Maintenance Mechanic/Industrial Mechanic

Maintenance Mechanic/Industrial Mechanic Job Highlights

Company Profile

CEMEX is a global building materials company that provides high-quality products and reliable service to customers and communities worldwide.

Job Profile

The company is seeking a Maintenance Mechanic/Industrial Mechanic who will support of the production process, by performing complex maintenance repair and rebuilding of all plant equipment required to maintain optimum capabilities.

Work under the direction of the Maintenance or Production Team Leader.

Education Level

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Work Experience

• Possess work-related experience (a plus)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Full compliance with plant, state, and federal safety regulations and general work rules. Use of proper lock-out procedure and personal protective equipment.
• Maintain, repair, rebuild, and fabricate parts when required for all types of industrial equipment used in the production of cement.
• Performs gas and arc welding, layout, pipefitting, and millwright functions.
• Direct and train inexperienced or less experienced employees
• Performs preventive maintenance inspections, diagnose equipment problems and performs necessary repairs, and reports findings to supervision.
• Responds to emergency breakdowns and repairs which may occur on a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-per-week basis.
• Take personal responsibility to translate safety policies, goals, and standards from paper into action. Follow prescribed safety policies, procedures, and standards in the completion of assigned tasks. Complete all required inspections, audits, work orders, and reports. Communicate and document hazards and substandard conditions or acts. Immediately correct substandard conditions and act to the best of your ability.  Report all near misses to your team leader and assist as requested in near misses and incident investigations.
• Works from detailed prints and equipment manuals to fabricate parts and repair equipment as necessary.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to carry out not only simple but complex oral and written instructions and deal with problems from standardized situations and work experience
• Ability to communicate well with supervisors, mechanics, leadmen, welders, maintenance personnel co-workers, and outside contractors
• Ability to comprehend additional training about the performing of the work duties
• Ability to develop other technical and management skills for future promotion
• Ability to read and understand English sufficiently to be able to read technical information contained in manuals, reports, and welding work-related instruction, including safety issues and matters
• Electrical and mechanical knowledge to detect potential safety hazards, breakdown of machinery and equipment
• Good mathematical skills, including basic math, fractions, and conversions of four-five-digit numbers and common units of measurement in both metric and decimal systems
• High level of attentiveness and physical coordination to perform the work activities safely and productively
• Must have the ability to operate standard maintenance machines, equipment, and powered mechanic tools. To cut, and mount fabricated components needed to repair equipment

Working Conditions

• Continuous exposure to extreme heat, extreme cold, extreme noise, and working outdoors
• Must wear protective equipment while at the location

Physical Requirements

• Heavy Work-Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• Must be able to perform all job functions which include, but may not be limited to, pushing, turning, or pulling controls
• Requires walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a significant degree
• Regularly required to talk and hear, to communicate to employees/visitors as well as function safely around heavy rolling equipment

Benefits/Perks

• The company offers competitive wages, career growth, and excellent benefits including health, dental, vision plans, vacation or paid time off, employee assistance programs, and retirement plan options.

Employer’s Statement

CEMEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by under federal, state or local law.