Maintenance Mechanic

• →Performs pipefitting, plumbing, and carpentry skills to repair plant equipment/systems as needed.
• →Trains others in job duties/skills.
• →Performs other duties as assigned.

The basic purpose of this position is to maintain all aspects of plant equipment, conducting preventive maintenance and repairs, and performing varied maintenance duties necessary to ensure continuous operation of the production facilities.

• Reads and interprets equipment manuals, work orders, blueprints, building drawings, and mechanical schematics to perform required maintenance and service.
• Inspects, diagnoses, and troubleshoots plant equipment/system problems.
• Performs advanced mechanical skills including, but not limited to, welding, cutting, lubrication, repair power transmission equipment, millwrighting, pneumatics, hydraulics and rigging.
• Provides scheduled and emergency/unscheduled repairs of plant equipment/systems.
• Communicates with others internal and external to the organization to obtain/provide information regarding equipment/system issues as needed.
• Receives assignment from supervisor or group leader for emergency or maintenance repair to minimize production downtime and expedite production.
• May be required to repair various process equipment, power transmission equipment, pumps, valves, piping, hydraulic, pneumatic.
• Must be proficient in trade skills such as welding, rigging, use of tools, and testing devices, fabrication, lubrication, set up and calibration.
• Performs preventive maintenance inspections and performs or recommends repairs. Recommends preventive maintenance programs, spare parts requirements, and suggested inventory levels.
• May be required to fill in for group leader or supervisor during vacations or absences.
• Assumes a leadership role by promoting a positive work environment/attitude.
• Required to complete simple and emergency work orders.
• Required to utilize established company computer systems to find repairable spares, inventory items, complete timecard entries and sign out parts.
• Identifies required parts from equipment drawings.
• Ability to read and understand equipment drawings and blueprints.
• Assists in troubleshooting equipment problems and finding root cause of failure.
• Leads major repair projects to be completed by maintenance team, ensuring successful completion.
• Records pertinent labor information from work shift.

• Actively participates in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes, such as 5S, Kaizen, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Daily Management Control, Standard Work and Problem Solving

Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job. Additionally, applicants who do not have all the qualifications / Requirements noted below but have shown strong process knowledge, mechanical ability, positive attitude, and willingness to learn and a strong work history will be considered for this position.

Working Conditions: While performing the duties of this job, an employee is typically exposed to dust, loud noise, high places, confined spaces, very low and/or bright light, and outside weather conditions.  Primarily works alone but may work as part of a team working near others and works in proximity with equipment.

Safety Equipment: Safety equipment typically required while performing the duties of this job includes a personal lockout/tagout lock, ANSI approved hard-hat and safety glasses with side shields, safety shoes/boots with steel toe protection. Appropriate safety equipment is required when welding such as welding mask, metatarsal guards are required if job duties are frequently performed in the Wire or Calcium departments and additional safety equipment is available for use if a situation arises where it becomes required depending on the assignment or if it is simply desired by the employee.

Safety Training: A new employee hired to perform the duties of this position is to be provided New Employee Training by a qualified individual, which consists of eight hours of classroom training and 16 hours of on-the-job training. It will include, but is not limited to, the following: forklift/mobile equipment operation and certification/licensing, hazard communication, hearing conservation, respiratory protection, electrical safety, lock out/tag out, personal protective equipment, bloodborne pathogens, firefighting/extinguishers, machine safety, confined spaces, reporting of hazardous conditions, accidents, injuries, near-miss and property damage incidents, evacuation/emergency procedures, first aid, back injury prevention, and job/work area procedures. 

Upon transferring to perform the duties of this position for the first time an employee is to be provided New Task Training by a qualified individual until the employee understands the contents of the training, which include job/work area procedures and related topics. Additionally, an employee must be provided with further training if a job duty/task has changes that will affect the health and safety aspects of that employee’s position.

Additional refresher safety training will be required as management deems it appropriate or as dictated by MSHA/OSHA regulations.

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