Millwright Mechanic

Millwright Mechanic Job Highlights

Company Profile

Metro Group is a premier metal recycling and transloading company. The Group provides both drop-off recycling services located throughout the Wasatch Front and recycling container services for industrial, manufacturing, and fabricating companies that produce scrap metals through their day-to-day processes. In addition, it also offers on-site or mobile clean-up solutions for businesses, farms/ranches, or industrial sites.

Job Profile

The company is looking for a Millwright Mechanic to join its team.

Educational Qualification

• The applicants should have a High School Diploma or Equivalent

Work Experience

• The candidates should have 3 years of proven experience or comparable field preferably within the Industrial Maintenance industry

Duties/Responsibilities

• Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, levels, lasers, and plumb bobs
• Align, level, and anchor machinery
• Attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and power tools
• Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms, using bolts and clamps
• Complete assigned work within a given timeframe and according to specifications
• Complete housekeeping duties in assigned area or project area daily and/or when required
• Complete required paperwork
• Comply with standards and procedures of Metro Group INC’s Health and Safety program, including job safety analyses, Risk assessments, etc. Assure compliance of team members
• Construct and/or repair machine foundations using hand tools and building materials such as wood, cement, grout, and steel
• Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chain falls, overhead frames, and other equipment
• Controlling Machines and Processes ‘ using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (including computers or vehicles)
• Dismantle and store rigging equipment after use
• Dismantle machinery and equipment for shipment to the installation site, usually performing installation and maintenance work as part of a team
• Ensure assigned work is understood prior to commencing
• Experience with conveyors and conveyance systems. Ability to track belts and troubleshoot issues
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field
• Insert shims, adjust the tension on nuts and bolts, or position parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments, to set specified clearances between moving and stationary parts
• Inspect rigging to ensure safety and reliability
• Install and maintain machinery and equipment using hoists, lift trucks, hand tools, and power tools
• Level/ establish centerline, using straightedge, levels, and transit
• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment ‘ running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned
• Replace defective parts of a machine or adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts, adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance, and replace worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts
• Select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and certified load ratings
• Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using portable gas heating equipment
• Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, in order to ensure the safety of workers and materials
• Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, and/or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required
• Basic electrical and controls knowledge is a plus
• Must be mechanically proficient
• Proficient in stick and wire feed welding processes
• Working knowledge of Hydraulic systems and ability to troubleshoot

Benefits/Perks

• 401k w/ Metro matching up to 4% (employees eligible after 1 year of employment)
• 7 Paid Holidays
• Company Holiday Party
• Company Summer Employee and Family Party
• Employee Assistance Program
• Extra Mile Program
• Flexible Savings Account/Health Savings Account
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Life/AD&D
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Safety Incentives

Other Requirements

• Valid driver’s license

Employer’s Statement

Metro Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.