House Mechanic (Millwright)

FactoryFix; Crookston (MN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Pension plan

401(k) match

Paid time off

Dental insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Vision insurance

HSA/FSA options

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Paid holidays

Job summary

FactoryFix is seeking a House Mechanic in Minnesota to perform a broad range of mechanical maintenance. You will inspect, replace parts, align and refurbish equipment while ensuring optimal performance within the plant processes.

The role requires understanding equipment principles, collaboration with Production, and hands-on welding and fabrication using SMAW/GMAW. Strong millwright background and safety testing are expected.

Qualifications

• Two-year technical degree or completed millwright apprenticeship with minimum 2 years of full-time industrial millwright experience.
• High School diploma or GED with at least 5 consecutive years of full-time industrial millwright experience.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, replace parts, align, balance, install and refurbish equipment.
• Understand operating principles of equipment and its role in the process.
• Optimize equipment performance through understanding of function and application.
• Collaborate with Production to ensure maintenance interventions are appropriate and effective.
• Perform welding, cutting, brazing, and soldering of carbon steel and stainless steel using SMAW and GMAW.

Skills

Heavy Equipment Repair

Mechanical Troubleshooting

OSHA 10 Certification

Machine Safety Inspections

Education

2-year technical degree or millwright apprenticeship

High School diploma + 5 years millwright experience

Tools

VFDs

PLC

Conveyor Systems

Servo Motors

Job description

House Mechanic

will perform a wide variety of duties and tasks associated with the mechanical (millwright) discipline. These duties and tasks include a multitude of maintenance interventions ranging from basic parts replacements to equipment refurbishment to optimizing equipment performance to advanced troubleshooting.

The principal accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Inspection, (parts) replacements, alignment, balancing, installation, and refurbishment.
• Individuals will be required to understand the operating principles of this equipment and its role in the overall process or factory.
• Mechanics are expected to understand the function and application of equipment to the extent that equipment performance can be optimized.
• Individuals will work closely with Production, gaining a detailed understanding of operating parameters to ensure that Maintenance interventions are both appropriate and effective.
• Perform a variety of joining and fabrication activities. To that extent, individuals will weld, cut, braze, and solder a variety of materials. This includes welding carbon steel using the SMAW and GMAW processes and welding stainless steel metals using the SMAW process.

Job Requirements

• 2-year technical degree (such as Industrial Technology, Manufacturing Technology, Mechanical Design, Machinist & Toolmaker, or related degree) OR must have fully completed a state-approved millwright apprenticeship (non-ACS). With a minimum of 2 years of full-time industrial millwright experience.

OR

• A High School degree or diploma, although a GED certificate is acceptable, and a minimum of 5 consecutive years of full-time industrial millwright experience.

In addition to

• Candidates will be required to take a millwright, welding, and basic skills testing
• Candidates will be required to submit to and successfully pass a Safety Screen that evaluates their ability to safely execute the duties and tasks defined for this position.

Compensation Range

$32.80 - $37.19 /hr

Benefits include

Our benefits include eligibility for comprehensive medical insurance, effective from day one.

In addition, we offer Pension, 401(k) retirement savings plan with a Company match, paid dental, paid basic life insurance, paid short -term disability, voluntary long-term disability, life insurance, vision insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, paid sick leave, paid parental leave, and paid holidays. We also offer tuition reimbursement, service awards, and a 24/7 employee assistance program with access to eight confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost.

We are proud to offer such a comprehensive package to our employees and believe that it reflects our commitment to their well-being and success.

You should be proficient in:

• Heavy Equipment Repair
• Mechanical Troubleshooting Skills
• OSHA 10-Hour Certification (OSHA 10)
• Machine Safety Inspections

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
• Conveyor Systems
• Servo Motors