Maintenance Helper Maintenance

Carpenter • Taylor, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Carpenter Co. has an immediate opening for a Maintenance Helper, on 1st Shift at our Taylor, TX manufacturing plant. This position is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, installing, or replacing mechanical equipment. Carpenter Co. employees are committed to working hard to ensure production goals are met while maintaining operations excellence. The successful candidate will be expected to be able to install, repair and maintain to ensure the machinery is operating at an optimum production level necessary to manufacture products for internal and external customers. This position also operates in a normal maintenance and manufacturing environment with exposure to temperature changes.

Requirements

• High school or GED
• 1-2 years of Mechanic experience in a manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Good communication and advanced math skills.
• Ability to read and interpret a tape measure
• Ability to earn a Carpenter Co. Forklift Certification
• Must be able to work flexible hours.
• Must possess a variety of personally owned tools.

Nice To Haves

• Electrical Experience Desired

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Assemble and disassemble equipment.
• Perform basic plumbing on machinery and/or equipment.
• Safe use of cutting torch, plasma cutter, cut-off saw, and machine shop equipment.
• Read and interpret basic machine diagrams and plant layout drawings.
• Interpret complicated drawings, using advanced shop math and handbook formulas.
• Perform preventative maintenance on assigned machinery and/or equipment.
• Recognize potential mechanical problems, plan a solution for repair, and implement the plan.
• Assist with the calibration of all in-plant electrical equipment.
• Communicate, accept input, and follow instructions from Mechanic/Electrician A or Lead Person.
• Fabricate any mechanical assembly and install on equipment and make it operational.
• Cut and weld carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, etc., fabricate machinery and parts with and without engineering drawings.

Benefits

• Carpenter Co. is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or other legally protected characteristic.
• Carpenter Co conducts pre-employment drug testing on all applicants that receive and accept a written offer of employment.
• Equal Opportunity Employer
• This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED