Mechanic Helper (Eastover, SC) - Austin Industrial - Per Diem Paid

About the role

An Industrial Mechanic Top Helper assists the Mechanic who diagnoses mechanical failures and makes needed repairs to industrial mechanical equipment. Duties include providing mechanical support, preventative maintenance, installation, service, repair, troubleshooting and resolution of multiple operating machines within a manufacturing industrial environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain viability on health and safety of employees, customers and the surrounding community and environment.
• Install, maintain, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventative maintenance inspections and repairs on all mechanical equipment and systems.
• Tests, repairs, or installs mechanical units, such as water pumps, fuel pumps, governors, distributors, carburetors systems, brakes, clutches, and other such devices.
• Replaces bearings, chains, sprockets, and a variety of other machine parts.
• Rebuilds pumps, cylinders, valves, chillers, and various mechanical equipment as necessary following standard operating procedure.
• Diagnosis mechanical equipment malfunctions, make recommendations for repairs and initiate repairs in accordance with regulatory and cGMP requirements using OEM manuals and specifications.
• Knowledge of shop and hand tools as necessary to complete any phase of installation or maintenance.
• Ability to read and understand prints, schematics, piping diagrams, technical manuals, and related documentation.
• Must be able to perform work wearing personnel protective equipment, including but not limited to the following: rain gear, chemical protective clothing, supplied air and air purifying respirators, safety harness, sand blast hoods, fire resistant coveralls, hard hat, ear plugs and safety glasses.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, squatting; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; work at heights, balance for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

• Education – no minimum education requirements.
• Experience – 1 to 2 years of experience working within a maintenance function preferably in a facility maintenance related setting.
• Must pass medical and background check, as a condition of employment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, life and disability insurance
• Matching 401K plan
• 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)