits, plus a ramp-up program for new parents returning to work. Flexible family-care days and other time-off options support caregiving needs.

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The Company
HQ: Dearborn, MI
175,633 Employees
Year Founded: 1903

What We Do

Ford is a global company with shared ideals and a deep sense of family. From our earliest days as a pioneer of modern transportation, we have sought to make the world a better place – one that benefits lives, communities and the planet. We are here to provide the means for every person to move and pursue their dreams, serving as a bridge between personal freedom and the future of mobility. In that pursuit, our 186,000 employees around the world help to set the pace of innovation every day.

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