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Mechanic Third Class

Owens Corning
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 Oct 2025
💰 $64,000/yr

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Maintenance Mechanic 3rd Class

Job Description

 

Job Title:                            Maintenance Mechanic 3rd - Class

Department:                      Maintenance

Reports to:                         Maintenance Leader

Pay:                                     $32.15

Supervises:                        N/A

FLSA Status:                       Non-Exempt

Date:                                  9/18/23

 

 

 

SUMMARY

 

The purpose of the 3rd class mechanic is to perform as professional, highly skilled and exceptionally competent maintenance person.   Participates in teams to develop and implement solutions.

 

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Plant and Environmental Safety

  • Lives the Owens Corning Safety Stand and meets all safety requirements. Safety is a condition of employment.
  • Take personal ownership to work safely and hold other team members to the same high standards of safety
  • Notify supervisor immediately of any accident, near miss or on- the -job injury when it occurs no matter how insignificant it may seem.
  • Participates in the safety, quality, autonomous maintenance, TPM and housekeeping programs as established within the plant; including but not limited to Focused Improvement Events, Safety Committee, Training, etc.
  • Performs job tasks to reduce environmental impact and adheres to the environmental regulations and recycling procedures for waste disposal.
  • Complies with all plant rules and safety regulations.
  • Performs cleanup duties at workstations and/or equipment/machinery.
  • Communicates safety concerns and/or equipment problems/abnormalities to appropriate personnel, maintaining strong communication with the appropriate line section operators to ensure immediate action is taken for product out of spec.
  • Inspect vehicles before use and throughout shift, keeping all equipment clean and operational.

 

TPM

  • Participates in plant TPM initiatives - completing activities associated with TPM tasks (adheres to CILT standard, 5S).
  • Continues to use TPM methodology to gain a better understanding of the equipment.
  • Identifies and participates proactively in learning opportunities and develops expertise in those areas.
  • Utilizes Focus Improvement tools to problem solve.
  • Works to achieve zero injuries, zero defects and zero losses.
  • During PM days, uses time effectively to bring equipment to optimal condition for zero losses.
  • Maintain DM and Step Boards.

 

 

Maintenance

  • Energy Control Procedures (ECP's) and Lock Tag Try (LTT) system.  Respect for the potential hazards within the manufacturing operation.  Training and regular auditing of the process.
  • Fluent in the language of the plant.
  • Computer literacy – email, simple spreadsheet, word doc.
  • Safe rigging procedures.
  • Forklift operation, licensed – will provide certification.
  • PLC basics -- Ability to identify key components of a PLC and describe their function
  • Troubleshooting basics, how to analyze a problem and step to the root cause.  Help reduce cycle time to problem resolution and eliminates the “replace and see what happens method”.
  • Process 101 - Basic concepts of what it takes to consistently manufacture shingles.  Critical product characteristics, key process variables, customer needs etc.
  • Business 101 - World Class Manufacturing (WCM) concepts, what are they, individual and business benefits.  Key business metrics and focus.
  • Installs, modifies or maintains plant equipment and assists in determining appropriate methods to accomplish these tasks.
  • Must work safely a

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