Industrial Maintenance Technician - Port of Muskogee

The Industrial Maintenance Technician safely maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, and rebuilds production equipment and facility systems used in a steel coil slitting and processing operation. This multi-craft role diagnoses mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and industrial control system failures to restore dependable operation and support maximum slitter uptime. The technician balances emergency response, preventive maintenance, and planned corrective work while completing high-quality repairs that reduce repeat failures.

Execute every task in compliance with LOTO and applicable safety requirements.

Correct underlying problems and help prevent recurring equipment failures.

Restore and maintain dependable operation of the slitting line and support systems.

• Perform maintenance work safely and in accordance with company policies, established procedures, permits, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Apply Lockout/Tagout procedures to electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, gravitational, and other stored-energy sources; verify a zero-energy state before beginning work.
• Execute a balanced workload consisting of emergency breakdown response, preventive maintenance, and planned corrective repairs.
• Communicate with equipment operators and production personnel to understand failure conditions, inspect equipment, identify causes, and return equipment to safe operating condition.
• Test repaired equipment, verify proper operation of safeguards and controls, and communicate equipment status before release to production.
• Participate in root cause failure analysis by documenting failure conditions, identifying contributing factors, and recommending corrective actions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned consistent with the purpose and scope of the position.

• Maintain and repair all major coil-processing equipment, including coil cars, uncoiler, peeler tables, pinch rolls, levelers, slitter mechanical systems, scrap choppers, tension stands, recoiler.
• Maintain and repair overhead bridge cranes, jib cranes, banding equipment, and associated material-handling systems.
• Initiate crane inspections, troubleshooting, and repairs involving brakes, motors, gearboxes, limit switches, festoon systems, radio controls, VFDs, wire ropes, and related components; engage qualified outside contractors when specialized support is required.
• Perform general building, grounds, and facility repairs as assigned.

• Troubleshoot, dismantle, inspect, repair, rebuild, and assemble mechanical systems and heavy industrial equipment.
• Perform bearing installation and removal, with proper attention to fit, handling, lubrication, and damage prevention.
• Diagnose and repair gearboxes, drive systems, shafts, couplings, chains, sprockets, belts, rolls, and other rotating equipment.
• Perform shaft, coupling, belt, chain, sprocket, and roll alignment using appropriate precision measuring and alignment methods.
• Use drawings, manuals, equipment history, measurements, and operating observations to plan and complete repairs.

• Read and interpret hydraulic and pneumatic schematics and technical documentation.
• Diagnose, repair, and maintain hydraulic power units, pumps, cylinders, valves, hoses, tubing, fittings, filters, and associated components.
• Set and verify hydraulic pressures and flows; rebuild hydraulic cylinders and pumps when appropriate.
• Perform hydraulic contamination-control and filtration activities using clean work practices.
• Diagnose and repair pneumatic circuits, cylinders, valves, actuators, tubing, fittings, air-preparation equipment, positioning systems, and…