Maintenance Operator, Mechanical - Auxiliary Services

SSAB; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Pay with Additional Bonus

Affordable Health Insurance

401(k) with Employer Match – 5%

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

SSAB is looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Operator to maintain and repair industrial equipment. The role requires millwright skills, welding expertise, and some knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics.

This full-time position involves rotating 12-hour shifts and offers excellent benefits including health insurance, profit sharing, and tuition reimbursement.

Join SSAB to contribute to safe and efficient plant operations!

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical background with a minimum of 2 years heavy industrial experience.
• Preferred basic understanding of PLCs and electrical systems.
• Ability to pass Stick overhead 3G welding test.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair, and improve industrial equipment and facilities.
• Perform welding and millwright functions in a team-oriented environment.
• Assist in troubleshooting and process improvements.

Skills

Welding skills

Millwright skills

Hydraulics knowledge

Pneumatics knowledge

Plumbing skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Associates degree or certificate in mechanical/electrical field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

About the Position

The Mechanical Maintenance Operator is responsible for maintaining, repairing, and improving industrial equipment and facilities. This role combines millwright skills, welding expertise, and basic knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, plumbing, and industrial systems to ensure safe and efficient plant operations while supporting troubleshooting and process improvements in a team environment.

Main Responsibilities

• Perform the essential functions of a millwright with extensive welding applications
• Stick/Mig welding experience (overhead)
• Perform basic maintenance of hydraulic and pneumatic systems in an industrial environment.
• Perform basic plumbing and pipefitting skills (ie. perform structural repairs to buildings, platforms, machinery, utility piping and structures at times in elevated positions).
• Perform maintenance engineering functions and repairs for all plant mechanical equipment.
• Possess basic knowledge of industrial electricity and understanding of how a PLCs’ interacts with the hydraulic systems and the operators.
• Install modifications to existing equipment as required
• Work in a team-oriented facility
• Assist in the development of solutions to operating problems and improvements to the processes as required
• Perform administrative tasks as may be assigned from time to time

Education, Experience, and Competencies

Required Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent GED or HSE

Preferred Education:

• Associates degree or certificate in mechanical or electrical field

Required Experience:

• Strong Mechanical background
• Minimum of 2 years of heavy industrial experience

Preferred Experience:

• Heavy industry mechanical experience with basic PLC/electrical understanding.
• In addition, strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Pass Stick overhead 3G welding test.
• Minimum Microsoft Office suite computer skills are required.

Position Type - Work Hours - Travel Requirements

• Position is full time, hourly, and is eligible for overtime
• Position works rotating 12-hour swing shifts to include days and nights
• No travel is expected for this position

Working Conditions

The position requires the following vision and hearing capabilities:

• Talking person to person, on the phone, and/or in group settings.
• Hearing in person, on the phone, and/or in group settings.
• Vision at near, mid, and far range.
• Peripheral vision and depth perception.

The employee will frequently be required to:

• Stand, walk, sit, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Twist at waist level, reach above shoulder level, reach at and/or below waist level.
• Use both hands for grasping, fingering, gripping and feeling textures and temperatures.
• Lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Perform repetitive tasks for extended periods.

The employee will occasionally be required to:

• Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

The employee will work in the following conditions:

• Extreme hot and cold conditions.
• Wet and humid conditions.
• Amid fumes, dust, dirt, and smoke.
• In confined areas and heights/high places.
• Near moving parts of heavy machinery, equipment in motion and high voltage equipment.
• Amid noise.
• Amid mechanical, electrical, and chemical hazards and industrial magnets.
• While wearing safety equipment and/or clothing for protection from hazards.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Our offer

SSAB BENEFITS – starting at hire!

• Excellent Pay with Additional Bonus
• Very Affordable Health Insurance
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield Medical
• CVS/Caremark Prescription
• Delta Dental
• Superior Vision
• 401(k) with Employer Match – 5%
• Profit Sharing
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Vacation
• Company Paid Life Insurance - and STD and LTD
• Optional Life, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program