Mechanic Helper (Lincolnton, NC) Austin Industrial

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance construction and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil gas chemical food agriculture power and manufacturing industries.

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Industrial Mechanic Helper

The Industrial Mechanic Top Helper assists the Mechanic who diagnoses mechanical failures and makes needed repairs to industrial mechanical equipment. Duties include providing mechanical support preventative maintenance installation service repair troubleshooting and resolution of multiple operating machines within a manufacturing industrial environment. This is accomplished by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned.

Responsibilities

• Maintain viability on health and safety of employees customers and the surrounding community and environment.
• Install maintain inspect troubleshoot repair and perform preventative maintenance inspections and repairs on all mechanical equipment and systems.
• Replaces bearings chains sprockets and a variety of other machine parts.
• Rebuilds pumps cylinders valves chillers and various mechanical equipment as necessary following standard operating procedure.
• Knowledge of shop and hand tools as necessary to complete and phase of installation or maintenance.
• Must be able to perform work wearing personnel protective equipment. Including but not limited to the following: rain gear chemical protective clothing supplied air and air purifying respirators safety harness sand blast hoods fire resistant coveralls hard hat ear plugs and safety glasses.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body able to reach overhead able to work in various positions including but not limited to stooping standing bending over sitting kneeling squatting; use hands to handle or feel objects tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; work at heights balance for extended periods of time.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education no minimum education requirements.
• Experience no minimum experience requirements.

Must pass pre-employment physical drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.

Physical Mental & Environmental Requirements

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Employees must be able to sit stand walk climb balance stoop kneel crouch crawl reach and use hands and fingers to perform assigned duties. Positions may require lifting carrying pushing or pulling up to 50 pounds working at elevations on uneven surfaces or in confined spaces. Employees must possess sufficient visual hearing communication and motor skills to safely perform job responsibilities.

Employees must be able to read comprehend and follow safety procedures work instructions and company policies; exercise sound judgment; solve problems; maintain attention to detail; effectively manage stress; and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.

Work may be performed in industrial and construction environments with exposure to weather conditions temperature extremes noise dust fumes moving equipment vibration and other site-specific hazards. Employees must be able to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) and meet all customer site regulatory medical and fitness-for-duty requirements applicable to the position.

Must be able to perform all job duties while maintaining a constant commitment to safety quality and productivity expectations.

We offer excellent benefits including medical dental life and disability insurance and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about Austin please go to

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies search firms or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so ( i.e. payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

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