Maintenance Technician

Alter Trading Corp; South Beloit (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Behr Iron & Metal, an Alter Trading Corporation Company, is seeking a Maintenance Technician for its South Beloit, IL location. The role covers the Non Ferrous Recovery plant with a Monday–Friday, 10-hour night shift, focusing on maintaining conveyors, motors and gear boxes to keep operations running smoothly.

The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or GED, welding and fabrication skills, forklift familiarity, and the ability to lift 30–50 pounds, plus experience with hydraulic,

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Welding (stick) and fabrication skills required.
• Familiarity with yard vehicles such as forklifts and loaders is a plus.
• Knowledge of conveyors and plant equipment is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the NFR plant to keep it efficient and operational.
• Perform PMs on downstream sorting lines, conveyors and machines.
• Troubleshoot and repair hydraulic, pneumatic and electric systems, PLCs and motors.
• Manage maintenance records and daily reports.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Welding

Fabrication

Forklift operation

Conveyor systems

Electrical/plc basics

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

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Maintenance Technician

Full Time Production South Beloit, IL, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 2119

Salary Range: $25.00 To $31.00 Annually

Pay: Dependent on Experience

We are looking for someone to maintain and improve our Non Ferrous Recovery (NFR) plant to keep it efficient and operational on our Night Shift. Our NFR locations further process recycled materials to reduce what is sent to the landfills. The Maintenance Technician's typical schedule is Monday through Friday 10 hour shifts with Fridays being a planned maintenance day. The primary jobs duties maintenance to conveyor systems and motor and gear box assemblies.

ABOUT YOU:

• Maintains plant productivity by proactively managing maintenance function.
• Welding and Fabrication work on stationary equipment
• Stationary equipment by performing PM’s on:
  • Downstream sorting lines, conveyors and machines
  • Diagnostics and minor repairs to industrial type of equipment including Mobile Equipment, Forklifts, front end loaders, skid steers, truck & Trailers.
• Perform troubleshooting, maintenance and repair work for machinery and various non-ferrous plant equipment e.g. Eddy Current Separator, System Conveyors, etc.
• Work with hydraulic, pneumatic and electric systems, PLC, valves, cylinders, bearings, and electric motors
• Check with key operations (forklift, loader, and separator) to be sure all equipment is running properly; and schedule maintenance as required.
• Prepare and maintain all maintenance records, and daily reports.
• May be involved in a variety of other responsibilities including ordering of parts, welding, fabricating and performance electrical repairs (minor).

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Interpersonal skills to oversee and direct work when required.
• Familiarity with yard vehicles, forklift, loaders, and material separators a definite plus
• Organizational skills
• Conveyor Belt Knowledge, preferred.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 30 – 50 pounds.
• Welding (stick) and fabricating skills are required

Maintenance Tech Pay Rate: Dependent on experience.

ABOUT US:

Behr Iron & Metal, an Alter Trading Corporation Company is a 127+ year old, privately held company with 70+ locations throughout the Midwest and Southern region is searching for a Maintenance Technician in its South Beloit location. Alter is committed to our customers by being the best source of both ferrous and non-ferrous metal and by giving great customer service. Our corporate support center and marketing is located in St. Louis, MO, with Trading Offices located in St. Louis and in Hong Kong. Our website is www.Altertrading.com

Job Seekers who have previous experience working in production maintenance, manufacturing maintenance, conveyor belt repairs will typically do well.