Steel Mill Maintenance Technician

Steel Mill Specialist

Company: Minteq, a Minerals Technologies company, is the global leader in designing and delivering advanced technological solutions for a multitude of industrial applications. From design and installation to the maintenance of customized solutions, we provide truly turnkey solutions that help our partners increase productivity, enhance yields, reduce downtime, and lower overall costs.

Location: USA | Field, Texas - within the Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Houston, Austin area.

Starting rate: $27 - $30 per hour

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan

Responsibilities

The Maintenance Technician is an employee who functions at a high level of capacity in several key areas, including acting as turn leader (where appropriate), having expertise with all equipment - plus troubleshooting, being available to assist in other shops, performing preventive equipment maintenance, and handling certain administrative/recordkeeping functions. Must be mechanically inclined and able to work independently.

This is considered a safety sensitive position therefore will be subject to random drug testing as required.

This position requires traveling to numerous locations in the business on a weekly basis. Distance and amount of travel will depend on location of selected candidate. Valid Driver's License required.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Apply material (product) and use all relevant equipment as required
• Follow all standard operating procedures regarding equipment and applications of product
• Regularly perform specialty applications, e.g., iron ladles, steel ladles, tundishes
• Assist in the rotation of product inventory and minimize usage of consumables.
• Be proficient in all aspects of equipment operation, maintenance and troubleshooting
• Understand all equipment operations; keep equipment clean and in working order
• Perform advanced preventive maintenance of all equipment
• Perform advanced troubleshooting of all equipment
• Operate as turn leader, where appropriate
• Supervise work team during shift
• Communicate with Service Manager regarding performance or policy compliance issues
• Assists in administrative/recordkeeping functions
• Record consumable parts usage and monitor inventory of parts
• Complete turn paperwork and submit it as required by Service Manager
• Maintain recordkeeping and field trial reports
• Assist the training and development of new employees
• Assist in orientation process for new hires
• Demonstrate proper equipment usage and knowledge of product application
• Demonstrate preventive maintenance and actively advocate safety awareness
• Lead by example regarding policy compliance, standard operating procedures, etc.
• Assist in emergency call outs, help in other shops, and handle special applications
• Respond to emergency equipment call outs
• Accept temporary fill in work at other shops, including, e.g., for blast furnaces and steel ladles
• Maintain a strong focus on satisfying the customer
• Maintain a professional, high profile with the customer
• Assist in new trials provide feedback to Service and other managers
• Assist in the testing of new products, provide feedback
• Identify new sales opportunities, suggest new ideas
• Safety – Actively participate in our on-going safety culture which include the following:
• Follow All Safety Requirements of the Host Mill
• Clarity Net
• Near Miss Reporting
• Risk Assessment
• Stop Card Program
• OE/Lean
• Actively participates in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes, such as 5S, Kaizen, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Daily Management Control, Standard Work and Problem Solving.
• Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Qualifications

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent.

Miscellaneous: Must have a valid Driver's License

Knowledge: Progressive experience in Service positions, previous steel-making or other related experience. Experienced with hydraulics, pneumatics, electricity and electronics, personal computer, and lasers. Thorough knowledge of Company products, applications and equipment for each task.

Skills & Abilities: Outstanding technical, mechanical, plus leadership/influence, performance management basics, communication, interpersonal, adaptability, ability to learn quickly and work independently, initiative, integrity, customer and quality focus, analysis and judgment/problem-solving, safety awareness and planning and organizing. Must be able to operate equipment such as forklift, gun, caster equipment, wire feeder, laser, SEQUAD, Mag-O-Star, etc.

Physical & Mental: Ability to lift to 50 pounds (or more in certain shops). Must be able to withstand the physical pressures of constant standing, walking, bending, climbing, kneeling, crouching, reaching, sitting, extremes of hot and cold, as well as carrying, lifting, pushing and pulling heavy objects. Must be able to gather data, draw conclusions and handle a high level of stress. General: May require working rotating shifts, emergency call outs, and overtime. Must wear all required safety gear. May be requested to travel.

Federal Applicant Information

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