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Zinc Resources Millwright Technician in Victoria, Texas
Job Summary:
The technician will perform cross-functional duties in plant maintenance. Duties include routine and preventative maintenance work on industrial machinery and equipment. Responsibilities also include continuously monitoring the status of all plant systems and ensuring safe, efficient operation, testing, inspection, calibration, and maintenance of all plant equipment.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Assist with preventative and routine maintenance of mobile and plant equipment. Perform daily pre/post-shift inspections on equipment and maintain maintenance log.
- Perform lubricating maintenance and cleaning activities.
- Layout, level, and align pumps, compressor turbines, machines, and centrifuges; repair pumps; set impeller clearances; and set fan blades.
- Align belts and motors to gearboxes using manual tools, lasers, and computers.
- Fabrication, assembly, and construction of new machinery and equipment.
- Build, maintain, and troubleshoot manufacturing equipment, including hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyor systems, rotary mixers, bucket elevators, and batch ovens.
- Operate plant-specific mobile equipment (i.e., Front-end Loader).
- Cross-train in all plant areas.
- Follow all safety rules, regulations, and procedures set forth by Federal and State agencies and Zinc Resources, LLC policies.
- Demonstrate a positive, upbeat attitude and energy level towards teammates, peers, and customers.
- Maintains good housekeeping in areas of responsibility.
- Perform other duties as requested.
Minimum Education Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED required. 2-year technical degree, apprenticeship or equivalent preferred.
Knowledge, skills, and abilities required:
- 1-2 years experience as an industrial mechanic, millwright, or maintenance technician.
- Proficiently interpret technical documentation, including blueprints, schematics, manuals, and drawings, to effectively install, assemble, troubleshoot, and repair rotating equipment.
- Demonstrateproficiency in equipment layout, plant systems, Industrial plant ICE systems, electrical principles, safety, and test equipment for effective troubleshooting and maintenance.
- Knowledge of metals, bearings, mechanical seals, valves, packing, vertical and horizontal multi-stage pumps, drive couplings, agitators, gas and steam turbines, reciprocal and centrifugal compressors, and gearboxes.
- Fabrication skills, including welding.
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Physical requirements
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment, such as a hard hat, safety glasses, ear protection, respirator, chemical suits, hot gloves, and high-voltage protective equipment etc., for long periods.
- Pass drug tests and pre-employment physicals to company standards.
- Capable of climbing stairs to 100 ft. and working at this height, as well as bending, stooping, climbing, and reaching around all equipment areas
- Lift to 50 lbs. to waist level and carry 20 yards.
- Ability to use hand tools such as grease guns, shovels, wrenches, screwdrivers, etc.
- Work in areas where noise levels are up to 90 dbs.
- Will work in varied environments (in all weather conditions, heat, cold, wet, humid, dry, and/or dusty conditions).
- Exposure toraw materials and various chemicals, solvents, and lubricants.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled