Foundry Maintenance Mechanic 2 (3rd Shift)

Sunday - Friday, 3rd shift (9:00 PM - 7:30 AM), with overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

• Maintain production machines, equipment, and facilities performance (Safety, Quality, Efficiency, Availability, and Reliability).
• Provide emergency and unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and perform scheduled maintenance repairs.
• Perform maintenance skills level 2 (Matrix Skill File), including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting, and repair of production machines.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
• Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test, and adjust equipment.
• Perform regular preventative maintenance on machines, equipment, and facilities.
• Perform a variety of plumbing maintenance functions.
• Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment.
• Detect faulty operations, defective material, and report issues or unusual situations to the proper maintenance supervisor.
• Comply with health and safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work areas.
• Adhere to training program and any relevant training through the Operations Trainer.
• Perform preventive and proactive maintenance, regular inspections, and communicate with production operators and foremen about equipment performance and problems affecting production lines.
• Train and share knowledge with coworkers.
• Other responsibilities as dictated by the Maintenance Supervisor.
• 100% daily work reporting with accurate information on CMMS (Manager Plus).
• Good communication and collaboration with colleagues working different shifts, ensuring smooth handovers and sharing relevant information.
• Ability to adapt to varying shift lengths and workdays (8-12 hour shifts and weekends).

Requirements

• High school education or GED equivalent.
• Minimum of five (5) years maintenance experience in the following trades: pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, mechanical, and/or PLCs.
• Experience as an Industrial Electro-Mechanical Technician with a combination of mechanical and electrical maintenance skills.
• Problem-solving, critical thinking, and the ability to work with both hand/power tools and software components.
• Technical knowledge of equipment/machine processes.
• Thorough knowledge of electrical theory for power and controls.
• Wide knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, machine control devices, VFD, PLCs, and electrical components.
• Ability to work overtime, off-shifts, and weekends.
• Experience with combustion processes, burners, valve trains, and temperature controllers.
• Welding and fabricating skills.
• Knowledge of refractory and furnace lining.
• Basic computer entry skills.
• Understanding of health and safety standards and compliance.
• Process improvement techniques.
• Experience with electrical (industrial 480 volts) and electronic controls (VFD, servomotors, proportional valves, electrical motor control, PLC); PLC troubleshooting level.
• Experience with mobile equipment including forklifts and wheel loaders.
• Material handling and conveyors.
• Ventilation systems with 50-250 HP motors and bag houses (dust collectors).
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Good service attitude and willingness to solve problems.
• Strengths in teamwork, organization, communication, and efficiency.
• Effective time management skills to prioritize tasks and maintain productivity throughout shifts.

Working Conditions

• Works in a manufacturing environment in all weather conditions.
• Lift up to 25 lbs. regularly, up to 50 lbs. frequently, and up to 75 lbs. occasionally.
• Bend, twist, climb, squat, kneel throughout shift.
• Able to work in extreme heat or cold conditions.
• Ability to function successfully in a fast-paced, changing work environment.
• Use hands for simple and power grasping, push/pull, and fine manipulation.
• Work at and/or below shoulder level.
• Ability to work next to hot surfaces (using proper PPE for hot works).
• Available to work weekends and holidays.

Pay

The pay for this position is $35.66 - $38.00 per hour. If hired, your base salary will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and experience. Pay equity and internal equity of current team members will also be considered.

Schedule

Sunday - Friday, 3rd shift (9:00 PM - 7:30 AM), with overtime as needed.