Maintenance Technician - 1st shift

Maintenance Tech - 1st Shift

Metals USA has an immediate opening for a Maintenance Tech - 1st Shift in the Waggaman, LA location. The Maintenance Tech performs basic diagnostic tests, evaluates equipment performance, performs preventive maintenance, troubleshoots routine and emergency repairs on equipment.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Repairs, services and inspects facility equipment and property to include: overhead cranes, production machinery, material handling equipment and facility grounds.
• Complies with company and OSHA safety policies and safe work practices, e.g. lock out/tag out, safety data sheets and hazardous material usage.
• Operates industrial equipment and observes mechanical operation to determine efficiency and to detect problems
• Inspects or tests damaged machine parts, and marks defective areas or advises supervisor of repair needs.
• Performs building and equipment maintenance, repair and improvements. Performs preventive maintenance on CNC machinery, electrical and hydraulic systems, overhead cranes and other fabricating equipment.
• Installs, replaces, or changes machine parts, attachments and new equipment according to production specifications
• Reassembles machines after the completion of repair or maintenance work
• Lubricates or applies adhesives or other materials to machines, machine parts, or other equipment, according to specified procedures
• Records production, repair, and machine maintenance information
• Reads maintenance repair work orders and specifications to determine machine and equipment requiring repair or maintenance
• Inspects, operates or test machinery or equipment to diagnose malfunctions.
• Sets up and operates machines, and adjust controls to regulate operations
• Collaborates with other workers to repair or move machines, machine parts, or equipment
• Maintains equipment files and orders spare-parts inventory on service center equipment and work effectively with operations to implement a preventive maintenance program to improve equipment uptime (or reliability)
• Drives company motor vehicle (non-DOT) occasionally for local pick-up for parts or equipment
• Plans and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or schematic diagrams.
• Notifies management of any problems that might affect production schedules.
• Regular and predictable attendance is required to perform the duties of a maintenance technician.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Metals USA offers a competitive starting salary and benefits plus upward mobility professional growth.

Metals USA provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees w/o regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

Metals USA is committed to protecting our employees by creating and maintaining a workplace free of substance abuse.

High School diploma or GED

• Comprehend industrial electrical, mechanical, hydraulic systems, and interpret electrical and hydraulic schematics.
• Experience in diagnosing and repairing equipment in one or more of the following areas: CNC Plasma Cutting, Abrasive Blasting, Preservation Lines, Hydraulic Press, or similar steel processing/shipbuilding equipment.
• Ability to read English maintenance work orders, schematics/blueprints, safety, and policy manuals.
• Knowledge of 3 phase 480 volt electrical and motor control systems.
• Experience operating an overhead crane, forklift, and hand tools preferred.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Products preferred.
• Ability to perform electronic, mechanical, and hydraulic repairs used in electrical and mechanical work assignments.
• Demonstrated manual dexterity, finger dexterity, arm-hand steadiness, and multi-limb coordination.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule and be on call at various times including weekends.
• Candidate required to pass pre-employment drug screening.

Physical Demands:

Occupation requires physical activity more than 66% of the time ( > 5.5 hours per day)

• Stand, walk, sit, handling/fingering, reach outward, reach above shoulder, climb, squat or kneel or bend
• Lift, carry, push and/or pull 51 -- 100 lbs. with assistance

Other Physical Requirements:

• Must wear the proper personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Steel-toed boots or metatarsal boots
• Hard hats with chin strap; chin strap must be worn at all times while in the warehouse
• Protective eyewear
• Hand protection
• Arm guards/sleeves
• Hearing protection if required by the hearing conservation program

Work Environment:

May be exposed to some of the following working conditions.

• Environmental temperature changes hot & cold
• Working inside and outside of an industrial warehouse
• Moderate to loud levels
• Vibration
• Oils, dust, fumes and metallic particles
• Day and night shifts