Baader 427 Tech rebuilds, repairs, assembles and maintains Baader 427 fish filleting machine, Baader fish trimming and scaling machine and/or Baaderfish skinning machine.

**Essential Functions/Qualifications

**The responsibilities of the position include the following:

• Repairs and maintains the Baader electrical systems (includes angle encoder, clock generator, proximity switches, limit switches, step motor and controller) andmechanical systems of fish filleting machines (includes chain drives, bearings, belt drives, pulleys, back guides, bone guides, step motor belts, gearboxes).

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``` - Trains Baader Machine crew in safe and efficient procedures. - Ensures adequate inventory at all times by tracking the supply of machine replacement parts and placing requisitions as necessary. - Determines appropriate machine adjustments by communicating with Quality Control regarding product specifications. - Sets and adjusts the machines guides, knives, spike chains and sliding blocks in accordance with operational specifications and safety procedures. - Completes product recovery tests as necessary making machine adjustments to ensure the desired conversion factors and yield ratios are successfully achieved. - Makes adjustments to ensure that the desired conversion factors and yield ratios are being successfully achieved. - Tests the machines to verify step motors and tooling are set up and running properly. - Completes related maintenance documentation which may include machine log books, work orders, test reports, part inventories and part orders. - Understand and able to implement safe work procedures.

**Competencies

**To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following functional and interpersonal competencies:

*Functional *Interpersonal

**Education and Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Baader Certificate or equivalent training and experience.