Maintenance Mechanic

Nutrius, LLC • Kingsburg, CA

4d • $22 - $26

About The Position

The Maintenance Mechanic reports to the Plant Manager and troubleshoots, repairs, and performs preventive maintenance on equipment throughout the mill operation. The role helps minimize downtime by detecting potential mechanical and electrical problems and making timely corrections, including in emergency situations. Work includes maintaining and repairing a range of industrial, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, packaging, and building systems, and may involve elevated heights and confined spaces.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of maintenance experience in feed mill maintenance, an industrial environment, or a production environment.
• Knowledge of fabrication, electrical schematics, engineering drawings, power transmission, pneumatics, welding, and cutting.
• Experience with light industrial electrical work; hydraulics, power transmissions, and pneumatics; and basic computer use.
• Ability to use a variety of hand and power tools.
• Skills in welding, fabrication, plumbing, electrical work, automotive and forklift systems, packaging equipment, pumps, compressors, instrumentation and electronics, machining, PLCs, equipment rebuilding, pneumatics and hydraulics, and general building repairs.
• MIG, TIG, and stick welding skills.
• Ability to maintain quality-control standards, problem-solve, supervise, and troubleshoot.
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all organizational levels, with strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to evaluate employees fairly and objectively.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Knowledge of safety, inventory, and maintenance processes and procedures.
• Ability to climb stairs and ladders and work safely at heights up to 200 feet and in confined spaces.
• MS Office skills, including Excel and Word.
• Ability to work flexible hours, overtime, and rotating weekends.

Nice To Haves

• College coursework in a technical field.
• Previous feed mill experience.
• Computer systems skills for creating spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventive maintenance on equipment throughout the mill operation.
• Detect potential mechanical and electrical problems to minimize equipment downtime.
• Troubleshoot and make on-the-spot corrections to emergency conditions.
• Perform related duties and special projects as assigned.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform maintenance, service, or operation.
• Follow instructions from the department supervisor or lead.
• Program and operate a palletizing robot.
• Work flexible hours, including overtime and rotating weekends.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed