Maintenance Mechanic

Job Highlights

Company Profile

Turner Industries provides a single solution in heavy industrial construction, maintenance, turnaround, pipe and module fabrication, equipment, rigging and specialized transportation, and associated specialty services.

Job Profile

The company is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic who will lay out, fabricate, assemble, install, and maintain piping and piping systems, fixtures, and equipment for steam, hot water, heating, cooling, lubricating, sprinkling, and industrial processing systems.

Education Level

• Not mentioned, yet a High School Diploma (a plus)

Work Experience

• Possess work-related experience (a plus)

License/Certification

• Must possess a Minnesota High Pressure Pipe license
• Must possess or qualify to receive a TWIC identification card
• Written pre-employment qualification test
• Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation
• Must pass a background check
• Hazard Communication orientation/test

Duties/Responsibilities

• Assembles and installs a variety of metal and non-metal pipe fittings, including those made of brass, copper, lead, glass, and plastic
• Cuts, threads, and bends the pipe
• Inspects work sites to determine the presence of obstructions and to ascertain that holes will not cause structural weakness
• Installs and maintains refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, including compressors, pumps, meters, pneumatic and hydraulic controls, and piping
• Joins pipe using threaded, caulked, soldered, brazed, fused, or cemented joints
• Plans the sequence of installation to avoid obstructions and activities of other construction workers
• Secures pipe to structure with clamps, brackets, and hangers
• Selects the size and type of pipe and related material according to job specifications
• Test the piping system for leaks

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Blueprint and schematic reading
• Hydraulic/pneumatic systems
• Mechanical troubleshooting
• Preventive maintenance
• Welding and fabrication

Work Environment

• May be required to do the following: climbing ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc. above and below ground level; maintaining balance on ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc.; reaching in all directions; handling and manipulating objects and materials; coordinating the movements of eyes, hands and fingers to operate tools and equipment; lifting 30 to 50 pounds from ground level, waist level, or overhead; carrying objects, tools, equipment, etc.; standing/sitting; walking; pushing; pulling; bending; kneeling; crouching/squatting; seeing with or without correction; hearing with or without correction; wearing respirator and other PPE; work in excessive heat; work in excessive cold; work in loud environment

Benefits/Perks

• The benefits include health, dental, vision, life, ADD, voluntary life/ADD, disability benefits, leaves of absence, 401k, paid time off, paid holidays, telehealth access, and employee assistance program.

Employer’s Statement

Turner Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer.