Maintenance Mechanic

Preload is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic to join their growing team. The Maintenance Mechanic installs, maintains, and repairs machinery, equipment, physical structures, and pipe and electrical systems. Pay is in the $28/hr to $38/hr with competitive benefits.

• Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.
• Listens to unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunctions and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problems or repair machine.
• Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.
• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical and electronic components of machinery and equipment.
• Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.
• Repairs and maintains physical structure of plant and office building.
• Install, program, or repair automated machinery and equipment such as programmable controllers.
• Set up and operate machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill, and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.
• Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have 5 plus years’ experience in a related field
• A certificate from college or technical school is a plus
• Forklift experience is a plus