Mechanic Helper (Lincolnton, NC) - Austin Industrial

Austin-Industrial; Lincolnton (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life and disability insurance

401K plan

ESOP

Job summary

Austin Industrial in Lincolnton, NC is hiring a Mechanic Helper to assist the Mechanic in diagnosing and repairing industrial equipment in a manufacturing environment. This on-site, full-time role emphasizes safety, accuracy, and teamwork.

Pay is $22 per hour. The job requires 1–2 years of maintenance experience and the ability to work in varying conditions; benefits include medical, dental, life and disability insurance, plus a 401K plan and ESOP.

Qualifications

• Experience – 1 to 2 years of experience working within a maintenance function preferably in a facility maintenance related setting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain health and safety of employees, customers and the surrounding community and environment.
• Install, maintain, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventative maintenance inspections and repairs on all mechanical equipment and systems.
• Tests, repairs, or installs mechanical units, such as water pumps, fuel pumps, governors, distributors, carburetors systems, brakes, clutches, and other such devices.
• Replaces bearings, chains, sprockets, and a variety of other machine parts.
• Rebuilds pumps, cylinders, valves, chillers, and various mechanical equipment as necessary following standard operating procedure.
• Diagnosis mechanical equipment malfunctions, make recommendations for repairs and initiate repairs in accordance with regulatory cand cGMP requirements using OEM manuals and specifications.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Job description

Mechanic Helper (Lincolnton, NC) - Austin Industrial

Job Category: Hourly Craft

Requisition Number: MECHA034576

• Full-Time
• On-site
• Rate : $22 USD per hour

Locations

Showing 1 location

Lincolnton, NC, USA

Description

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

The Industrial Mechanic Top Helper assists the Mechanic who diagnoses mechanical failures and makes needed repairs to industrial mechanical equipment. Duties include providing mechanical support, preventative maintenance, installation, service, repair, troubleshooting and resolution of multiple operating machines within a manufacturing industrial environment. This is accomplished by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned.

Responsibilities

• Maintain viability on health and safety of employees, customers and the surrounding community and environment.
• Install, maintain, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventative maintenance inspections and repairs on all mechanical equipment and systems.
• Tests, repairs, or installs mechanical units, such as water pumps, fuel pumps, governors, distributors, carburetors systems, brakes, clutches, and other such devices.
• Replaces bearings, chains, sprockets, and a variety of other machine parts.
• Rebuilds pumps, cylinders, valves, chillers, and various mechanical equipment as necessary following standard operating procedure.
• Diagnosis mechanical equipment malfunctions, make recommendations for repairs and initiate repairs in accordance with regulatory cand cGMP requirements using OEM manuals and specifications.
• Knowledge of shop and hand tools as necessary to complete and phase of installation or maintenance.
• Ability to read and understand prints, schematics, piping diagrams, technical manuals, and related documentation.
• Must be able to perform work wearing personnel protective equipment. Including but not limited to the following: rain gear, chemical protective clothing, supplied air and air purifying respirators, safety harness, sand blast hoods, fire resistant coveralls, hard hat, ear plugs and safety glasses.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, squatting; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; work at heights, balance for extended periods of time.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience – 1 to 2 years of experience working within a maintenance function preferably in a facility maintenance related setting.

Must pass pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check, as a condition of employment.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds, working at elevations, on uneven surfaces, or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual, hearing, communication, and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read, comprehend, and follow safety procedures, work instructions, and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions, temperature extremes, noise, dust, fumes, moving equipment, vibration, and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer, site, regulatory, medical, and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety, quality, and productivity expectations.

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about Austin, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/who-we-are .

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so ( i.e. , payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

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