Maintenance Mechanic

Maintenance Mechanic

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Bio Urja Renewables, LLC is a leading manufacturer of industrial-grade, beverage-grade, and fuel-grade ethanol and co-products, located in Peoria, IL. The company operates a 135 million gallon per year production plant, which is among the largest industrial alcohol facilities in the U.S., with a long history of successful operations. We are part of the Bio Urja Group, a family-owned energy and agricultural trading, supply and distribution group headquartered in Houston, Texas with operations across the USA, UK, UAE, India, Singapore, and Mexico.

We are proud to have been listed as one of the top four largest privately held companies in the Houston metropolitan area.

Perform mechanical maintenance on equipment and facilities of a large-scale corn milling plant, with a heavy emphasis on maintenance reliability.

• Disassemble and diagnose mechanical failures, and perform difficult repairs on production and facilities equipment as required
• Perform preventive maintenance duties on vehicles, material handling, and production equipment as required, and maintain knowledge of equipment, operations, and processes throughout the plant
• Conduct regular inspections of production equipment to determine immediate and future maintenance requirements
• Install new equipment as required and align equipment for production use as required
• Participate in waste and cost saving programs, providing recommendations for improvement in related procedures
• Perform welding tasks as required in repairing plant production equipment
• Communicate effectively with plant operators to anticipate maintenance requirements or repair projects
• Rebuild pumps, motors, seals, gearboxes, and similar production equipment, and may discuss equipment purchase decisions with the department lead or supervisor
• Provide work direction to less experienced Maintenance Mechanics as required
• Perform duties in a safe manner, utilizing all approved safety equipment, and successfully complete all safety certification requirements
• Support and comply with all food safety, quality, and legality requirements
• May perform reasonably similar or related duties as assigned

• Strong safety values
• Basic knowledge of machine mechanical systems acquired through training or experience
• Ability to use millwright hand tools and power tools
• Possesses a thorough knowledge of blueprints, equipment specifications and related manuals
• Basic welding skills
• Ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision
• Flexibility in accepting change
• Communication (spoken and written) and teamwork skills
• Reliability in reporting to work and willingness to work overtime as required
• Willingness to participate in training to continue developing skills
• Able to understand and comply with plant GMP and personnel practice requirements
• Ability to satisfactorily complete a maintenance aptitude and hands‑on test

The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable workplace accommodation.

Must wear and properly utilize appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) where required, including hard hat, safety glasses, life vest, respirators, ear plugs, steel‑toed shoes, personal flotation devices (PFDs), and other protective equipment as required by the work performed and location.

Additional requirements:

• Walking, stepping, climbing, or otherwise moving from one location on the job site to another, which may be of varying heights and access parameters.
• Standing, stooping, bending, crouching, kneeling, squatting, climbing, crawling, or sitting for long periods of time.
• Repetitive movements by feet, shoulders, arms, wrists, hands and back in performance of work.
• Climbing stairs, and/or vertical ladders of varying heights.
• Working in confined work areas and/or elevated heights.
• Lifting objects of minimum 10 lbs, with maximum single‑person lift limit of 50 lbs, with frequent lifting and carrying.
• Adapting to temperature changes, outdoor conditions, and prolonged exposure to dusty, wet, or humid conditions,…