Industrial Multi-craft Mechanic

ABH Enterprises; Tuscaloosa (AL); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

ABH Enterprises in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is seeking a skilled Mechanic to perform emergency and scheduled maintenance on production equipment. Candidates should have experience troubleshooting mechanical and electrical issues, as well as the physical ability to lift heavy objects and work in various environments, including exposure to high temperatures. This active role requires standing, bending, and climbing, ensuring a physically engaging workday with potential exposure to fumes and machinery movement.

Qualifications

• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues.
• Familiarity with maintenance of production equipment.
• Capability to lift and move items over 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Perform emergency and scheduled maintenance on production equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical and electrical faults.
• Disassemble and repair machinery as needed.

Job description

Essential Functions

• Provides emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
• Prepares and sets up machinery for scheduled production runs.
• Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues on a production line.
• Performs mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic troubleshooting and repair of packaging and production machines.
• Reads and interprets equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Disassemble machinery and equipment when there is a problem.
• Repair or replace broken or malfunctioning components. This includes belts, bearings, chains, hydraulics, boilers, pneumatic air cylinders, and valves.
• Removes defective parts by dismantling devices; using hoists, cranes, and hand and power tools; examining form and texture of parts.
• Fabricates/repairs parts by using machine shop instrumentation, welding and cutting equipment.
• Adjusts functional parts of devices and control instruments by using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, straightedges and all basic electric power tools.
• Clean and lubricate equipment or machinery.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. Employee will be working indoors and outdoors; no climate control. Employee will be exposed to increased temperatures due to working near and performing maintenance on hot asphalt vessels/piping, steam piping, and hot oil piping.

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. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds.

Specific Physical Demands Include

• Use fingers to grasp, move, or assemble very small objects.
• Use fingers to grasp, move, or assemble very small objects.
• Ascend and descend ladders; use manlifts, forklifts and scissor lifts to perform elevated work.
• Ascend and descend stairs.
• Extended amount of time standing in one position.
• Make quick, precise adjustments to machine controls.
• Move two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while remaining in place.
• Use one or two hands to grasp, move, or assemble objects.
• Use stomach and lower back muscles to support the body for long periods without getting tired.
• Bend, stretch, twist, or reach out.
• Use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects.
• React quickly using hands, fingers, or feet.
• Be physically active for long periods without getting tired or out of breath.
• Keep or regain the body's balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.