Career Opportunities
Maintenance Mechanic
Summary: The primary responsibility of the incumbent is to satisfy the following functions/services:
- Operate forklift to move equipment and loads to work area.
- Ability to read and interpret Blue prints and isometric drawings. Work from drawings, verbal instructions or sketches.
- Ability to lift and move heavy equipment and drums.
- Ability to perform simple arithmetic calculations and fractions including shop math.
- Work safely with and around toxic and corrosive chemicals and must be willing to wear proper respirator, safety boots, rain protection gear, apron and other equipment as required.
- Field/Outdoors work in the mechanic’s skill area including fabrication, erection, cutting, drilling, fitting and assembly of pipe and other equipment and at various heights as needed.
- Installs and arranges complex equipment.
- Diagnoses complex equipment failures.
- Cleans debris and lubricant from parts, work area and equipment.
- Dismantles, repairs and reassembles complex equipment.
- Ability to work on ladders, scaffolds and in pits.
- Ability to operate pipe-threading machine.
- Ability and knowledge to use various mechanic’s tools, inspection gauges and power tools such as grinders, cutters, drills, etc.
- Ability and knowledge to perform general fire safety tasks and fire fighting equipment, extinguishers, etc.
- Occasionally performs miscellaneous work in other trades as need or called upon.
- Availability for round the clock emergency work or repairs.
- Directs work of helpers as required.
- Must be willing to work rotation shifts.