Graymont is hiring a Maintenance Mechanic at our Port Inland, Michigan facility. The Maintenance Mechanic will work with other maintenance, operations and management personnel to provide a safe, cost-efficient program to properly maintain the company’s equipment and facility assets. Utilize best maintenance practices to keep equipment reliability and efficiency at maximum levels.
- Perform routine, scheduled preventative maintenance and repairs to all plant equipment
- Perform unscheduled (breakdown) repairs to any plant equipment as directed
- Have a complete understanding of the process, plant equipment, associated controls & instrumentation, power systems, and ALL safe maintenance practices
- Utilize manuals, blueprints, parts catalogs, vendors, technical experts, and CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) to properly maintain equipment, and diagnose equipment malfunctions
- Perform timely, accurate record keeping in CMMS for inventory control, parts orders, and equipment files
- Maintain shift records of mechanical, operational, environmental, and safety data
- Proper preventative maintenance & mechanical repairs to protect equipment
- Achieve minimal equipment downtime to produce stable process operation with maximum safe production
- Perform routine equipment inspections & lubrication
- Fabrication of guards, base plates, chutes, etc.
- Cutting (Oxy/acet and plasma) of mild and stainless steel
- Welding (stick & wire-feed) of mild and stainless steel
- Alignment of drives, bearings, motors, shafts, couplings, sprockets, and sheaves using precision alignment tools
- Safely remove & install equipment/components with proper rigging techniques using cranes, forklifts, hoists, properly rated rigging, & approved practices
- Maintenance to kiln drive systems, ball mills, roll crushers, belt conveyors, screw conveyors, fans, feeders, airlocks, actuated gates, load-out spouts, compressed air systems, hydraulic systems, pneumatic blowers, bucket elevators, product screens, weigh belts, product scales, mobile equipment, HVAC, etc.
- Perform refractory repairs
- Change bags, cages, and components in process dust collectors
- Carpentry & pipefitting skills
- Basic electrical knowledge to assist electricians
- Perform routine clean-up of work areas---before & after maintenance jobs
- Direct operations personnel assisting with maintenance functions
- Assist operations personnel as required
Job Requirements:
This job requires the use of safe, scheduled maintenance practices to support the operation of a state-of-the-art PLC automated facility that runs around-the-clock. Requirements include, but are not limited to:
- High school diploma and 5 years of industrial maintenance experience preferred
- The ability to communicate fluently to convey, exchange, and understand questions, ideas and instructions in both verbal and written form
- Meticulous attention to detail regarding accuracy of work performed
- Possess good math skills including four basic arithmetic functions and common units of measurement
- Possess computer skills sufficient to operate CMMS, fill out maintenance work requests, and the ability to learn and understand the operation of plant control systems
- Ability to use all tools and precision instruments to perform maintenance on equipment and systems as listed in “job description”
- Able to access and work in ALL areas of plant which include heights up to 125’ above ground level, and confined spaces
- Lifting, carrying, pushing or moving of 75 pounds minimum
- Work in adverse outdoor weather conditions
- Tolerate intermittent exposure to temperature extremes, dust, noise, and vibration
- Ability to detect safety hazards and equipment malfunctions, and respond accordingly
- Knowledge of best-maintenance practices
- Ability to safely operate front-end loader, skid-steer loader, forklift, hoists, cranes
- Ability and willingness to be cross-trained in other job functions
- Strict adherence to safety policies
- Valid driver license
- Millwright & electrical credentials a plus
- Duties are usually performed during day shift, but this position entails responsibility for a 24 hour per day, 7 day per week operation, and scheduled “on-call” status is required. Call-outs, overtime, Saturday, Sunday, holiday, and nightshift hours will be required as conditions demand. Day shift is NOT guaranteed, as rotating shifts are always a possibility in a continuous operation such as this.