Mechanic I-1

Tate & Lyle•Okmulgee, OK

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Mechanic troubleshoots and repairs mechanical equipment throughout the site, using personal decision-making to minimize disruption to production. The maintenance department supports the entire facility seven days a week, and mechanics may work in one or more plant areas and handle multiple assignments during a shift. Call-ins are required. The role calls for strong self-management, punctuality, good attendance, and flexibility to adjust to changing assignments. The mechanic repairs, replaces, and installs a range of production equipment and auxiliaries, including pumps, conveyors, valves, motors, piping, flanges, gaskets, mechanical seals, and filters. Work includes aligning, disassembling, and rebuilding equipment such as compressors, steam turbines, gearboxes, and pumps. The position uses precision measuring instruments and shop equipment, and may involve working independently or with a small group. The position supports a 24/7/365 plant operation. Work may involve 8-hour or 12-hour shifts, rotating shifts, nights, weekends, and holidays. The job is primarily outdoors in varying weather conditions, with some indoor work in high temperatures. Physical work includes standing and walking, climbing stairs, kneeling, crouching, crawling, transporting tools and materials, and using hand, electric, or pneumatic tools. All duties must be performed in accordance with food safety, quality, environmental, and health and safety requirements. Team members are expected to follow applicable policies and procedures, speak up and intervene to prevent unsafe conditions, report incidents and near misses, and help ensure products are fit for human consumption.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent, with at least two years of experience as an industrial mechanic and/or technical education in industrial maintenance or mechanics.
At least two years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Ability to read and write and demonstrate basic mathematics competency.
Experience troubleshooting and repairing mechanical equipment throughout a site.
Knowledge of types and uses of valves.
Ability to change, repair, and align pumps.
Experience with precision measuring instruments such as micrometers and calipers, and with drill presses, hydraulic presses, pedestal grinders, mills, and lathes.
Familiarity with reading and working from blueprints and/or single-line drawings.
Ability to use computerized maintenance software.
Ability to understand and comply with GMP regulations.
Good understanding of electrical, instrumentation, and hand tools.
Knowledge of working with a HART communicator and a multimeter, and basic computer skills.
Knowledge of calibrating flow, pressure, and level instruments.
Knowledge of reading and troubleshooting electrical diagrams.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including standing approximately 5–6 hours per day, climbing as many as five flights of stairs 3–4 times per day, kneeling, crouching, crawling, transporting equipment and tools, and operating handheld tools that may require applying up to 100 pounds of torque.
Ability to work primarily outdoors in varying weather, including temperatures from -32°F to over 100°F, and indoors where temperatures may reach 110°F or higher.
Availability for required call-ins and potential 8-hour or 12-hour shifts, rotating shifts, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

Experience maintaining high-speed rotating equipment such as turbines and compressors.
Ability to align, troubleshoot, disassemble, and rebuild production equipment such as reciprocating compressors, steam turbines, and centrifugal pumps.
Basic welding skills.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot and repair mechanical equipment throughout the site to minimize disruption to production.
Repair, replace, and install equipment, including pumps, screw conveyors, rotary valves, relief valves, motors, conveyors, piping, flanges, gaskets, mechanical seals, and filters.
Align, disassemble, and rebuild production equipment such as reciprocating compressors, steam turbines, bearing members, gearboxes, and pumps.
Use micrometers and calipers to repair equipment and operate drill presses, hydraulic presses, pedestal grinders, mills, and lathes.
Work independently or in small groups to install, repair, and replace process equipment.
Work independently or in pairs to repair equipment at a workstation.
Follow food safety, legal, quality, environmental, health, and safety requirements and site rules.
Participate in the safety program, including reporting incidents and near misses and conducting audits.
Report environmental violations or near misses.
Respond to call-ins as required.