GMN-Maintenance Mechanic

Repairs and maintains plant equipment as assigned-including electric and gas welding, hydraulics, rigging, pipe fitting, pumps, air compressors, vacuum pumps, bearings and seals, power transmissions, gear boxes, equipment settings and alignment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Read blueprints and schematic drawings to determine work procedures. Dismantle machinery or equipment, using hammers, wrenches, crowbars, and other hand tools.
• Assembles and install equipment, such as shafting, conveyors, and tram rails, using hand tools and power tools.
• Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, lasers, and plumb bobs.
• Assembles machinery and bolts, welds, rivets, or otherwise fasten them to foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
• May operate lathe or milling machine to grind, file, and turn machine parts to dimensional specifications.
• Required repair and lubricate machinery and equipment.
• Select cables, ropes, chains, pulleys, winches, blocks, and sheaves, according to weight and size of load to be moved.
• Attaches load with grappling devices, such as loops, wires, ropes, and chains, to crane hooks.
• Direct workers engaged in hoisting machinery and equipment.

• Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
• Follow instructions, read blueprints, use logical step-by-step procedures in work.
• Look at flat drawings or pictures and visualize how they would look as a solid object.
• Work at heights without fear.
• Plan work and solve problems.  Make decisions based on measurable information.
• Perform a variety of duties which may change often.
• Work safely and complete all applicable safety cards and work permits and follow company policies.

• Use hands and fingers fully; reach for, manipulate, and feel objects; stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl, lay, bend or squat for long periods of time.
• Climb and maintain body balance on ladders, scaffold, or high structures; and see and hear well (either naturally or with correction)
• Lift and carry objects weighing up to 100 pounds.
• Advise and train upcoming mechanics.
• Duties as assigned

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Five (5) years of relevant service in industrial plant maintenance as a certified/qualified millwright.
• Graduated from an applicable certified millwright program. Will consider additional years of employment in lieu of.
• Successfully pass the Master Mechanic test as designated by the Company.
• 3-5 years of experience in oxygen/acetylene cutting and plasma cutting, MIG/TIG welding and electrode welding, pipe welding, fabrication
• Completed a rigging and hoisting course/certification program preferred
• Certified or Crane Operator course completion certificate preferred
• Must have a demonstrated ability to motivate and safely lead other mechanics in a fast-paced environment.

• Hands-on knowledge test of abilities as determined by the Company.
• Flexible work schedule required.
• Time management and organizational skills necessary.
• Present quantifiable results and proven ability to lead team programs and initiatives

Willing to relocate to a remote rural community