Mechanic/Fabricator

Timken; Princeton (WV); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniforms provided

Safety glasses provided

Safety shoes provided

Bonus potential & merit increases

Job summary

Timken is seeking a Gearbox Mechanic for its Smith Services service center in Princeton, WV. The role involves assembling, testing and painting motors and gearboxes, following customer specs, and ensuring quality throughout the process.

You will work with engineering and customer service to address issues, document work, and participate in continuous improvement. A high school diploma and 5 years of mechanical experience are required, with 3–5 years welding experience, and willingness to work

Qualifications

• 5 years of mechanical experience required.
• 3-5 years of welding experience required.
• Ability to read drawings, sketches and tolerances.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic math skills including rates, ratios and percentages.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, test, disassemble, inspect and paint electric motors and enclosed drive gearboxes.
• Follow customer specifications and ensure quality of work.
• Complete all related paperwork accurately.
• Interpret drawings and GD&T; provide feedback to engineering to prevent reoccurrences.
• Overtime, weekends and holidays may be required to meet production demands.

Skills

Mechanical experience

Welding experience

Reading drawings

Verbal and written communication

Mathematical skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Calipers, micrometers & dial indicators

Job description

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Your Career Begins at Timken

If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Timken. Our employees make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the machinery that keeps industry in motion.

Smith Services, a division of Timken Motor Services, is part of the largest electric motor, controls and generator repair group in the Northeast, providing electric motor repairs, electric motor rewinds, custom controls and panels, systems integration, pump services, machine rebuilds, hydro services, safety-related services, energy efficiency solutions, and diagnostic services for commercial and industrial applications.

Smith Services is currently seeking a Mechanic/Fabricator to support operations at the Princeton, WV site. This is a Dayshift position. Timken provides a full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and short- and long-term disability insurance. Additionally, we provide 401(k) matching, paid vacation and holidays. We will provide your uniforms, prescription safety glasses, and your safety shoes. Our employees are also eligible for yearly, performance-based bonuses and merit increases. All benefits are available on day one of employment.

The Gearbox Mechanicperforms labor activities in the disassembly, evaluation, assembly, testing and shipping process of power transmission systems, machinery, piping and pump systems. The scope of this position is the Smith Services service center.

Responsibilities:

The Mechanic will workwith Customer Service, Purchasing, Quality and Engineering to ensure that assembly/test problems are addressed and quickly resolved. Employee provides feedback to Engineering on assembly/test discrepancies, drawing errors, quality errors, etc. to preclude reoccurrence.

Duties Include

• Mechanic is responsible for the assembly, testing, disassembly, inspection and painting of electric motors and enclosed drive gearboxes
• Various assembly duties while following customer specifications.
• Ensure the quality of all work sent to the test panel.
• Complete all related paperwork accurately and thoroughly.
• Demonstrate the ability to understand and utilize drawings, sketches, and geometric dimensioning, tolerances, and repair manuals.
• Providing feedback to engineering on assembly/test discrepancies, drawing errors, quality errors, etc. in an effort to resolve problems and prevent reoccurrences.
• Ability to work overtime, weekends and holidays when necessary to meet production demands is required.

Qualifications

• Employee must be proficient in multiple craft skills needed to repair and manufacture mechanical and rotating equipment, including: pipefitting, welding and burning, machining, rigging, power transmission systems, pumps, shaft alignments, fluid power and machinery design.
• Proficient use of calipers, micrometers, and dial indicators to measure tolerances as tight as .0005.
• Must be proficient in the care and handling, installation, adjustment, lubrication and maintenance of anti-friction bearings.
• Applicant must have both verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have the ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Must be able to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must have mathematical skills with the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals, along with ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.
• Must be able to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have 5 years of Mechanical experience.
• Must have 3-5 years of Welding experience.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Timken is a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion. Our expanding portfolio of next-generation solutions helps customers around the world improve efficiency, solve their toughest challenges, and push the boundaries of performance. We employ 19,000 people globally, operate from 45 countries, and posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2025.
We have been recognized as one of America's Most Responsible Companies 6x by Newsweek and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® 15x by Ethisphere.

Why Choose Timken?

• Over a century of knowledge and innovation
  
• A culture of top performance
  
• Products that contribute to a sustainable world
  
• A conviction to improve communities around us
  
• Competitive salary and benefits
  

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