Maintenance Mechanic Journeyman

Kiewit; Redfield (AR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Kiewit, a leading construction and engineering firm, seeks a skilled technician to maintain production machinery on-site at our projects. The role emphasizes troubleshooting, setup, and preventive maintenance to keep equipment running efficiently and safely across busy construction sites.

The position requires the ability to move between tasks, read instructions, and collaborate with operators and supervisors while adhering to safety and project rules on demanding sites.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with relevant experience.
• Strong troubleshooting and mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions and communicate with supervision.
• Proficient in safe and efficient use of tools and measurement devices.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot/diagnose problems with production machinery.
• Set up, run, troubleshoot, and tear down production machinery.
• Keep designated machinery in running condition.
• Minimize downtime through PM procedures.
• Troubleshoot machinery errors during production times.
• Communicate issues with machines to production management.
• Work with Machine Operators to ensure machines run safely.
• Estimate time, costs, resources needed for work activity.
• Inspect subordinate's work for compliance and take corrective action.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Mechanical aptitude

Safety awareness

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Electrical tools

Measuring tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Job description

Kiewit is one of North America’s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations. With its roots dating back to 1884, the employee-owned organization operates through a network of subsidiaries in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation; oil, gas and chemical; power; building; marine; water/wastewater; industrial; and mining. Kiewit had 2024 revenues of $16.8 billion and employs 31,800 staff and craft employees.

Position Summary

Maintains production and quality by ensuring operation of machinery and mechanical equipment

Experience Level

Skilled

Primary Responsibilities And Duties

• Work independently or with industry specialists to trouble shoot/diagnose problems with production machinery.
• Set-up, run, troubleshoot, and tear down production machinery.
• Keep designated machinery in running condition.
• Minimize down time through effective PM procedures and management.
• Troubleshoot machinery errors during production times.
• Communicate issues with machines to production management when necessary.
• Work with Machine Operators to ensure machines are running safely and properly.
• Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
• Inspect subordinate's work for compliance with the contract plans and specifications, point out deficiencies and explain and take any corrective action needed.

Qualifications

• May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Must possess strong working knowledge skills and abilities for position.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision.
• Proficient in the safe and efficient use of electrical, hand tools, power tools and layout tools as well as measurement tools

Requirements

• The person in this position needs to constantly move about a construction/industrial site, so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
• Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions
• Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
• May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
• Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces
• Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment
• May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site
• Must have required tools
• May require U.S. Driver License
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.