Maintenance Mechanic - Military Veterans
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As an Industrial Mechanic working with our client, you will need to have a thorough understanding of mechanical engineering principles to help install, troubleshoot, and service the mechanical equipment in the mill. Knowledge of mechanical power transmission components such as couplings, bearings, gearing, and lubrication systems as well as any experience with industrial hydraulic or pneumatic systems, drive shafts, pumps, conveyor systems and air compressors that you have learned in the military will be important skills for this position.
Any welding, metal cutting, or fabrication experience would also be a bonus. If you have experience troubleshooting and repairing various engine types, AC/DC drives or knowledge or aptitude to learn electrical, hydraulic, and other mechanical systems should help you in this position.
They have a strong leadership team in place here with a lot of experience and will have an outlined training program in place, starting with a safety training program, as safety is something they take very seriously, most training will be on-the-job. Gears, bearings, hydraulics and welding experience are important skills that you will need. They are looking for people who are independent thinkers, with well-developed leadership skills that they can see as future leaders, and a collaborative, team orientated mindset.
This company realizes that you may not have all the skill sets needed for each of this position but if you have a great attitude and great aptitude toward learning an exciting manufacturing process and want to continually improve every day, then this is the right opportunity for you. Show them how you can fit into their culture of teamwork and safety.
This is a new mill, and they expect to be up and running and producing steel by the 2nd quarter of 2025. To start, you will be assisting with the installation and start-up of equipment and some construction in the mill, while training and getting up to speed on skill sets that you are weaker with. The shifts usually run 4 days on 4 days off 4 nights on 4 nights off, 12-hour shifts, 7am ? 7pm and 7pm ? 7am.
Base salary, $95K - $110K, with a guaranteed bonus until the plant is up and running, then a production bonus takes over. They also offer a great benefits package.
Join the largest steel producer and recycler in the US. Work for a company that has never had a lay-off.
Job 58007
Lexington, NC
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