House Mechanic - Packaging

American Crystal Sugar Company; Drayton (ND); On-site; USD 45,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance from day one

Pension and 401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

American Crystal Sugar Company in Drayton, North Dakota, seeks a House Mechanic to perform a wide range of millwright maintenance tasks, from inspection and parts replacement to refurbishment and optimization of equipment performance. Candidates should have a 2-year technical degree or millwright apprenticeship with 2+ years of experience, or a high school diploma with 5 years industrial millwright experience.

Testing and a safety screen are required.

Qualifications

• Must have millwright background and hands-on maintenance experience.
• Must complete millwright, welding and basic skills testing.
• Must pass a Safety Screen to verify safe work capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, replace parts, align, balance, install, and refurbish equipment.
• Understand operating principles to optimize equipment performance.
• Collaborate with Production to ensure effective maintenance interventions.
• Perform joining and fabrication: weld (SMAW, GMAW) carbon steel and stainless steel.

Skills

Millwright experience

Welding

Fabrication

Education

2-year technical degree OR millwright apprenticeship

High School diploma + 5 years millwright experience

Job description

The 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 principle 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 process/factory.
• Mechanics are expected to understand equipment function and application 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:

$39.56 - $39.56 /hr

Benefits Include:

Our benefits include eligibility for comprehensive medical insurance starting on 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.

An Equal Opportunity Employer