Responsibilities

• Dismantle, assemble or fabricate general equipment (i.e. mills, pulverizers, conveyors, crushers, rotating equipment with belts, chains, fan housings, blowers, motors, etc.)
• Diagnose and make repairs to such general plant equipment as mills, pulverizers, crushers, conveyors, ect.
• Handle heavy, bulky units, in rigging, moving and setting them.
• Make decisions concerning the feasibility of salvaging or scrapping
• equipment or parts removed for repair or replacement.
• Repair, fabricate or improve metals by welding or cutting.
• Use blueprints, verbal instructions, or original ideas to perform the work.
• Use his skill in any part of the plant as required.
• Make decisions concerning the feasibility of salvaging or scrapping equipment or parts removed for repair or replacement.
• Assist other crafts.

Tools and Equipment

• Typical craftsmen tools
• Grinder
• Electric or gas welding and other cutting apparatus
• Transportation vehicles
• Overhead crane
• Oil cans and grease guns

Work Environment  

•  May be required to work at heights and/or in confined spaces. 
• May work alone with minimal supervision or with other maintenance crafts  
• Work in various areas of the plant, which dependent on the area, environmental conditions can be hot, cold, dirty, greasy, wet, and noisy. 

Minimum Requirements 

•  High School Diploma or equivalency 
• Possess a valid driver’s license 
• Skills assessment and; 
• Ability to work shift work and rotating schedules; including daily and weekend overtime and call-outs for repairs and break down situations to limit downtime, preventative maintenance tasks, and root cause analysis 
• 4 years of Manufacturing and/or heavy industrial experience working in the skilled trade