Maintenance, Maintenance Technician ​/ Mechanic

Covia responsibly provides minerals solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals, our products support a variety of industrial markets, including glass, ceramics, coatings, metals, foundry, polymers, construction, water filtration, and sports and recreation. Long-standing relationships with a broad customer base enable Covia’s market-inspired approach to innovation to enhance solutions and customer benefits. Underpinning these strengths is an unwavering commitment to safety and to sustainable development, further enhancing the value that Covia delivers to all its stakeholders.

Covia is looking for a dynamic Maintenance Mechanic 3 who will have a positive impact on our team at our Marston, NC location. The Maintenance Mechanic 3 is accountable to ensure the safe and productive operation of the plant and must possess aptitude for multiple maintenance disciplines and be proficient in the operation of equipment associated with all functional areas within the plant.

• Safety:
  Perform each and every job in a safe and timely manner. A pre-job safety discussion is mandated before any major maintenance task is undertaken. During these pre-job discussions, all the steps of the procedure will be outlined to every person involved along with any safety concerns. This is to minimize any unanticipated problems during the task. Conduct Last Minute Risk Assessment prior to beginning a task.
• Preventative Maintenance:
  Ability to perform all preventative maintenance as needed in the plant to include familiarization with oils and greases (arbors, bearings, reducers, motors) replacement and disposal, pinch valve boots, change/repack glands on pumps, plumbing, patching, and v-belt changing;
• Conveyors:
  Ability to work on all aspects of belt conveyors, bucket elevators and screw conveyors to include bearings, pulleys, belt splicing, and rollers.
• Drive Mechanisms:
  Ability to work on and replace sheaves and pulleys, chain and sprockets, reducers, motors, motor bearings, shafts, couplings, arbors (pump, scrubber, conditioner), etc. Able to align motor shafts, couplings, or shafts.
• Pumps and Blowers:
  Ability to replace all wear surfaces in all type pumps and blowers to include liners, impellers, fans, wear sleeves, shafts, and bearings.
• Troubleshooting:
  Ability to diagnose mechanical or equipment failure to include burnt up motor, blown fuse, seized bearing, excessive wear, or any other mechanical failure.
• Welding:
  Ability to choose the proper rod and weld in multiple positions on different types of metal and varying thickness. Ability to work from blueprints and fabricate items as needed. Be very adept at using a cutting torch. Includes the use of dial indicators, venires, calipers, micrometers and TPM equipment.
• Housekeeping and safety, and other informational meetings, including related activities (Natural work team, and WHC).
• Work productively and ability to arrange priorities.
• Understand the plant's basic flow sheet as well as the operation and purpose of each type of equipment.
• Operate the Bobcat, loaders and/or crane properly and safely.
• Selecting the proper lifting equipment and utilize the proper rigging hand signals.
• Familiar with the care and proper safe use, nomenclature and selection of tools and materials used in maintenance.
• Filing, reaming, tapping, drilling, pipe fitting and other benchwork activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Literacy in English, both verbally and written.
• Read and understand parts schematic and blueprints for maintenance fabrication and ordering/replacement of parts.
• Previous experience within mining operations, preference given to sand mining
• Prior exposure to an understanding of operational equipment
• Demonstrated ability to operate heavy equipment adequately
• Demonstrated commitment to safety with previous experience in identifying and managing risks
• Demonstrated experience contributing within a team of professionals to deliver set targets.

Our core values - Safety, Team, Customers, Growth, and Courage—guide our work every day and will help us achieve our vision:
Covia is the leading minerals solutions provider, and through the passion and commitment of our people, we enable customer success—ensuring a sustainable future for our company.

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