Heavy Equipment Mechanic

Who We Are

Thompson Pipe Group is a privately held family business of engineers, contractors, and manufacturers based in Rialto, California. From our humble beginnings, we built a family of products to meet the needs of all kinds of infrastructure. Each generation of products is better than the previous. Thompson Pipe Group is now the largest and most diverse drainage, sanitary, pressure and trench-less pipe provider, with manufacturing locations across the country and serving not just the US but all of North America.

About the Role

This position will require overtime during planned maintenance outages and during plant outages. It involves installing, troubleshooting, cleaning, inspecting, and maintaining mechanical equipment throughout the facility in a safe and productive manner. This includes preventive maintenance, changing out wear parts, and recording damage or misuse of equipment.

Responsibilities

• Participate in safety programs
• Work to repair and maintain air compressors, dryers, trucks, forklifts and pallet jacks
• Assists with installation of new equipment
• Maintain all job site equipment in a good, clean, orderly condition and report all deficiencies to supervisor
• Maintain and clean equipment, perform required inspections, complete paperwork, and assume accountability
• Dismantle equipment to gain access to and remove defective parts using hoists
• Follow OSHA and HAZMAT rules and regulations
• Takes proactive steps to make improvements to plant equipment and processes
• Follows standard safety procedures, corrects safety and environmental hazards, and reports them to supervision as necessary
• Recommends improvements in maintenance methods, working to reduce cost of replacement/repair whenever possible
• Lubricate & clean parts
• Test and troubleshoot malfunctioning machinery, determine repairs and discuss with Head Mechanic for approval and repair as needed
• Able to operate welder, cutting torch, electrical/power and manual hand tools for repairs
• Able to fix minor electrical problems

Qualifications

• Understand basic electrical and hydraulic schematics
• Properly use tools like electrical meters, hydraulic gauges, and lifting equipment
• Capable of lifting 50 pounds
• Welding/fabrication experience
• Able to work with and around heavy equipment/object
• Able to measure accurately with calipers, feeler gauges, and tape measures
• Able to work 40+ hours per week
• Relevant: 1 year (Preferred)
• Manufacturing environment: 3 years (Preferred)
• Forklift Driving: 3 years (Preferred)
• Repaired Heavy Equipment: Cranes
• Welding: 3 years (Preferred)
• Ability to arc welding and cutting torch experience
• Service Tech: 3 years (Preferred)
• Ability to read simple electrical / mechanical drawings
• Communicates effectively

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Must be able to work in extreme temperatures and be exposed to heat, cold, wind, rain, dust, confined spaces, elevated areas, dirt
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 35 lbs. and up to 100 lbs. occasionally
• Must be able to sit for extended periods
• Must be able to work on feet for extended periods
• Must be capable of using protective equipment such as hard hats, safety glasses/goggles, safety shoes, hearing protection, air masks, respirators, etc. in the performance of job duties

Benefits

Top-tier Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
Company Matched 401K Retirement Plan
Paid Holidays
Fun Events
Training and Development
Employee Discounts