2Nd Shift Maintenance Worker

Job Summary

The Maintenance Worker position performs preventive and corrective maintenance in the plant under management supervision. 3pm-12am Monday thru Friday

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Follows preventative maintenance schedule.
• All other duties as assigned.
• Attends regularly scheduled safety meetings and may be asked to serve on Safety Committee.
• Assists in the installation of new equipment.
• Assists personnel on special fabrication and construction projects.
• Conducts daily greasing and oiling of plant equipment as needed.
• Maintains clean, neat, and orderly work area at all times.
• Responsible for using assigned personal protective equipment and required safety equipment; responsible for being familiar with and observing all Company safety rules and regulations.
• Performs machine repair and installation such as replacing motors, rebuilding gear boxes, run threaded piping, run weld piping, overhaul pumps, replace packing shaft seals on cookers and pumps, welds and uses cutting torch.
• Diagnosis and replacement of equipment parts with little or no direction.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2 years of experience with rendering or similar industrial-type equipment.
• Experience in welding and piping.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in operating a forklift preferred.
• General mechanical aptitude; able to diagnosis and repair problems with motors and other equipment.
• Basic knowledge of general maintenance and equipment operations.
• Welding proficiency in MIG and Stick as well as vertical and overhead preferred.

Physical Demands

• May be asked to travel to other plants for construction projects.
• Frequently required to push, pull, move or lift up to 100 lbs.
• May need to work nights and weekends; available "on call" as needed.
• Frequently required to walk, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crawl, and crouch.
• Regularly required reach with hands and arms.

Work Environment

Job functions will be carried out in a rendering facility which requires tolerance for wet and or slippery floors and high heat or cold temperatures.

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