Beet Receiving Repair Person

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative•Emmet Township, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves operating a welder and cutting torch, with the ability to weld various parts. The position requires repairing equipment by replacing components like sprockets, bearings, chains, shafts, motors, and gearboxes. Basic electrical skills are necessary, and the applicant must provide their own basic tools. The job also entails reading blueprints, manuals, drawings, and sketches, as well as following verbal instructions to determine operational layouts and sequences. Knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machine procedures is essential. Maintaining a professional attitude and composure with colleagues is important. Housekeeping duties include cleaning the shop area and maintaining tools and equipment. Agricultural mechanics will disassemble, relocate, and reassemble receiving equipment, splice belting, replace motors, gears, and bearings, and perform other shop duties. Mechanics may also be assigned to other Ag Department equipment or projects, including grounds upkeep, maintenance, and environmental projects. The role requires the ability to work 12-hour shifts during harvest season or as needed, and involves physical tasks such as bending, stretching, twisting, reaching, climbing, and lifting up to 100 lbs.

Requirements

Ability to weld flat, cylindrical, or irregular parts.
Pass a bend test prior to job placement.
Basic electrical skills.
Must provide own basic tools.
Ability to read blueprints, manuals, drawings, rough sketches and follow verbal instructions to determine layout and sequence of operations.
Knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machine procedures.
Ability to maintain a professional attitude and composure with piler crews, shareholders, and other employees.
Pass 6G weld test.
Possess a Class A CDL Driver License to operate company vehicles, including a boom truck and trailer prior to job placement.
Ability to work 12-hour shifts during the harvest season or as required.
Ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs, including climbing ladders and stairways.
Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 100 #.

Nice To Haves

Ability to obtain NCCCO mobile crane certification.

Responsibilities

Operate a welder and cutting torch with the ability to weld flat, cylindrical, or irregular parts.
Repair equipment by replacing/adjusting sprockets, bearings, chains, shafts, motors, and gearboxes.
Disassemble, relocate, and reassemble receiving equipment.
Splice belting.
Replace motors, gears, and bearings.
Perform various shop duties as required.
Work on other Ag Department equipment or projects as assigned by supervisors.
Perform grounds upkeep/maintenance and environmental projects that include tile intake monitoring and beet disposal operations.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Clean shop area and keep tools and shop equipment clean and in good repair.