Shift Mechanical Technician

Steel-Dynamic; Columbus (MS); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Steel Dynamics is seeking a Maintenance Technician to support the rolling process with rotating shifts, including nights and weekends. The role involves welding, cutting, fabrication, and maintaining mechanical systems tied to the production line.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting high-pressure hydraulic systems, rigging and crane operation, reading blueprints, and coordinating with operations and maintenance teams.

Qualifications

• Must be safety oriented and able to follow procedures.
• Experience reading blueprints, piping diagrams, and schematics.
• Strong math and physics understanding related to motion, hydraulics, and power transmission.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks with production needs.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts, including nights and weekends.

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

Willingness to learn

Read schematics

Physics knowledge

Math literacy

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Overtime

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

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.