Compensation Range
Reporting to the Maintenance Team Leader, this positions primary responsibility will be to shadow a technician who is maintaining and repairing the production equipment. Mentee will also attend school earning a certificate for either Industrial Electrical or Programmable Controller. The mentee will develop skills to implement maintenance programs necessary to ensure the short-term and long-term reliability of the equipment, as well as learn to lead the effort to optimize maintenance costs, maximize equipment availability and reduce unsafe conditions.
Day to Day:
- Troubleshoot, repair, problem-solve, and maintain all electrical control problems for all manufacturing equipment.
- Troubleshooting machine malfunctions using electronic and PLC techniques
- Performs routine, emergency, and preventive maintenance on all electrical equipment/parts
- Study equipment manuals to develop audit items and preventative maintenance schedule.
- Install or assist in the installation of new equipment, including proper layout and alignment.
- Makes preventative maintenance checks and inspections as required and on time
- Identify, research, prepare and present solutions to control problems and continuous improvement projects
- Evaluate equipment malfunctions with a sense of urgency to minimize downtime
- Install, replace, or change machine parts and attachments, according to production specifications
- Modify equipment as necessary to improve safety, quality, productivity and reliability
- Perform tasks in a quality fashion by meeting or exceeding the internal customers’ requirements
- Communicate professionally with plant personnel as to the important repair steps taken, parts ordered, and estimated time to complete the repairs or projects
- Maintains proper housekeeping expectation for work area, equipment and tools
- Attend classes at Northwest State or Owen's Community College
We would love to hear from you if you have:
- High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
- Some experience in and electrical maintenance position.
- Enjoy fixing things or taking them apart to see how they work.
- Prefer hands on learning over quiet study.
- Natural problem solving abilities.
- Proficient communication skills – particularly, the ability to explain electrical issues.
- Must be able to perform physically demanding work, such as climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, twisting and bending for extended periods of time.
- Reliability, dependability and self-motivation.
- Willing to go to school
Pay, Shifts, Benefits....the good stuff:
- Target Starting Pay $33.61 per hour ($23.67 base pay + 42% Avg. Weekly Bonus)
- Overtime paid at 1.5x after 40 hours per week
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid for time spent traveling to classes, attending classes and completing homework
- Holiday pay
- Bi-weekly payroll
- 8 hour shifts M-F, Attend 1-2 classes in the afternoons/evenings
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance starts your first day of employment.
- Company paid life insurance, short- & long-term disability.
- Safety Boots & Uniforms provided.
- 401k contribution-outstanding company match of $.50 on the dollar up to first 6% AND 4.5% of your GROSS wages bi-weekly towards your retirement. Total company contribution of 7.5% from NSBSL and this does not include your contribution!
- You’ll have access to our free onsite fitness center that’s open 24/7, 365 days a year.
Pay, Shift & Benefits
- Pay based on experience and education
- Weekly bonus payout: up to 63% of base hourly rate x hours worked per week.
- Holiday pay
- Bi-weekly payroll
- Generally: 8-hour shifts, Monday-Friday
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance starts your first day of employment.
- Company paid life insurance, short- & long-term disability.
- Safety Boots & Uniforms provided.
- 401k contribution-outstanding company match of $.50 on the dollar up to first 6% AND 4.5% of your GROSS wages bi-weekly towards your retirement. Total company contribution of 7.5% from NSBSL and this does not include your contribution!
- You’ll have access to our free onsite fitness center that’s open 24/7, 365 days a year.
North Star BlueScope Steel is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.
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