Zircoa is looking for an experienced Industrial Maintenance Mechanic for 3rd shift who will perform duties to provide mechanical services to plant equipment and facilities.

Some responsibilities included but are not limited to:

• Install, overhaul, repair, and maintain plant facilities, services, and equipment, using hand tools, trade tools, machines, and supplies.
• Work from blueprints, written specifications, and instructions.
• Diagnose work to determine mechanical trouble, method of corrective action, execute the corrective work, and direct activities of tradesman - semi-skilled, as assigned.
• Overhaul, repairs and maintain all plant machinery such as batching systems, kilns, presses, grinders, saws, mills, crushers, and miscellaneous plant and production equipment.
• Disassemble equipment, gearboxes, drive units, sub-assemblies, replacing gears, shafts, bearings, packing, etc.; aligning and adjusting parts; scraping bearings; reassembling equipment.
• Assist electricians as required and perform minor electrical work.
• Install plant equipment including laying out proposed location, constructing concrete bases, rigging equipment into place, connecting services such as water, air, etc. and testing for correct operation of equipment, service dust collectors and plant heating system.
• Run piping services to new equipment, repair existing water, sewage, drainage and/or air facilities.
• Service industrial truck and hand trucks; adjustment to lift and tilt control unit, brake control unit, motor controls, etc.
• Perform miscellaneous building maintenance including patching of roof, cleaning drains, glazing windows, painting walls, installing locks, etc.
• Construct pallets, boxes, bulkheads, or perform other carpentry tasks.
• Perform masonry installation and repair on building, kilns, kiln cars, and miscellaneous brick, concrete block or concrete work.
• Perform HAZWOPER duties to respond to hazardous material spills.
• Exercise proper care in the use of tools, equipment, and materials.
• Detect and report faulty equipment, defective material, improper operations, and unusual conditions to supervision.
• Observe all prescribed safety rules and regulations and maintain work area in a neat and orderly condition.

• Highschool diploma or GED equivalency
• At least 5 years of industrial maintenance experience
• Perform tasks of substantial variety/complexity which require an extensive knowledge of processing techniques, tools, materials, machines, and equipment.
• Electrical wiring and mechanical skills
• Analyze mechanical and operational problems on assigned equipment and plan for and take corrective action. Make necessary corrections and running adjustments to maintain maximum production and quality.
• Working knowledge of Quality systems and Health, Safety and Environmental practices