Relocate to Big Stone, SD - Plant Maintenance Technicians (Levels I-III)

Plant Maintenance Technician

Ready for a fresh start and a rewarding career opportunity? We are actively seeking Plant Maintenance Technicians interested in relocating to Big Stone, South Dakota or nearby communities. Join a stable organization offering competitive pay, excellent benefits, and long-term career growth.

What You Will Do

Repair and maintain equipment and building operations including ready-mix plant, recycler and other miscellaneous equipment.

• Repairs plant equipment in such a way as to ensure all equipment is always operated in a safe condition. Reinforces the safety culture throughout the entire organization. Attends plant safety meetings. Fixes issues identified during plant inspections in a timely manner.
• Works to ensure that the ready-mix plant is mechanically available every day and that unplanned production outages are kept to an absolute minimum. Proactively communicates problems in achieving continual plant uptime to Ready Mix Management Team.
• Effectively and efficiently performs all preventive maintenance activities and quickly resolves all equipment breakdowns. Avoids fixing equipment with temporary patches that do not resolve the fundamental cause of the equipment failure. Develops additional skills required to continually improve personal mechanical abilities.
• Educates the Operations Manager, Plant Managers, and Drivers about the appropriate methods to operate all parts of the plant. Troubleshoots unexpected breakdowns to identify root causes of the failure.
• Works with the Accounting department to ensure all administrative procedures are followed and that all maintenance expenses are appropriately categorized by piece of equipment.
• Utilizes daily Key Performance Indicators to drive operational excellence in maintenance.
• Occasional overnight travel required

Experience and Abilities You Will Need

• Must know all aspects of air handling devices, i.e. cylinders, solenoids, compressors, regulators. Knowledgeable of electric over air systems. Formal training and/or certification.
• Must be able to work with PVC and rigid piping for handling of air and water. Knowledge of pumps and their capacities.
• Must have expertise in the utilization of these tools. Formal training and/or certification preferred.
• Must understand 480-volt systems and lower. Must be able to read schematics and prints. Troubleshooting experience necessary. Computer batch panel experience necessary. Formal and/or certification necessary.
• Must be able to read prints and plant layout features, i.e. plumbing, air and electrical systems, conveyors, hoppers, silos and bins. Must be able to use a transit and experience installing forms.

You will love working here because: At GCC, employees are our most important resource. As a part of the GCC family, you'll be welcomed into a culture that promotes the company vision and internal career growth. Our company vision is to have our customers recognize us as a business partner that generates the most value to their construction projects. We're a sustainable growing company, a great place to work and a solid investment for our shareholders. GCC is an enterprise with a global and sustainable approach. Our production is mainly devoted to the manufacture and sale of gray Portland cement, mortar, premixed concrete, concrete blocks, plaster, aggregates and other construction materials. Join the family!

An Equal Opportunity Employer GCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors, including skills, abilities and experience.