Industrial Mechanic

Position Summary

The Industrial Mechanic is responsible for assembling, testing, servicing, and installing metallurgical processing equipment domestically and internationally. The Industrial Mechanic will assist in the assembling of the mechanical equipment using prints and schematics in an industrial shop environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Read technical instructions and assembly drawings.
• Assembles and assists in the assembly of chamber weldments, steel structures, hydraulic systems, and pneumatic systems. Troubleshoots as needed.
• May assist in welding including mig, tig, and stick.
• Rigs own lifts and/or assist in rigging lifts.
• Performs various types of plumbing including threading pipe, soldering copper pipe, and bending hydraulic tubing.
• Performs installation and/or troubleshooting work at customer job sites both international and domestic.
• Works with the facilities manager and production managers to schedule downtime for preventive maintenance.
• Perform preventative maintenance on all machinery as recommended by the manufacturer.
• Use a variety of hand, power, and machine tools to perform assignments.
• Other jobs as needed to benefit the manufacturing team.

Requirements
Knowledge, Skills, and Education

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• 5-7 years of work experience in mechanical maintenance, assembly in a manufacturing plant, millwright work, or similar
• Operates overhead bridge cranes, jib cranes (1-20 tons), and various sizes of forklifts.
• Able to drive forklifts, use overhead cranes, and knowledge of rigging.
  

Personal Skills/Attributes Required for the Position

• Versatile and willing to help the manufacturing team while also putting safety as a top priority.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for both internal and external customers.
• Exceptional organization skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to be proactive and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
• Detail-orientated with the ability to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, hear, and talk. The employee is frequently required to use hands. The employee occasionally will be required to reach with hands or arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception. The work environment is a manufacturing setting. Accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. It may be required for the Industrial Mechanic to travel up to 30%