Mechanic I

Primetals Technologies; Vernon (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Primetals Technologies USA in Calvert, AL is seeking an experienced Maintenance Mechanic to maintain and repair industrial machinery including caster systems. You will perform preventive maintenance, precision measurements, alignment, and component replacement to ensure equipment reliability.

Required are a High School diploma or equivalent, tool proficiency and willingness to obtain crane/forklift certification.

Qualifications

• High School or Equivalent is required.
• Experience and skills determine classification level and pay.
• Crane/Forklift training provided in-house to obtain certification.
• Proper use of tools such as micrometers, bore gages, indicators, hydraulic tools and other hand tools.
• Proper use of safety equipment such as safety boots, hard hat, safety glasses, gloves and ear plugs.

Responsibilities

• Ensures operation of machinery by completing preventive maintenance on production machines.
• Dismantles, moves, assembles, installs and repairs industrial machinery per plans and drawings.
• Locates problems by observing devices and using precision measuring/testing instruments.
• Removes defective parts and uses hoists and power tools for maintenance.
• Travel to other locations may be required.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Crane/Forklift certification

Precision measurement tools

Safety equipment usage

Hand tool proficiency

Education

High School or Equivalent

Tools

Micrometers

Bore Gages

Indicators

Hydraulic tools

Hand tools

Job description

Primetals Technologies USA is a leading partner for engineering, plant construction and lifecycle services in the metal industry. We provide innovative and practical solutions to support our customers with long-term sustainability goals and their increased competitiveness. We believe the technical and economic know-how of our employees is the key success factor of our company.

At Primetals Technologies, you are encouraged to learn, grow, develop and contribute.

Come join the 7,000 employees worldwide working at Primetals Technologies, a Group Company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

We are looking to hire Mechanics for our Calvert, AL. This location is responsible for Caster repair including bearing fitment, roll building, hydraulic troubleshooting, precision measurements of roll surfaces and bearing tolerances, manual alignment and laser alignment, removal and installation of gear boxes, etc.

Responsibilities

• Ensures operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements on production machines; following diagrams, sketches, operations manuals, manufacturer's instructions, and engineering specifications; troubleshooting malfunctions.
• Dismantles, moves, assembles, installs, welds, torch work, and repairs industrial machinery and equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, drawings, or verbal instructions.
• Dismantles equipment and machines using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools; moves machinery and equipment using hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks; assembles and installs equipment such as conveyors, using hand and power tools; constructs foundations; aligns machines; performs scheduled inspection and maintenance.
• Locates sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation; listening for problems; using precision measuring and testing instruments.
• Removes defective parts by dismantling devices, using hoists, cranes, hand and power tools.
• Controls downtime through use of effective routine preventive maintenance techniques
• Sets up and operates machine tools and fabrication machinery to rework or make new parts.
• Travel to other locations may be required.
• Other work may be assigned at Management's direction.

Education/Experience/Skills/Knowledge

• High School or Equivalent
• Experience needed; Experience and skills determines classification level and pay rate
• Crane/Forklift - In-house training provided to obtain certification
• Proper use of tools such as Micrometers, Bore Gages, Indicators, Hydraulic Tools and other hand tools
• Proper use of Safety Equipment such as Safety boots, hard hat, safety glasses, gloves and ear plugs

Primetals Technologies offers a full range of benefits. If you want to learn more about Primetals Technologies, visit our website: primetals.com!

At Primetals Technologies, we value difference for the benefit of our Employees, our Customers and our Community. Primetals Technologies is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status

Req #7856