Maintenance Technician Position Available In Shelby, Tennessee

SUMMARY:

To effectively inspect, repair, replace, install, adjust, and maintain all mechanical equipment, piping, sheet metal installations, and buildings in the plant or assigned areas. Ensure a safe and productive working environment for all employees, contractors and visitors; maintain facility and equipment to 5s standard.

POSITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Inspects equipment for defects such as wear, misalignment, insufficient lubrication, etc. Determines the best way of making repairs to minimize interruption of production
• Advises when immediate shutdown of equipment is necessary to prevent damage or when temporary continued operation will have no harmful effect
• Dismantles, cleans, repairs, replaces, installs, maintains, assembles, and lubricates mechanical equipment. Erects scaffold, hoists, chain falls as required
• Makes either temporary or permanent repairs
• Assembles and aligns gears, bearings, and shafts involving piping, valves, and fittings as required
• Fabricates, installs, replaces and repairs, and insulates piping, valves, and fittings as required
• Fabricates, installs, patches, insulates sheet metal ducts and chutes, adjusts dampers, and installs structural members of plate work as required
• Operates simple machine tools such as drill press, pipe threading machine, power saw, etc. Performs approved electric and gas welding as required
• Troubleshoot issues with timers, relays, motor starters, starters, and other electrical issues
• Babbitts and scraps bearings as required
• Adjusts equipment, dampers, valves, etc., for proper operating characteristics
• Changes, sets up and adjusts equipment of a wide variety
• Maintains record of adjustments, repairs and spare parts used
• Lay out and fabricates structural members, plates, pressure vessels and miscellaneous equipment
• Performs basic maintenance on mobile equipment as required
• Performs all miscellaneous mechanical work required to maintain plant
• Sees that job site is cleaned up after job is completed and useable materials, tools, and equipment returned to proper storage
• Other duties assigned by management.

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND

ABILITIESMathematical Skills

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
• Ability to apply basic algebraic concepts.

Other SkillsExcellent communication skills.

Good computer skills including using Microsoft Office products.

Ability to work flexible hours, be on-call, and travel occasionally.

PHYSICAL

DEMANDSThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 55 pounds.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Travel is not a requirement of the job. Travel may be requested to visit trade shows or other EverZinc facilities for training purposes.