Mechanic A Maintenance

Carpenter•Temple, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Carpenter Company has an immediate opening for a Mechanic A at their Temple, TX manufacturing plant. This position is responsible for ensuring that all machinery, equipment, delivery systems, support systems, building condition and appearance, and fabrication of items essential to the manufacturing of products for internal and external customers are maintained and operating to meet optimum efficiency. Carpenter Co. employees are committed to working hard to ensure production goals are met while maintaining operational excellence. As the Mechanic A, you will be in constant communication with department managers and the maintenance manager to coordinate production schedules with mechanical repairs. This position works in a normal maintenance and manufacturing environment with exposure to temperature changes and working in confined spaces. Major challenges include working independently on very involved and complex jobs, ensuring timeliness of job completion to keep downtime to a minimum, and working with little or no supervision. Must possess a required variety of personally owned industrial hand tools.

Requirements

High School or GED plus 2 to 3 years of specialty or technical training.
4 to 6 years of manufacturing maintenance experience.
Certified forklift, genie boom, and scissor lift operator.
Ability to repair all equipment in the plant with little or no supervision.
Ability to interpret and use complicated drawings, using advanced shop math, and handbook formulas.
Ability to weld and cut steel, braze, solder, fabricate machinery and parts, basic plumbing and electrical skills.
Ability to be on call and report for work with little prior notice on weekends, holidays, and any hour of the day or night insuring there is the least amount of downtime as possible.
Ability to recognize mechanical prblems before a breakdown through an established preventative maintenance program and report conditions encountered that may affect the operation of the equipment at its optimum efficiency.
Ability to fabricate any mechanical assembly, install the equipment and make it operational.
Ability to identify and request needed parts to be purchased and be able to speak to vendors and obtain quotes for needed parts.
Possess a required variety of personally owned industrial hand tools.

Nice To Haves

Some on the job training is available for specialized equipment.

Responsibilities

Repair all equipment in the plant with little or no supervision.
Interpret and use complicated drawings, using advanced shop math, and handbook formulas.
Weld and cut steel, braze, solder, fabricate machinery and parts, and perform basic plumbing and electrical tasks.
Be on call and report for work with little prior notice on weekends, holidays, and any hour of the day or night, ensuring the least amount of downtime possible.
Recognize mechanical problems before a breakdown through an established preventative maintenance program and report conditions encountered that may affect the operation of the equipment at its optimum efficiency.
Fabricate any mechanical assembly, install the equipment, and make it operational.
Identify and request needed parts to be purchased and speak to vendors to obtain quotes for needed parts.
Other duties as assigned by management.