Maintenance Mechanic

Kiewit • Fort Worth, TX

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Mechanic maintains production and quality by ensuring machinery and mechanical equipment operate properly. The role sets up, operates, troubleshoots, and tears down production machinery; keeps designated machinery running; and minimizes downtime through effective preventive maintenance procedures and management. The mechanic works independently or with industry specialists and machine operators, and communicates machine issues to production management when needed.

The position is performed in a construction or industrial environment, including exposure to changing outdoor weather, noise, dust, confined or cluttered spaces, and uneven surfaces. Work may involve irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required. Accessing equipment may require ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolding at heights that may exceed 200 feet. The role may also require moving items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

• May require a high school diploma or equivalent and previous years of experience in the field or a related area.
• Must possess 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.
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing.
• Must have required tools.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl.
• Ability to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds, potentially at heights exceeding 200 feet.
• Ability to move and work in confined and cluttered places and on uneven surfaces, and complete tasks in noisy and dusty environments.
• May be required to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site.
• Availability to work irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required.

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 running 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 are running safely and properly.
• Observe and comply with safety and project rules, and perform other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

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