Heavy Equipment Mechanic

Company Overview

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years' CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.  Here at CEMEX we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time off,  employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on! To learn more about our company culture and why you should join us, visit us at www.cemexusa.com/careers. For direct access to CEMEX Career Opportunities, visit us at https://jobs.cemex.com/.

Job Summary

The Equipment Mechanic performs all types of mechanical jobs throughout the assigned area, during regular operation schedules and maintenance.  Jobs include actual equipment and machinery and/or new pieces of equipment and structures needed for the normal operation.

Job Responsibilities

• Detect equipment irregularities, upon visual inspections
• Properly use various technical tools and equipment for maintenance
• Perform minor repairs and maintenance to mechanic tools and equipment
• Inspects equipment reported malfunctions carries out required repairs as needed
• Assist maintenance personnel during repairs  
• Maintain necessary maintenance records
• Prevent damage to machinery, equipment, tools and material                    
• Lead one or more repairman equipment during maintenance jobs and/or repairs
• Coordinate and oversee the work of other maintenance and plant personnel                                      
• Maintain good housekeeping in the plant and work areas
• Adhere to all CEMEX, OSHA, and MSHA rules and regulations at all times and wear proper safety equipment while on plant grounds
• Meet or exceed company safety standards
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned by management 

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Prior experience required with similar or same equipment or machinery
• Bilingual (a plus)

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Prior experience required with similar or same equipment or machinery
• Bi-lingual (a plus)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to carry out not only simple, but complex oral and written instructions and deal with problems from standardized situations and work experience
• Good mathematical skills, including basic math, fractions and conversions of four-five digit numbers and common units of measurement in both metric and decimal system
• Ability to read and understand English sufficiently to be able to read technical information contained in manuals, reports, and welding work related instruction, including safety issues and matters
• Ability to communicate well with supervisors, mechanics, leadmen, welders, maintenance personnel-and co-workers and outside contractors
• Electrical and mechanical knowledge to detect potential safety hazards, breakdown of machinery and equipment
• Must have the ability to operate standard maintenance machines, equipment and powered mechanic tools
• To cut, and mount fabricated components needed to repair equipment
• Ability to comprehend additional training in relation to the performing of the work duties
• Ability to develop other technical and management skills for future promotion
• High level of attentiveness and physical coordination to perform the work activities safely and productively

Working Conditions

• Continuous exposure to extreme heat, extreme cold, extreme noise, and working outdoors
• Must wear protective equipment while at the location  

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to perform all job functions which include, but may not be limited to walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, turing, climbing to a significant degree, and and/or pulling of controls
• Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds or force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, in order to communicate with employees/visitors as well as function safely around heavy rolling equipment
• Must pass DOT physical to include back x-ray, hearing test and drug/alcohol screen

·Requires walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a significant degree

• Heavy Work-Exerting up to 100 pounds of force o