DIESEL/EQUIPMENT MECHANIC --Elma

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Base wage starts at: $34.82 per hour

Shift differential:Swing, Graveyard and Roto shifts earn a shift differential in addition to the base wage

Benefit package includes:

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for all full-time employees
  • Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • 8 paid holidays, paid vacation, and paid sick leave

Primary Purpose - The facility operates in a shift-work environment that emphasizes safety, team building, total quality, and continuous process improvement. Maintenance personnel repair all equipment in use in the plant. Repair includes oiling, welding, and rebuilding components, working on all rolling stock, and conducting preventative maintenance checks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities -

  • Perform on-the-spot maintenance and repairs on all rolling stock
  • Perform preventative maintenance on all rolling stock
  • Operate and maintain all necessary tools, including welders, cutting torches, hand tools, and power tools
  • Complete necessary paperwork for jobs. Operate mobile equipment (log loaders, bobcat, forklifts, pick-ups, etc.)
  • Inventory supplies for the shop and prepare list of needed supplies
  • Experience with CAT/hyster diagnostic equipment

Other Duties and Responsibilities -

  • Keep work area free of trip hazards and clutter
  • Other duties as required

Minimum Qualifications and Experience -

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Able to work safely around moving manufacturing equipment and machinery
  • Able to perform essential physical functions of the position, which may include climbing stairs, ladders, navigating catwalks, lifting and bending, work from heights, and stand or walk for 1-4 hours at a time for 10 hours
  • Able to perform physically intensive work

Safety-Support a safe work environment by performing duties in accordance with acceptable, safe work procedures.

  • Be responsible for your own actions. Do not put yourself in unsafe conditions.
  • Correct, secure, or warn others of safety hazards. Warn others of danger, even if you think they can see it or you think they might have more experience than you.
  • Observe all safety rules and procedures; think safety at all times.
  • Read and understand safety regulations, including lockout procedures
  • Wear the required personal protective equipment for your job.
  • Be able to use a fire extinguisher in case of fires.
  • Read and understand SDS sheets for each potentially hazardous substance you come in contact with.
  • If you do not know how to do a task, ask for help.
  • Do not create unsafe conditions for other personnel.
  • Communicate any unsafe conditions to your supervisor so they can be corrected.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or age.

For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please see these government poster:

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact Human Resources.

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