Shift Mechanical Technician

Steel Dynamics; Columbus (MS); On-site; USD 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Steel Dynamics in Columbus, MS is seeking a Shift Mechanical Technician to support the rolling process by maintaining mechanical systems, reading blueprints, and performing welding and fabrication. This role involves nights and weekends while coordinating with maintenance teams to keep production flowing reliably.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or equivalent and proven mechanical maintenance experience in welding, hydraulics, pneumatics, lubrication, pipe fitting, rigging, and

Qualifications

• Safety oriented.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in welding, fabrication, hydraulics, pneumatics, lubrication systems, pipe fitting, rigging, bearing & coupling replacement; reads prints & schematics.
• Willingness to learn and strong teamwork.
• Understanding of physics (heat transfer, fluid flow, force and power transmission).
• Understanding of mathematics (geometry, trigonometry).
• Willingness to work scheduled and non-scheduled overtime.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and multi-task.
• Strong teamwork focus; ability to prioritize with production needs.
• Preferred: two years in industrial maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Rotating shift work including nights and weekends.
• Welding, cutting and fabrication.
• Maintain all mechanical systems related to the rolling process.
• Troubleshoot and repair of high-pressure hydraulic systems.
• Rigging, crane and mobile equipment operation.
• Read and interpret blueprints and piping diagrams.
• Personal tools required to perform routine maintenance and repair.
• Work with operations and maintenance groups to ensure continued production.
• Work with computer-based maintenance systems.

Skills

Safety oriented

Read prints & schematics

Teamwork

Ability to multitask

Ability to work with minimal oversight

Physics understanding

Mathematics understanding

Overtime willingness

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Shift Mechanical Technician

Job Locations US-MS-Columbus

ID 2026-7254

Pos. Category Maintenance

Subsidiary

Steel Dynamics

Responsibilities

• Rotating shift work including nights and weekends
• Welding, cutting and fabrication
• Maintain all mechanical systems related to the rolling process
• Troubleshoot and repair of high-pressure hydraulic systems
• Rigging, crane and mobile equipment operation
• Read and interpret blueprints and piping diagrams
• Personal tools required to perform routine maintenance and repair
• Work with operations and maintenance groups to ensure continued production
• Work with computer-based maintenance systems

Qualifications

Required

• Safety Oriented
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Prior mechanical maintenance experience in some or all of the following areas: Welding & fabricating, Industrial hydraulics, pneumatics, manual & automatic lubrication systems, Water systems, pipe fitting, Rigging, Bearing & coupling replacement, Ability to read prints & schematics.
• Strong willingness to learn
• Understanding of physics (heat transfer, fluid flow, force and power transmission)
• Understanding of mathematics (geometry, trigonometry)
• Willingness to work scheduled and non-scheduled overtime
• Strong teamwork focus
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Ability to multi-task & prioritize work assignments with production needs

Preferred

• At least two years experience in industrial maintenance

Steel Dynamics, Inc., and all affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers.