Maintenance Mechanic Journeyman

Kiewit•Abilene, TX

29d•Onsite

About The Position

TIC is seeking a MEWP Certified Maintenance Mechanic Journeyman for a project in Abilene, Texas. The role maintains and troubleshoots production machinery, performs setup and teardown, and works with machine operators and production management to keep equipment operating safely and efficiently. The position pays up to $36 per hour depending on experience and provides $150 per day worked in per diem. The listed schedule is Monday through Friday, on day or night shift, with irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required. The position is based in a construction/industrial environment with changing outdoor weather, noise, dust, confined or cluttered areas, and uneven surfaces. The work may require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or mechanical platforms to access equipment at heights that may exceed 200 feet, as well as moving items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

May require a high school diploma or equivalent and previous experience in the field or a related area.
Strong working knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
Ability to understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management and supervision.
Proficiency in the safe and efficient use of electrical, hand, power, layout, and measurement tools.
Must have the required tools.
Ability to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl while moving about a construction/industrial site.
Ability to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; access equipment or work areas using ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolds as required, potentially at heights exceeding 200 feet.
Ability to work in confined and cluttered spaces, on uneven surfaces, and in noisy and dusty environments.
Ability to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction/industrial site.
MEWP certification.

Responsibilities

Work independently or with industry specialists to troubleshoot and diagnose production machinery problems.
Set up, operate, troubleshoot, and tear down production machinery.
Keep designated machinery in operating condition.
Minimize downtime through effective preventive maintenance procedures and management.
Troubleshoot machinery errors during production.
Communicate machine issues to production management when necessary.
Work with machine operators to ensure machines operate safely and properly.
Estimate sizes, distances, quantities, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for work activities.
Inspect subordinate employees' work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, and explain and take necessary corrective action.