Job description

Plant Maintenance Mechanic

Perform installation, maintenance, and repair of multiple ready mix concrete batch plants within the company. Maximize plant availability with efficient, safe, and proactive preventative maintenance programs.

Experience/Training/Certifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Training from an accredited technical school preferred
• Completion of an approved apprentice program, and certification or registration as a skilled trades journeyman, preferred.
• Structural Welding and/or electrical experience preferred.
• Strong background in ready mix plant operation with an emphasis on proactive maintenance / repair skills

Responsibilities:

• Diagnose problems and perform mechanical repair and maintenance to stationary production machinery including but not limited to batch plants, motors, conveyors, elevators, and drives.
• Diagnose faults or malfunctions to determine required repairs using diagnostic equipment such as computerized test equipment and calibration devices.
• Perform routine preventative maintenance such as lubricating and failure analysis.
• Troubleshoot and repair problems related to the equipment and its components.
• Perform all maintenance operations in accordance with technical specifications and safety regulations.
• Create work orders on repairs and services providing legible and accurate information. Input daily repair information in maintenance database.
• Periodically inspect plant equipment and complete equipment inspection and reports.
• Test mechanical products and equipment after repair or assembly to ensure proper performance and compliance with manufactures specifications.
• Operate and inspect plant equipment to diagnose defects.
• Clean, lubricate, and perform other routine maintenance work on equipment.
• Examine parts for damage or excessive wear.
• Schedule maintenance for plant equipment and keep service records.
• Read and understand operating manuals.
• Overhaul and test equipment to ensure operating efficiency.
• Assemble gear systems and align frames and gears.
• Fit bearings to adjust, repair, or overhaul mechanical equipment.
• Weld or solder broken parts and structural members using electric or gas welders and soldering tools.
• Clean parts by spraying them with grease solvent or immersing them in tanks of solvent.
• Rebuild or fabricate parts.
• Comply with all environmental, health, and safety and training policies, procedures, and requirements.
• Keep work area and all tools, vehicles, and equipment neat, clean, and in good repair, clean work area at the end of every shift.
• Operate an end loader.
• Perform other duties as directed by supervisor.

Competences:

• Computer skills required to input, organize, and generate analysis and reports, using company office and maintenance software programs and systems.
• Analytical skills to identify and solve mechanical problems.
• Sufficient level of education to understand oral and written instructions of a technical nature relating to products and equipment.
• Must have the ability to read technical manuals and understand schematic diagrams.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $31.46 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 1 year

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work setting:

• In-person

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Columbia, IL: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Programmable logic controllers: 1 year (Preferred)
• Mechanical knowledge: 1 year (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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